While the only German misses the cut, Davis Riley storms to a share of the lead with a 64 in the second round of the Sony Open.
At the second round of the Sony Open of the PGA Tour at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, the only German player Matti Schmid missed the cut. After finishing the first day on Thursday with an even-par round at T80, the player from Regensburg could not hold his position in the field. Schmid was flawless on the first three holes, but took bogeys on holes four and five. Although he managed to recover with two birdies on the front nine, he dropped two more bogeys on the back nine. He finished with a 71, but improved his score on the 18th hole with a birdie. Schmid ended the second day one over par, and even an additional even-par round would not have been enough to stay in the tournament.
Riley storms to shared lead with 64
American Davis Riley, on the other hand, gained 28 places on the leaderboard with a strong 64 round to share the lead. On the front nine, he had only one bogey against four birdies. He remained bogey-free on the back nine, adding three more birdies. He shares first place with Belgian Adrien Dumont de Chassart, who moved up from seventh after day one, and South Korean S. H. Kim, who improved two positions with a 68. Also sharing the lead are American Kevin Roy, who had an impressive 62 to start, but shot a 69 on Friday, and defending champion Nick Taylor.
PGA Tour: Defending champion Nick Taylor remains atop despite setback
Canadian defending champion Nick Taylor could not replicate his strong opening 62 and shot 69 in the second round. He neutralized two bogeys with two birdies on the front nine and maintained his top position on the back nine with two birdies and one bogey. Taylor is tied for first place at nine under par with Riley, Kim, and Dumont de Chassart.
Following closely in T6 are a group of four players: Americans Maverick McNealy and Chris Gotterup, Englishman John Parry, and Japanese player Takumi Kanaya, all at eight under par. Ryder Cup participant J.J. Spaun (Team USA) finished the second round at one over par and dropped 19 places to