Edit: old numbers.Rob blows up today on the back nine and shoots 76. Worst part is so did everyone else around him, and it looks like he's going to finish, you guessed it, 26th. Not sure of the money differential yet, but I have a feeling we're going to find out if he shot something like even par today, he may have snuck into 25th if the current results hold up.
The course is 10-15 minutes total from the Great Woods lot. They bus you less than a quarter of a mile up the street and then it's a few minutes walk from the drop off point to the course. I don't think the VIP parking is necessary. I didn't have problems with traffic leaving last year since people come and go throughout the day and there's no crazy rush leaving. The bus system ran smoothly.I am planning to go the Dell on Friday, my first time attending the event. My wife's cousin works for the Tour and is sending me her complimentary passes for the weekend, but I really don't know what they will give me in terms of access. Assuming the passes don't give me anything special and I am comfortable walking the course, following groups for a few holes, maybe finding a place where I can sit or stand and watch two holes at a time, does anyone have advice for best ways to watch the action? Is VIP parking worthwhile? How long does it usually take to get from Great Woods to the course and through the gates?
....aaaaannnnd a WD for Kraft.Kelly Kraft just made a 12 on the par 5 2nd hole.
Made the cut on the number. Rob bogeyed 2 of the last 3 holes.Rob goes 73-71, +2. Outside the cut right now, needs 3 guys to fall behind him when all is said and done in the 2nd round to play the weekend. Dicey.
Making the cut is big though. This course seems to be playing much tougher than most web.com events, one good round over the weekend and he'd jump into the 25Made the cut on the number. Rob bogeyed 2 of the last 3 holes.
Just watched Glover make an ace at 16 at the Dell. Very cool. Did not buy beers for the grandstand though.Lucas Glover's knee exploded or something during a backswing at the Northern Trust. He's down and getting attended to. I haven't seen anything like this before.
Really would be a good start to the four event playoff. Would love to see a top 5 in one of the next two tournaments to help secure this mans future.Strong finish for Rob. He birdies 2 of the last 3 holes to get to -2 for the tournament.
That puts him into 22 place, and 17th among non card winners. If he could repeat that tomorrow, he might sneak into the top 10 which would be HUGE
And the talent pool is stronger in the playoffs. The players on the big tour who didn't secure their card drop into the web.com players (where Rob was last year.)A top 5 would almost lock it up for him, but today was a big day obviously. I've been waiting for one of these "tougher" courses for a while now. Over the course of his career, these seem to be better for him, because he's such a good putter. If he can just hit fairways, he'll have a chance to go low on any course, and a 67 like today goes a long way. Don't also underestimate the amount of sphincter tightening that is going on out there right now. Rob isn't the only one out there playing for his future, but he's one of the few guys that has been down this road many times before. He knows better than anyone if you just get to the weekend, anything can happen. I'm pretty sure he's made almost every cut in the playoffs over the past few years. With a lot of the guys in contention already having cards locked up, if you can just make consistent top 25's for 4 tournaments, it'll put you in a great spot, but damn, a repeat tomorrow of today would take a lot of pressure off.
Let's also not forget that the $1,000,000 purse in these events is much, much higher than the typical $600,000 or so they usually play for, so in addition to the Tour card, there is a lot of financial stability that comes with playing well this month.
And his driver just failed him on a one foot par puttIn Norton, Sergio slammed his putter and broke it on the 4th hole. Putting the rest of the round with his 3 wood and driver.
I've been following on the app. Has him at -4 through 13 now, -6 for the tournament. T9.Weird, I guess the scoreboard on the web.com tour is not as accurate as on the PGA tour, this is the second time I have had this happen to me where i posted something, came back a half hour later, and the scores on the page had changed
6 holes to go and very well positioned, especially if he can get 1 or 2 more
It is having problem with the second par 5 going from a bogey to par to bogey. Either way Rob is playing great. Play these last five holes well and he should walk away with at minimum top 15.I've been following on the app. Has him at -4 through 13 now, -6 for the tournament. T9.
Yesterday I swear the website initially posted him as having finished at even par, and then 20 minutes later when I looked they had found a couple more birdies and he was at -2. And yes it has bounced back and forth on that second par 5, where it initially posted a 3 putt bogeyIt is having problem with the second par 5 going from a bogey to par to bogey. Either way Rob is playing great. Play these last five holes well and he should walk away with at minimum top 15.