Day: October 21, 2022

Jon Rahm, Kurt Kitayama share lead at THE CJ CUPJon Rahm, Kurt Kitayama share lead at THE CJ CUP

RIDGELAND, S.C. — Jon Rahm came within an inch of holing out from 195 yards on the hardest hole at Congaree, one of many highlights Friday in his 9-under 62 that gave him a share of the lead with Kurt Kitayama at THE CJ CUP in South Carolina. Coming off a victory two weeks ago in the Spanish Open, Rahm hardly looked like a player who is easing his way toward the end of the year. He ran off four straight birdies on the front nine, all of them inside 10 feet. He holed a bunker shot from 60 feet on the par-4 eighth, made a 35-footer on the par-3 10th and then capped off three straight birdies with his shot into the 17th that grazed the edge of the cup. Only three other players made birdie on that hole in the second round. Needing one last birdie for his career-low round, Rahm’s wedge into the 18th rolled off a steep slope and came to rest against a bunker rake. His pitch was strong, rolling 30 feet by and he made his lone bogey. Kitayama, the 29-year-old Californian who spent his first six years on the Asian and European tours, holed a tough bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 12th for a 65 and joined Rahm at 11-under 131. Aaron Wise spent time on a putting drill after his opening round and it paid off for him in his round of 66. He was two back, along with Cam Davis (66). Rory McIlroy (67) was two strokes behind the leaders at 9 under.

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Inside the Field: Butterfield Bermuda ChampionshipInside the Field: Butterfield Bermuda Championship

The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories. Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with ‘reshuffle’ notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred. Scroll below for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship field list as of Friday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. ET: Check here for updates. Current Tournament Winners Ryan Brehm Tyler Duncan Brian Gay Lucas Glover Garrick Higgo Seamus Power Chad Ramey Robert Streb Nick Taylor Erik van Rooyen Richy Werenski Sponsors Exemptions – Korn Ferry Tour Finals Palmer Jackson Caleb Surratt Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt John Daly D.A. Points Sponsors Exemption – Unrestricted Akshay Bhatia Jarryd Dillas Aaron Jarvis Nicholas Jones Willie Mack III James Nicholas Michael Sims Kim Swan Commissioner Exemption – 2 Foreign Players Adrian Meronk PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year Greg Koch Open Qualifying Aaron Baddeley Chandler Blanchet Clay Feagler John VanDerLaan Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedEx Points List Denny McCarthy Alex Smalley Brandon Wu Adam Long Adam Schenk Aaron Rai Stephan Jaeger Patrick Rodgers Russell Knox Mark Hubbard Peter Malnati C.T. Pan Sam Ryder Vince Whaley Nate Lashley Greyson Sigg Scott Piercy Callum Tarren Max McGreevy Chesson Hadley Nick Watney Doug Ghim Kevin Tway Matthias Schwab Kramer Hickok Austin Smotherman Justin Lower Major Medical Extension. Nick Hardy Top 10 and Ties from the Previous Event S.H. Kim Top 50 Finishers from the Korn Ferry Tour Finals (2022) Will Gordon David Lingmerth Zecheng Dou Austin Eckroat Robby Shelton Philip Knowles MJ Daffue Michael Gligic Ben Taylor Eric Cole Joseph Bramlett Harry Hall Austin Cook Brandon Matthews Augusto Núñez Henrik Norlander Byeong Hun An Ben Martin Erik Barnes Ryan Armour Ben Griffin Nicholas Lindheim Davis Thompson Brent Grant Michael Kim Carson Young Tyson Alexander Scott Harrington Harrison Endycott Thomas Detry Trevor Werbylo Tano Goya Kevin Roy Nico Echavarria Anders Albertson Samuel Stevens Chun-an Yu Matti Schmid Vincent Norrman Brice Garnett Trevor Cone Brian Stuard Kyle Westmoreland Top Finishers from Korn Ferry Tour Medical Chris Stroud Minor Medical Extension Scott Gutschewski 126-150 Prior Season’s FEC Points List (Reordered) Harry Higgs Martin Trainer Hank Lebioda Cameron Percy Andrew Novak Jonathan Byrd Charley Hoffman Bill Haas Dylan Wu Beyond 150th on Prior Season’s FEC Points List Sean O’Hair William McGirt Luke Donald Vaughn Taylor Sung Kang Camilo Villegas Kevin Chappell Seung-Yul Noh Scott Brown Grayson Murray Tommy Gainey Wesley Bryan Robert Garrigus Bo Van Pelt Fabián Gómez Jonas Blixt David Hearn Ricky Barnes Sangmoon Bae Greg Chalmers The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories. Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with ‘reshuffle’ notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred. * = If all prior year Korn Ferry Tour graduates are eligible for event, exemptions become unrestricted # = Latest medical extension information can be found here. $ = Category breakdown can be found here.

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