On Friday, September 12th, the Ryder Cup narrative grew more nuanced as Team USA showed mixed form at the Procore Championship while Team Europe continued to shine at the BMW PGA Championship.
PROCORE CHAMPIONSHIP
- The US Ryder Cup team's performance is a "mixed bag" of red flags and positive fightbacks. While Scheffler and Morikawa improved, Homa is ten shots back, and Thomas, Cantlay, and Burns barely made the 1-under cut.
- The biggest shock was Mackenzie Hughes' "eleven shot swing," going from a round one 63 to a 74 to tumble out of the lead.
- Ben Griffin now holds a commanding lead at 14-under, with impressive amateur Jackson Koivun sitting in third place.
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
- Across the pond, Team Europe looks razor sharp. Ludvig Åberg, Justin Rose, and Viktor Hovland are all tied for second, just one shot back, continuing their dominant run of form heading into the Ryder Cup.
- Hideki Matsuyama stole the show with a "sensational" 8-under 64 to grab the 36-hole lead at 12-under par before play was suspended.
- Minor stumbles from Shane Lowry (74) and Rory McIlroy (72) provided a small reminder that the European squad isn't entirely invincible.
Quick Hits
Mackenzie Hughes' 11-shot swing • Amateur Jackson Koivun in contention • Wentworth play suspended due to darkness
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