Orlando, Fla. – Wyndham Clark took care of a stressful day at Bay Hill, eliminating as much trouble as possible. With the two late birdies that finally lowered the wind, he took him to a 67-down five-shot lead in the two-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer invitational.
It was clear from the beginning that Bay Mountain would be a beast with cold weather and strong winds that brought a yellow sheen to the surface on a thick and rough route.
Clark scored 2 feet in the final birdie in 18th, with the highest score, leading for eight years.
Only 14 players broke par, the fewest player in 36 years with asterisks in Bay Hill: Now, it’s an autograph event with only 72 players in the field, while 120 players.
But it’s hard.
“Pick the poison here,” said defending champion and World One Scottie Scheffler.
Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, Shane Lowry, Corey Conners and Christiaan Bezuidenhout are the only other players with 70 points, each with 69.
Lowry watched some feature groups on streaming before afternoon serving time, but didn’t like what he saw – Cameron Young was on the way to 82-year-old Max Homa at 81, unlike last week’s premium on PGA National (PAR).
“I turned on the TV and watched some golf this morning, and it didn’t look interesting there. I wasn’t particularly looking forward to my own rounds,” Laurie said. “But I think our conditions are favorable. Although it’s not easy, I feel like I’m doing a great job on the golf course. I’m very happy with the results.”
The wind is dead, but the green is getting more and more crust, so it is called attractive.
Clark missed only three greens and shot bogey from the water on the third hole of the par 4. He didn’t shoot anymore.
He barely missed the 18-foot Hawk attempt at 16-5, hitting a tough lag at 45 feet of 17 on the third and ending with the birdie.
“I know it’s really challenging. Although there are 5 that look great, I don’t have to shoot this number, it just happened. I really just want to leave it in front of me. Any time I get out of position I hit the green, hit the green, put myself in the wind, and ease chips.
“I really don’t have much pressure, it’s really good. When it’s really tough, it makes the rounds easy.”
It was very difficult for Xander Schauffele, who returned from two months to heal the pressure between the ribs and the slight cartilage tear on his right ribs. He is in good health. Rust is obvious. The score is 77.
“I kicked my ass,” Schauffele said. “Yes, it’s a hard place to come back, don’t lie. Palm Springs could have been great, something like that. I know I’m going to get into the main tournament setting around the green in a short time.”
Schauffele, who has been in 57 games in 57 games, is now in danger. He was tied for 52nd with just the top 50 and advanced to the weekend in the signature game hosted by the player.
But that’s like everyone.
“I feel like I really hit the ball, and there’s almost no chance of birdies,” Ludvig Åberg said after 72 fights.
The average score was 74.6, and each hole was hit on par except for 5 shots.
“The fairway is narrow, and when you miss them you’re in a thick tough state, from there you lose all control over the golf ball, you just want a good lie to put it somewhere near the green,” McIlroy said.
Bradley is bogey-free until he misses the 15th green on the left and hits the chip that looks good until it keeps rolling about 6 feet with the dowel. Every green is subject to a cautious attitude.
“Any day around this place is good, but on a day like today, it’s one of the better rounds I’ve played all year round,” Bradley said.
“I think this is the hardest route we play all year round,” he said. “I used to think it was Tori. [Pines]. I think it’s here now. You really have to play well to shoot under par. It is really difficult to sprinkle under certain conditions like this. ”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
