PGA Tour
The Northern Trust 2018
August 23-26
Ridgewood Country Club, New Jersey
$9,000,000
August 23-26
Ridgewood Country Club, New Jersey
$7,000,000
Round 2
Brooks Koepka grabs share of the lead in New Jersey
Round 1
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Round 1
Round 4
Round 3
August 24, 2018
Brooks Koepka is in position for back-to-back victories after making birdies on his closing three holes to grab a share of the lead heading into the weekend.
Last week's PGA Championship winner fired off a six-under-par 65 to climb to the top of the leaderboard alongside Jamie Lovemark (66) at 10-under."The goal at the start of the week is to lead and to win it," said Lovemark. "I'm in great shape. Going to take tomorrow one step at a time and go from there."
Lovemark has yet to win on the PGA Tour.
Koepka, who started his round at 4-under, had yet to move by the 12th, ut his late charge started after a 63-foot greenside bunker shot left him just three feet from a birdie.
The three-time Major-winner then made a 322-yard drive on the par-five 13th. and a 311-yard 3-wood to 23 feet before holing-out for an eagle.
"When I hit that 3-wood, it all clicked," Koepka said.
"I felt like I was finally able to release the golf club. I just tried to hit it as hard as I could, big draw. I aimed at the tree on the right and tried to draw it back to the flag. When I did that, everything started to click, other than the fat wedge shot on the next hole."
Australia's Adam Scott signed for the lowest round of the week, a 7-under 64, to take third place at 9-under.
He has been carrying two putters in his bag, both a standard-size and a long-handled putter. He has been practicing with the short putter since the recent WGC-Bridgestone Invitational but revealed he's only used it twice in 14 rounds.
"The presence of the small putter in my bag has clearly scared the longer one into action," he joked after recording just 26 putts.
Dustin Johnson started his round with a triple-bogey but managed to play the next 17 holes in 4-under and is tied for fourth place on 8-under with Bryson DeChambeau (66).
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
T1 |
Brooks Koepka | USA |
-10 |
67 |
65 |
132 |
T1 |
Jamie Lovemark | USA |
-10 |
66 |
66 |
132 |
3 |
Adam Scott | AUS |
-9 |
69 |
64 |
133 |
T4 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
-8 |
68 |
66 |
134 |
T4 |
Dustin Johnson | USA |
-8 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
T6 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
-7 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
T6 |
Kevin Tway | USA |
-7 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T6 |
Ryan Palmer | USA |
-7 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T6 |
Sean O'Hair | USA |
-7 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T6 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-7 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
T11 |
Adam Hadwin | CAN |
-6 |
71 |
65 |
136 |
T11 |
Justin Thomas | USA |
-6 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T11 |
Patrick Cantlay | USA |
-6 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T11 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
-6 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T11 |
Phil Mickelson | USA |
-6 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T11 |
Tony Finau | USA |
-6 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T17 |
Cameron Smith | AUS |
-5 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T17 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
-5 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
T17 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
-5 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T17 |
Jason Day | AUS |
-5 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
T17 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-5 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
T17 |
Nick Watney | USA |
-5 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T17 |
Webb Simpson | USA |
-5 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
T24 |
Aaron Wise | USA |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T24 |
Beau Hossler | USA |
-4 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T24 |
Billy Horschel | USA |
-4 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T24 |
Bubba Watson | USA |
-4 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
T24 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-4 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T24 |
Kevin Streelman | USA |
-4 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T24 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
-4 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T24 |
Sam Ryder | USA |
-4 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T24 |
Sam Saunders | USA |
-4 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T33 |
Andrew Putnam | USA |
-3 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
T33 |
Brian Gay | USA |
-3 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T33 |
Brian Stuard | USA |
-3 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T33 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T33 |
Daniel Berger | USA |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T33 |
Emiliano Grillo | ARG |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T33 |
Keegan Bradley | USA |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T33 |
Luke List | USA |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T33 |
Scott Piercy | USA |
-3 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
T33 |
Scott Stallings | USA |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T33 |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T44 |
Danny Lee | NZL |
-2 |
67 |
73 |
140 |
T44 |
Gary Woodland | USA |
-2 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T44 |
Hideki Matsuyama | JPN |
-2 |
67 |
73 |
140 |
T44 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T44 |
Jordan Spieth | USA |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T44 |
Meen-Whee Kim | KOR |
-2 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T44 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T44 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T44 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
-2 |
67 |
73 |
140 |
T44 |
Ted Potter Jr. | USA |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T44 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
-2 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T55 |
Alex Cejka | GER |
-1 |
67 |
74 |
141 |
T55 |
Brian Harman | USA |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T55 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
-1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
T55 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T55 |
J. J. Spaun | USA |
-1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T55 |
Jimmy Walker | USA |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T55 |
Kyle Stanley | USA |
-1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T55 |
Matt Kuchar | USA |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T55 |
Pat Perez | USA |
-1 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T55 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T55 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T55 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T67 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
Par |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T67 |
Anirban Lahiri | IND |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T67 |
Austin Cook | USA |
Par |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T67 |
Brandon Harkins | USA |
Par |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T67 |
Byeong-Hun An | KOR |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T67 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T67 |
Chris Kirk | USA |
Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T67 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
Par |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T67 |
Kevin Na | USA |
Par |
67 |
75 |
142 |
T67 |
Marc Leishman | AUS |
Par |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T67 |
Martin Laird | SCO |
Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T67 |
Seamus Power | IRL |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T67 |
Tiger Woods | USA |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T67 |
Trey Mullinax | USA |
Par |
68 |
74 |
142 |
CUT |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
CUT |
Branden Grace | RSA |
1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
CUT |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
CUT |
James Hahn | USA |
1 |
75 |
68 |
143 |
CUT |
Jason Dufner | USA |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
John Huh | USA |
1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
CUT |
Michael Kim | KOR |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
Nick Taylor | CAN |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
Xander Schauffele | USA |
1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
CUT |
Alexander Noren | SWE |
2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Francesco Molinari | ITA |
2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
J. B. Holmes | USA |
2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Ollie Schniederjans | USA |
2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
CUT |
Russell Henley | USA |
2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
CUT |
Ryan Moore | USA |
2 |
69 |
75 |
144 |
CUT |
Vaughn Taylor | USA |
2 |
66 |
78 |
144 |
CUT |
Harris English | USA |
3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
CUT |
Joel Dahmen | USA |
3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
CUT |
Russell Knox | SCO |
3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Scott Brown | USA |
3 |
76 |
69 |
145 |
CUT |
Charles Howell III | USA |
4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Justin Rose | ENG |
4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
CUT |
Rory Sabbatini | RSA |
4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Stewart Cink | USA |
4 |
78 |
68 |
146 |
CUT |
Tom Hoge | USA |
4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Brendan Steele | USA |
5 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
CUT |
Brice Garnett | USA |
5 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
CUT |
Kelly Kraft | USA |
5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
CUT |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
6 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
CUT |
Kevin Chappell | USA |
6 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
CUT |
Ryan Blaum | USA |
6 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
CUT |
Richy Werenski | USA |
7 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
CUT |
Satoshi Kodaira | JPN |
7 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
CUT |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
7 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
CUT |
J. T. Poston | USA |
8 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
CUT |
Troy Merritt | USA |
8 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
CUT |
Keith Mitchell | USA |
9 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
CUT |
William McGirt | USA |
9 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
RET |
Grayson Murray | USA |
Par |
78 |
- |
78 |
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
Total |
T1 |
Brooks Koepka | USA |
-10 |
132 |
T1 |
Jamie Lovemark | USA |
-10 |
132 |
3 |
Adam Scott | AUS |
-9 |
133 |
T4 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
-8 |
134 |
T4 |
Dustin Johnson | USA |
-8 |
134 |
T6 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
-7 |
135 |
T6 |
Kevin Tway | USA |
-7 |
135 |
T6 |
Ryan Palmer | USA |
-7 |
135 |
T6 |
Sean O'Hair | USA |
-7 |
135 |
T6 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-7 |
135 |
T11 |
Adam Hadwin | CAN |
-6 |
136 |
T11 |
Justin Thomas | USA |
-6 |
136 |
T11 |
Patrick Cantlay | USA |
-6 |
136 |
T11 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
-6 |
136 |
T11 |
Phil Mickelson | USA |
-6 |
136 |
T11 |
Tony Finau | USA |
-6 |
136 |
T17 |
Cameron Smith | AUS |
-5 |
137 |
T17 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
-5 |
137 |
T17 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
-5 |
137 |
T17 |
Jason Day | AUS |
-5 |
137 |
T17 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-5 |
137 |
T17 |
Nick Watney | USA |
-5 |
137 |
T17 |
Webb Simpson | USA |
-5 |
137 |
T24 |
Aaron Wise | USA |
-4 |
138 |
T24 |
Beau Hossler | USA |
-4 |
138 |
T24 |
Billy Horschel | USA |
-4 |
138 |
T24 |
Bubba Watson | USA |
-4 |
138 |
T24 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-4 |
138 |
T24 |
Kevin Streelman | USA |
-4 |
138 |
T24 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
-4 |
138 |
T24 |
Sam Ryder | USA |
-4 |
138 |
T24 |
Sam Saunders | USA |
-4 |
138 |
T33 |
Andrew Putnam | USA |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Brian Gay | USA |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Brian Stuard | USA |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Daniel Berger | USA |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Emiliano Grillo | ARG |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Keegan Bradley | USA |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Luke List | USA |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Scott Piercy | USA |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Scott Stallings | USA |
-3 |
139 |
T33 |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
-3 |
139 |
T44 |
Danny Lee | NZL |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Gary Woodland | USA |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Hideki Matsuyama | JPN |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Jordan Spieth | USA |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Meen-Whee Kim | KOR |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Ted Potter Jr. | USA |
-2 |
140 |
T44 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
-2 |
140 |
T55 |
Alex Cejka | GER |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Brian Harman | USA |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
J. J. Spaun | USA |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Jimmy Walker | USA |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Kyle Stanley | USA |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Matt Kuchar | USA |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Pat Perez | USA |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
-1 |
141 |
T55 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
-1 |
141 |
T67 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Anirban Lahiri | IND |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Austin Cook | USA |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Brandon Harkins | USA |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Byeong-Hun An | KOR |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Chris Kirk | USA |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Kevin Na | USA |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Marc Leishman | AUS |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Martin Laird | SCO |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Seamus Power | IRL |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Tiger Woods | USA |
Par |
142 |
T67 |
Trey Mullinax | USA |
Par |
142 |
CUT |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
1 |
143 |
CUT |
Branden Grace | RSA |
1 |
143 |
CUT |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
1 |
143 |
CUT |
James Hahn | USA |
1 |
143 |
CUT |
Jason Dufner | USA |
1 |
143 |
CUT |
John Huh | USA |
1 |
143 |
CUT |
Michael Kim | KOR |
1 |
143 |
CUT |
Nick Taylor | CAN |
1 |
143 |
CUT |
Xander Schauffele | USA |
1 |
143 |
CUT |
Alexander Noren | SWE |
2 |
144 |
CUT |
Francesco Molinari | ITA |
2 |
144 |
CUT |
J. B. Holmes | USA |
2 |
144 |
CUT |
Ollie Schniederjans | USA |
2 |
144 |
CUT |
Russell Henley | USA |
2 |
144 |
CUT |
Ryan Moore | USA |
2 |
144 |
CUT |
Vaughn Taylor | USA |
2 |
144 |
CUT |
Harris English | USA |
3 |
145 |
CUT |
Joel Dahmen | USA |
3 |
145 |
CUT |
Russell Knox | SCO |
3 |
145 |
CUT |
Scott Brown | USA |
3 |
145 |
CUT |
Charles Howell III | USA |
4 |
146 |
CUT |
Justin Rose | ENG |
4 |
146 |
CUT |
Rory Sabbatini | RSA |
4 |
146 |
CUT |
Stewart Cink | USA |
4 |
146 |
CUT |
Tom Hoge | USA |
4 |
146 |
CUT |
Brendan Steele | USA |
5 |
147 |
CUT |
Brice Garnett | USA |
5 |
147 |
CUT |
Kelly Kraft | USA |
5 |
147 |
CUT |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
6 |
148 |
CUT |
Kevin Chappell | USA |
6 |
148 |
CUT |
Ryan Blaum | USA |
6 |
148 |
CUT |
Richy Werenski | USA |
7 |
149 |
CUT |
Satoshi Kodaira | JPN |
7 |
149 |
CUT |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
7 |
149 |
CUT |
J. T. Poston | USA |
8 |
150 |
CUT |
Troy Merritt | USA |
8 |
150 |
CUT |
Keith Mitchell | USA |
9 |
151 |
CUT |
William McGirt | USA |
9 |
151 |
RET |
Grayson Murray | USA |
Par |
78 |