Rico Hoey fired seven birdies and one bogey on Friday for thirteen points in the Modified Stableford scoring format and leads the Barracuda Championship by one point with a total of 26.
The Filipino holds his second 36-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA Tour (2025 American Express where he finished T58). His best finish in 51 starts on Tour was P2 at the 2024 ISCO Championship. He has had one top-10 in 21 starts this season, T7 at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic.
“I just feel like I’m at home. It’s California. Grew up in California. I love this event. It’s always fun doing like a point system so you feel like you want to go make a lot of birdies.
“I really like the course. I was pretty fortunate to have my first start out here. They gave me a sponsor invite, so it’s something special to me and hopefully I keep carrying it on.”
2021 Barracuda Championship winner Erik van Rooyen from South Africa made eight birdies and two bogeys for 13 points and is tied in second place with 25. He seeks to join J.J. Henry (2) and Vaughn Taylor (2) as multiple winners of the event and become the third South African winner on Tour this season (Garrick Higgo/Corales Puntacana Championship, Aldrich Potgieter/Rocket Classic).
American Max McGreevy who entered this week with three consecutive missed cuts on Tour, recorded 16 points featuring an eagle at the par-5 3rd and no bogeys, his best in six career rounds at the Barracuda Championship.
In his fourth career Tour start, French DP World Tour member Tom Vaillant made one bogey and scored 15 points for solo fourth place with 23 points total.
Since 2012, the Barracuda Championship has been played using Modified Stableford scoring system, allocating points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole, with the goal of achieving the highest overall number of points.
Modified Stableford scoring |
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| Double eagle | Eagle | Birdie | Par | Bogey |
Double bogey
or worse |
| +8 | +5 | +2 | 0 | -1 | -3 |
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| Pos. | Player | Total | R1 | R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rico Hoey | +26 | +13 | +13 |
| T2 | Erik van Rooyen | +25 | +11 | +14 |
| T2 | Max McGreevy | +25 | +9 | +16 |
| 4 | Tom Vaillant | +23 | +8 | +15 |
| T5 | Isaiah Salinda | +22 | +8 | +14 |
| T5 | Joel Dahmen | +22 | +13 | +9 |
| T5 | Vince Whaley | +22 | +12 | +10 |
| T5 | Ryan Gerard | +22 | +7 | +15 |
| T5 | Jackson Suber | +22 | +12 | +10 |
| T10 | Yuto Katsuragawa | +21 | +12 | +9 |
| T10 | David Lipsky | +21 | +14 | +7 |
| T10 | Todd Clements | +21 | +13 | +8 |
| T10 | Sam Ryder | +21 | +8 | +13 |
| T10 | Lanto Griffin | +21 | +11 | +10 |
| T15 | Hayden Buckley | +20 | +6 | +14 |
| T15 | Dale Whitnell | +20 | +13 | +7 |
| T17 | Joseph Bramlett | +19 | +9 | +10 |
| T17 | Hayden Springer | +19 | +4 | +15 |
| T17 | Kevin Roy | +19 | +8 | +11 |
| T17 | Dylan Frittelli | +19 | +11 | +8 |
| 21 | Andrew Putnam | +18 | +12 | +6 |
| T22 | Chandler Phillips | +17 | +9 | +8 |
| T22 | Andrew Wilson | +17 | +9 | +8 |
| T24 | Martin Laird | +16 | +2 | +14 |
| T24 | Patrick Fishburn | +16 | +8 | +8 |
| T24 | Carson Young | +16 | +5 | +11 |
| T24 | Callum Shinkwin | +16 | +6 | +10 |
| T24 | Ben Martin | +16 | +16 | 0 |
| T24 | Jason Scrivener | +16 | +3 | +13 |
| T24 | Kris Ventura | +16 | +2 | +14 |
| T31 | Robin Williams | +15 | +3 | +12 |
| T31 | Jacques Kruyswijk | +15 | +8 | +7 |
| T31 | Nate Lashley | +15 | +9 | +6 |
| T34 | Beau Hossler | +14 | +6 | +8 |
| T34 | Marcus Kinhult | +14 | 0 | +14 |
| T34 | Nick Watney | +14 | +14 | 0 |
| T34 | Ricky Castillo | +14 | +7 | +7 |
| T34 | Patrick Newcomb | +14 | +4 | +10 |
| T34 | Pierceson Coody | +14 | +4 | +10 |
| T34 | Paul Peterson | +14 | +6 | +8 |
| T34 | Quade Cummins | +14 | +9 | +5 |
| T34 | Trevor Cone | +14 | +8 | +6 |
| T43 | Kurt Kitayama | +13 | +8 | +5 |
| T43 | Max Homa | +13 | -1 | +14 |
| T43 | Ivan Cantero Gutierrez | +13 | +6 | +7 |
| T43 | Thomas Rosenmueller | +13 | +4 | +9 |
| T43 | David Skinns | +13 | +11 | +2 |
| T43 | Will Gordon | +13 | +4 | +9 |
| T43 | Luke List | +13 | +8 | +5 |
| T43 | Jonathan Byrd | +13 | +8 | +5 |
| T43 | Brandon Robinson Thompson | +13 | +5 | +8 |
| T43 | Austin Cook | +13 | +2 | +11 |
| T43 | Doug Ghim | +13 | +9 | +4 |
| T43 | Ben Polland | +13 | +10 | +3 |
| T55 | Ryo Hisatsune | +12 | +6 | +6 |
| T55 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | +12 | +8 | +4 |
| T55 | Brandon Wu | +12 | +3 | +9 |
| T55 | Zac Blair | +12 | +6 | +6 |
| T55 | David Longmire | +12 | +9 | +3 |
| T60 | Ben Silverman | +11 | +3 | +8 |
| T60 | Matt NeSmith | +11 | +4 | +7 |
| T60 | Joel Girrbach | +11 | +6 | +5 |
| T60 | Camilo Villegas | +11 | +4 | +7 |
| T60 | Mark Hubbard | +11 | +3 | +8 |
| T60 | Chesson Hadley | +11 | +4 | +7 |
| T60 | Ricardo Gouveia | +11 | +4 | +7 |
| CUT | Seamus Power | +10 | +7 | +3 |
| CUT | Adam Hadwin | +10 | +5 | +5 |
| CUT | Alexander Knappe | +10 | -1 | +11 |
| CUT | Chad Ramey | +10 | +1 | +9 |
| CUT | Steven Fisk | +10 | 0 | +10 |
| CUT | Chris Korte | +10 | +6 | +4 |
| CUT | Sam Bairstow | +10 | 0 | +10 |
| CUT | Austin Eckroat | +10 | +1 | +9 |
| CUT | Dylan Wu | +10 | +6 | +4 |
| CUT | Ollie Osborne | +10 | +5 | +5 |
| CUT | Chez Reavie | +9 | +2 | +7 |
| CUT | Jeremy Paul | +9 | -2 | +11 |
| CUT | Cristobal Del Solar | +9 | -5 | +14 |
| CUT | Kevin Velo | +9 | +4 | +5 |
| CUT | Matthew Riedel | +9 | +3 | +6 |
| CUT | Scott Jamieson | +9 | +3 | +6 |
| CUT | Richard Sterne | +9 | +4 | +5 |
| CUT | Gavin Green | +9 | +6 | +3 |
| CUT | Tommy Gainey | +9 | +7 | +2 |
| CUT | Jens Dantorp | +9 | -2 | +11 |
| CUT | Harry Higgs | +8 | 0 | +8 |
| CUT | Jannik De Bruyn | +8 | +2 | +6 |
| CUT | Peter Malnati | +8 | -1 | +9 |
| CUT | Nicolai Von Dellingshausen | +8 | +2 | +6 |
| CUT | Alfredo Garcia-Heredia | +8 | +7 | +1 |
| CUT | Taylor Montgomery | +8 | -1 | +9 |
| CUT | Noah Goodwin | +8 | +2 | +6 |
| CUT | Emiliano Grillo | +7 | +1 | +6 |
| CUT | Nick Hardy | +7 | +5 | +2 |
| CUT | Cameron Champ | +7 | +13 | -6 |
| CUT | Andrea Pavan | +7 | -1 | +8 |
| CUT | James Hahn | +7 | +1 | +6 |
| CUT | Alex Fitzpatrick | +7 | +5 | +2 |
| CUT | John Pak | +7 | +2 | +5 |
| CUT | Mason Andersen | +7 | +6 | +1 |
| CUT | Kevin Chappell | +6 | -1 | +7 |
| CUT | Mac Meissner | +6 | +4 | +2 |
| CUT | Yannik Paul | +6 | 0 | +6 |
| CUT | Patrick Rodgers | +6 | +9 | -3 |
| CUT | Jeong Weon Ko | +6 | +8 | -2 |
| CUT | Joe Highsmith | +6 | +5 | +1 |
| CUT | Adam Schenk | +6 | +5 | +1 |
| CUT | Martin Trainer | +5 | -4 | +9 |
| CUT | Ryan Palmer | +5 | +2 | +3 |
| CUT | Cam Davis | +5 | +3 | +2 |
| CUT | Matthias Schwab | +5 | 0 | +5 |
| CUT | Sean Crocker | +5 | +8 | -3 |
| CUT | Braden Thornberry | +5 | +5 | 0 |
| CUT | Chaz Aurilia | +4 | 0 | +4 |
| CUT | Chan Kim | +4 | +1 | +3 |
| CUT | Brandt Snedeker | +3 | -2 | +5 |
| CUT | Matthew Baldwin | +2 | +1 | +1 |
| CUT | Rafael Campos | +2 | -1 | +3 |
| CUT | MJ Daffue | +2 | +2 | 0 |
| CUT | Kaito Onishi | +2 | +3 | -1 |
| CUT | Lee Hodges | +2 | +3 | -1 |
| CUT | Rafa Cabrera Bello | +2 | +2 | 0 |
| CUT | Will Chandler | +2 | -1 | +3 |
| CUT | Thomas Aiken | +1 | +2 | -1 |
| CUT | Nick Dunlap | +1 | -6 | +7 |
| CUT | Frankie Capan III | +1 | +1 | 0 |
| CUT | Aaron Wise | +1 | +3 | -2 |
| CUT | Alejandro Tosti | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CUT | Bernd Wiesberger | 0 | -4 | +4 |
| CUT | Greyson Sigg | 0 | -2 | +2 |
| CUT | Hamish Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CUT | Shubhankar Sharma | 0 | +1 | -1 |
| CUT | Taylor Dickson | -1 | -3 | +2 |
| CUT | Tim Widing | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| CUT | Max Kieffer | -1 | -3 | +2 |
| CUT | Bill Haas | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| CUT | Calum Hill | -2 | +1 | -3 |
| CUT | Cole Rueck(a) | -2 | +4 | -6 |
| CUT | Aaron Baddeley | -2 | +1 | -3 |
| CUT | Marcus Armitage | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| CUT | Julien Brun | -3 | -2 | -1 |
| CUT | RJ Manke | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| CUT | Adam Svensson | -5 | -2 | -3 |
| CUT | Scott Piercy | -5 | -4 | -1 |
| CUT | Casey Jarvis | -5 | -3 | -2 |
| CUT | Dan Bradbury | -6 | -1 | -5 |
| CUT | Cameron Sisk | -6 | -1 | -5 |
| CUT | Manuel Elvira | -8 | -8 | 0 |
| CUT | Michael La Sasso(a) | -9 | -7 | -2 |
| CUT | Jordan Gumberg | -9 | -13 | +4 |
| CUT | Joshua Kelley | -12 | -11 | -1 |
| CUT | Erik Barnes | -16 | -17 | +1 |
| W/D | Ben Kohles | - | - | - |
| W/D | Garrick Higgo | - | - | - |
