PGA Tour

Safeway Open 2018

October 04-07

Silverado Country Club, Napa, California

$6,400,000

October 04-07

Silverado Country Club, Napa, California

$6,400,000

Round 2

Snedeker leading, Mickelson still in the chase

Round 1

Round 3

Round 4

Round 1

Round 3

Round 4

October 05, 2018

Mickelson told Snedeker heading into the 2018 Safeway Open that he had low expectations for the season-opening tournament because he was hitting the ball so poorly -- and then went out and blasted a first-round 65.

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The 48-year-old Mickelson followed that up with a stellar 69 on Friday. He is sitting just three strokes back of Snedeker who leads at the halfway point with a 13-under 131 after carding a second-round 65.

"I texted him. I gave him a hard time because he told me he's playing terrible and then he goes out and shoots six birdies in a row," Snedeker said.

"I said, 'Really, you are a great judge of talent.'"

Mickelson was tied for second at 10 under with fellow Americans Michael Thompson (65) and Ryan Moore, who shot his second straight 67 at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California.

Mickelson admitted he was fatigued this week. He came into the tournament fresh off a disappointing appearance at the Ryder Cup where he went 0-2 as the Americans suffered a devastating defeat to Team Europe in France.

"It's a crazy game," he said. "My expectations were nil but I did a lot of good shots. I am surprised.

"Eventually some of my putts started to drop. I am putting too well not to make putts."

That included a 39-foot-birdie putt on the par-three seventh hole.

"He's confident now being where he is," Snedeker said of the three-time Masters winner Mickelson. "As the course gets tougher he is going to play better."

Snedeker drained eight birdies including three in a row starting at the par-four fourth hole.

He finished 2017-18 with added confidence after shooting a 59 in August en route to capturing the Wyndham Championship for his ninth title on the US Tour.

Most of the game's biggest names are taking time off after the rigors of the FedEx Cup playoffs and won't return until January.

This opens the door for a collection of Web.com Tour graduates to try and cement their status on the main tour.

First round leader Sepp Straka of Australia shot an even-par 72 and was tied for fifth with Im Sung-Jae (69) and Kevin Tway (67).

England's Danny Willett, Scotland's Russell Knox and American's Scott Piercy and 2013 PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner missed the cut.

Pos.	Player	Nat	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Brandt Snedeker	USA	-13	66	65	131
T2	Michael Thompson	USA	-10	69	65	134
T2	Phil Mickelson	USA	-10	65	69	134
T2	Ryan Moore	USA	-10	67	67	134
T5	Kevin Tway	USA	-9	68	67	135
T5	Sepp Straka	AUT	-9	63	72	135
T5	Sung-Jae Im	KOR	-9	66	69	135
T8	Adam Schenk	USA	-8	67	69	136
T8	Alex Prugh	USA	-8	66	70	136
T8	Chase Wright	USA	-8	64	72	136
T8	J. T. Poston	USA	-8	66	70	136
T8	Kevin Streelman	USA	-8	68	68	136
T8	Peter Malnati	USA	-8	68	68	136
T8	Ricky Barnes	USA	-8	75	61	136
T15	Aaron Baddeley	AUS	-7	70	67	137
T15	Danny Lee	NZL	-7	69	68	137
T15	Johnson Wagner	USA	-7	70	67	137
T15	Julian Etulain	ARG	-7	68	69	137
T15	Mackenzie Hughes	CAN	-7	66	71	137
T15	Martin Laird	SCO	-7	67	70	137
T15	Nate Lashley	USA	-7	68	69	137
T15	Patrick Cantlay	USA	-7	69	68	137
T15	Troy Merritt	USA	-7	67	70	137
T24	Adam Long	USA	-6	66	72	138
T24	Adam Svensson	CAN	-6	69	69	138
T24	Bill Haas	USA	-6	70	68	138
T24	Brendan Steele	USA	-6	67	71	138
T24	Chez Reavie	USA	-6	69	69	138
T24	Dylan Frittelli	RSA	-6	67	71	138
T24	Emiliano Grillo	ARG	-6	72	66	138
T24	Fred Couples	USA	-6	73	65	138
T24	Hunter Mahan	USA	-6	70	68	138
T24	J. J. Spaun	USA	-6	72	66	138
T24	Nick Taylor	CAN	-6	71	67	138
T24	Tyrone van Aswegen	RSA	-6	69	69	138
T24	Wyndham Clark	USA	-6	66	72	138
T37	Brandon Harkins	USA	-5	68	71	139
T37	Bud Cauley	USA	-5	70	69	139
T37	Carlos Ortiz	MEX	-5	71	68	139
T37	Fabian Gomez	ARG	-5	70	69	139
T37	Harold Varner III	USA	-5	70	69	139
T37	Hudson Swafford	USA	-5	68	71	139
T37	Jonas Blixt	SWE	-5	70	69	139
T37	Lucas Glover	USA	-5	69	70	139
T37	Luke List	USA	-5	70	69	139
T37	Roger Sloan	CAN	-5	67	72	139
T37	Sam Ryder	USA	-5	69	70	139
T37	Tyler Duncan	USA	-5	69	70	139
T49	Andrew Landry	USA	-4	69	71	140
T49	Ben Crane	USA	-4	71	69	140
T49	Benjamin Silverman	CAN	-4	72	68	140
T49	Brian Stuard	USA	-4	70	70	140
T49	Cameron Davis	AUS	-4	70	70	140
T49	Grayson Murray	USA	-4	71	69	140
T49	Harris English	USA	-4	75	65	140
T49	J. B. Holmes	USA	-4	70	70	140
T49	James Hahn	USA	-4	69	71	140
T49	Jim Knous	USA	-4	73	67	140
T49	Joel Dahmen	USA	-4	71	69	140
T49	Jonathan Byrd	USA	-4	67	73	140
T49	Max Homa	USA	-4	72	68	140
T49	Meen-Whee Kim	KOR	-4	72	68	140
T49	Michael Kim	KOR	-4	72	68	140
T49	Patrick Rodgers	USA	-4	71	69	140
T49	Richy Werenski	USA	-4	67	73	140
T49	Sung-Hoon Kang	KOR	-4	73	67	140
T49	Tyler McCumber	USA	-4	72	68	140
T68	Brett Drewitt	AUS	-3	70	71	141
T68	Bronson Burgoon	USA	-3	69	72	141
T68	Cameron Champ	USA	-3	70	71	141
T68	Cameron Tringale	USA	-3	71	70	141
T68	Chad Collins	USA	-3	76	65	141
T68	David Hearn	CAN	-3	72	69	141
T68	Jhonattan Vegas	VEN	-3	69	72	141
T68	Joaquin Niemann	CHI	-3	68	73	141
T68	John Senden	AUS	-3	69	72	141
T68	Josh Teater	USA	-3	71	70	141
T68	Kyle Jones	USA	-3	67	74	141
T68	Martin Trainer	USA	-3	75	66	141
T68	Maverick McNealy (a)	USA	-3	69	72	141
T68	Roberto Castro	USA	-3	69	72	141
T68	Ryan Blaum	USA	-3	71	70	141
T68	Sam Saunders	USA	-3	66	75	141
T68	Seth Reeves	USA	-3	72	69	141
T68	Tom Hoge	USA	-3	71	70	141
T68	Vaughn Taylor	USA	-3	69	72	141
CUT	Andres Gonzales	USA	-2	74	68	142
CUT	Beau Hossler	USA	-2	69	73	142
CUT	Chesson Hadley	USA	-2	70	72	142
CUT	Cody Gribble	USA	-2	70	72	142
CUT	Curtis Luck	AUS	-2	71	71	142
CUT	Jim Herman	USA	-2	70	72	142
CUT	Jose de Jesus Rodriguez	MEX	-2	71	71	142
CUT	Kelly Kraft	USA	-2	74	68	142
CUT	Matt Jones	AUS	-2	69	73	142
CUT	Roberto Diaz	MEX	-2	70	72	142
CUT	Russell Knox	SCO	-2	69	73	142
CUT	Scott Brown	USA	-2	72	70	142
CUT	Scott Langley	USA	-2	71	71	142
CUT	Seamus Power	IRL	-2	71	71	142
CUT	Stephan Jaeger	GER	-2	70	72	142
CUT	Wes Roach	USA	-2	71	71	142
CUT	Brady Schnell	USA	-1	71	72	143
CUT	Chris Stroud	USA	-1	69	74	143
CUT	Chris Thompson	USA	-1	70	73	143
CUT	John Huh	USA	-1	74	69	143
CUT	Kramer Hickok	USA	-1	69	74	143
CUT	Mark Anguiano	USA	-1	72	71	143
CUT	Russell Henley	USA	-1	73	70	143
CUT	Anirban Lahiri	IND	Par	73	71	144
CUT	Brandon Hagy	USA	Par	73	71	144
CUT	Chris Kirk	USA	Par	73	71	144
CUT	Jamie Lovemark	USA	Par	76	68	144
CUT	Jason Dufner	USA	Par	72	72	144
CUT	Jeff Brehaut	USA	Par	74	70	144
CUT	Nick Watney	USA	Par	70	74	144
CUT	Anders Albertson	USA	1	74	71	145
CUT	Chad Campbell	USA	1	74	71	145
CUT	Danny Willett	ENG	1	70	75	145
CUT	Dominic Bozzelli	USA	1	71	74	145
CUT	J. J. Henry	USA	1	70	75	145
CUT	Jon Curran	USA	1	68	77	145
CUT	Kyoung-Hoon Lee	KOR	1	76	69	145
CUT	Robert Streb	USA	1	72	73	145
CUT	Scott Piercy	USA	1	72	73	145
CUT	Sebastian Munoz	COL	1	69	76	145
CUT	Trey Mullinax	USA	1	73	72	145
CUT	Adam Hadwin	CAN	2	77	69	146
CUT	Corey Conners	CAN	2	71	75	146
CUT	Denny McCarthy	USA	2	75	71	146
CUT	John Chin	USA	2	74	72	146
CUT	Robert Garrigus	USA	2	72	74	146
CUT	Sam Burns	USA	2	72	74	146
CUT	Sang-Moon Bae	KOR	2	74	72	146
CUT	Hank Lebioda	USA	3	70	77	147
CUT	Peter Uihlein	USA	3	72	75	147
CUT	Sean O'Hair	USA	3	72	75	147
CUT	Martin Piller	USA	4	74	74	148
CUT	Shawn Stefani	USA	4	75	73	148
CUT	Ted Potter Jr.	USA	4	71	77	148
CUT	Joey Garber	USA	5	72	77	149
CUT	Mark Mulder	USA	5	75	74	149
CUT	Ollie Schniederjans	USA	7	73	78	151
CUT	Wesley Bryan	USA	9	77	76	153

Pos.	Player	Nat	To Par	Total
1	Brandt Snedeker	USA	-13	131
T2	Michael Thompson	USA	-10	134
T2	Phil Mickelson	USA	-10	134
T2	Ryan Moore	USA	-10	134
T5	Kevin Tway	USA	-9	135
T5	Sepp Straka	AUT	-9	135
T5	Sung-Jae Im	KOR	-9	135
T8	Adam Schenk	USA	-8	136
T8	Alex Prugh	USA	-8	136
T8	Chase Wright	USA	-8	136
T8	J. T. Poston	USA	-8	136
T8	Kevin Streelman	USA	-8	136
T8	Peter Malnati	USA	-8	136
T8	Ricky Barnes	USA	-8	136
T15	Aaron Baddeley	AUS	-7	137
T15	Danny Lee	NZL	-7	137
T15	Johnson Wagner	USA	-7	137
T15	Julian Etulain	ARG	-7	137
T15	Mackenzie Hughes	CAN	-7	137
T15	Martin Laird	SCO	-7	137
T15	Nate Lashley	USA	-7	137
T15	Patrick Cantlay	USA	-7	137
T15	Troy Merritt	USA	-7	137
T24	Adam Long	USA	-6	138
T24	Adam Svensson	CAN	-6	138
T24	Bill Haas	USA	-6	138
T24	Brendan Steele	USA	-6	138
T24	Chez Reavie	USA	-6	138
T24	Dylan Frittelli	RSA	-6	138
T24	Emiliano Grillo	ARG	-6	138
T24	Fred Couples	USA	-6	138
T24	Hunter Mahan	USA	-6	138
T24	J. J. Spaun	USA	-6	138
T24	Nick Taylor	CAN	-6	138
T24	Tyrone van Aswegen	RSA	-6	138
T24	Wyndham Clark	USA	-6	138
T37	Brandon Harkins	USA	-5	139
T37	Bud Cauley	USA	-5	139
T37	Carlos Ortiz	MEX	-5	139
T37	Fabian Gomez	ARG	-5	139
T37	Harold Varner III	USA	-5	139
T37	Hudson Swafford	USA	-5	139
T37	Jonas Blixt	SWE	-5	139
T37	Lucas Glover	USA	-5	139
T37	Luke List	USA	-5	139
T37	Roger Sloan	CAN	-5	139
T37	Sam Ryder	USA	-5	139
T37	Tyler Duncan	USA	-5	139
T49	Andrew Landry	USA	-4	140
T49	Ben Crane	USA	-4	140
T49	Benjamin Silverman	CAN	-4	140
T49	Brian Stuard	USA	-4	140
T49	Cameron Davis	AUS	-4	140
T49	Grayson Murray	USA	-4	140
T49	Harris English	USA	-4	140
T49	J. B. Holmes	USA	-4	140
T49	James Hahn	USA	-4	140
T49	Jim Knous	USA	-4	140
T49	Joel Dahmen	USA	-4	140
T49	Jonathan Byrd	USA	-4	140
T49	Max Homa	USA	-4	140
T49	Meen-Whee Kim	KOR	-4	140
T49	Michael Kim	KOR	-4	140
T49	Patrick Rodgers	USA	-4	140
T49	Richy Werenski	USA	-4	140
T49	Sung-Hoon Kang	KOR	-4	140
T49	Tyler McCumber	USA	-4	140
T68	Brett Drewitt	AUS	-3	141
T68	Bronson Burgoon	USA	-3	141
T68	Cameron Champ	USA	-3	141
T68	Cameron Tringale	USA	-3	141
T68	Chad Collins	USA	-3	141
T68	David Hearn	CAN	-3	141
T68	Jhonattan Vegas	VEN	-3	141
T68	Joaquin Niemann	CHI	-3	141
T68	John Senden	AUS	-3	141
T68	Josh Teater	USA	-3	141
T68	Kyle Jones	USA	-3	141
T68	Martin Trainer	USA	-3	141
T68	Maverick McNealy (a)	USA	-3	141
T68	Roberto Castro	USA	-3	141
T68	Ryan Blaum	USA	-3	141
T68	Sam Saunders	USA	-3	141
T68	Seth Reeves	USA	-3	141
T68	Tom Hoge	USA	-3	141
T68	Vaughn Taylor	USA	-3	141
CUT	Andres Gonzales	USA	-2	142
CUT	Beau Hossler	USA	-2	142
CUT	Chesson Hadley	USA	-2	142
CUT	Cody Gribble	USA	-2	142
CUT	Curtis Luck	AUS	-2	142
CUT	Jim Herman	USA	-2	142
CUT	Jose de Jesus Rodriguez	MEX	-2	142
CUT	Kelly Kraft	USA	-2	142
CUT	Matt Jones	AUS	-2	142
CUT	Roberto Diaz	MEX	-2	142
CUT	Russell Knox	SCO	-2	142
CUT	Scott Brown	USA	-2	142
CUT	Scott Langley	USA	-2	142
CUT	Seamus Power	IRL	-2	142
CUT	Stephan Jaeger	GER	-2	142
CUT	Wes Roach	USA	-2	142
CUT	Brady Schnell	USA	-1	143
CUT	Chris Stroud	USA	-1	143
CUT	Chris Thompson	USA	-1	143
CUT	John Huh	USA	-1	143
CUT	Kramer Hickok	USA	-1	143
CUT	Mark Anguiano	USA	-1	143
CUT	Russell Henley	USA	-1	143
CUT	Anirban Lahiri	IND	Par	144
CUT	Brandon Hagy	USA	Par	144
CUT	Chris Kirk	USA	Par	144
CUT	Jamie Lovemark	USA	Par	144
CUT	Jason Dufner	USA	Par	144
CUT	Jeff Brehaut	USA	Par	144
CUT	Nick Watney	USA	Par	144
CUT	Anders Albertson	USA	1	145
CUT	Chad Campbell	USA	1	145
CUT	Danny Willett	ENG	1	145
CUT	Dominic Bozzelli	USA	1	145
CUT	J. J. Henry	USA	1	145
CUT	Jon Curran	USA	1	145
CUT	Kyoung-Hoon Lee	KOR	1	145
CUT	Robert Streb	USA	1	145
CUT	Scott Piercy	USA	1	145
CUT	Sebastian Munoz	COL	1	145
CUT	Trey Mullinax	USA	1	145
CUT	Adam Hadwin	CAN	2	146
CUT	Corey Conners	CAN	2	146
CUT	Denny McCarthy	USA	2	146
CUT	John Chin	USA	2	146
CUT	Robert Garrigus	USA	2	146
CUT	Sam Burns	USA	2	146
CUT	Sang-Moon Bae	KOR	2	146
CUT	Hank Lebioda	USA	3	147
CUT	Peter Uihlein	USA	3	147
CUT	Sean O'Hair	USA	3	147
CUT	Martin Piller	USA	4	148
CUT	Shawn Stefani	USA	4	148
CUT	Ted Potter Jr.	USA	4	148
CUT	Joey Garber	USA	5	149
CUT	Mark Mulder	USA	5	149
CUT	Ollie Schniederjans	USA	7	151
CUT	Wesley Bryan	USA	9	153

Safeway Open 2018 - Round 2

Safeway Open 2018

October 04-07

Silverado Country Club, Napa, California

$6,400,000

October 04-07

Silverado Country Club, Napa, California

$6,400,000

Round 2

Snedeker leading, Mickelson still in the chase

Round 1

Round 3

Round 4

Round 1

Round 3

Round 4

October 05, 2018

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Safeway Open 2018 - Round 2

Safeway Open 2018

October 04-07

Silverado Country Club, Napa, California

$6,400,000

October 04-07

Silverado Country Club, Napa, California

$6,400,000

Round 2

Snedeker leading, Mickelson still in the chase

Round 1

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Round 4

Round 1

Round 3

Round 4

October 05, 2018

About The Editorial Team

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