July 30 - August 02
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
$10,500,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
Brendon Todd set the early clubhouse target on day two of the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational as defending champion Brooks Koepka slipped off the pace.
Koepka carded a superb 62 to take a two-stroke lead after the opening day at TPC Southwind in Memphis but could only add a one-over-par second round of 71 to finish seven under alongside Byeong-Hun An.
Todd, who won back-to-back starts on the PGA Tour in November last year, carded five birdies in a bogey-free 65 to reach 11 under par after tee times were brought forward in anticipation of bad weather later in the day.
A clean card for the solo leader @WGCFedEx.
โ PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 31, 2020
Brendon Todd's 5-under 65 puts him four shots ahead in Memphis. pic.twitter.com/lvZHHPK3I8
The world number 51 told PGA Tour Live: โI just grinded really hard. I had to make some clutch par saves early on in both rounds and I was able to make them.
โIโm seeing the lines really good on the greens. I committed to a warm-up plan this week on the practice green and itโs starting to pay off, so Iโm putting really well so far.
โThe wind was down just a little bit today. There were a couple of pins I think that were more difficult on one, 14 and 16, so there were some birdie opportunities, but you still have to place the ball in the right area and make some putts.โ
Koepka, who has recorded just one top-10 finish since the end of August last
year and has been struggling with a knee injury, started on the back nine and picked up his first birdie of the day from nine feet on the 11th before lipping out for another birdie from similar distance on the next.
This one never left the flag. 🎯#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/I467Ujtzlo
โ PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 31, 2020
Ahead of his bid to become the first player to win three straight US PGA titles since it became a strokeplay event in 1958, Koepka picked up another shot on the 18th but then ran up a double bogey on the second, coming up short of the green from a fairway bunker and then three-putting from three feet.
A birdie on the sixth was sandwiched between two bogeys and left Koepka with work to do to successfully defend his title.
โI thought I putted good on the back nine, just misread a few, and then on the front just really didnโt hit any good putts,โ Koepka said.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Brendon Todd | -11 |
64 |
65 |
129 |
2 |
Rickie Fowler | -9 |
64 |
67 |
131 |
T3 |
Byeong Hun An | -7 |
68 |
65 |
133 |
T3 |
Brooks Koepka | -7 |
62 |
71 |
133 |
T3 |
Chez Reavie | -7 |
66 |
67 |
133 |
T6 |
Sung Kang | -6 |
65 |
69 |
134 |
T6 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | -6 |
70 |
64 |
134 |
T8 |
Jason Day | -5 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T8 |
Sungjae Im | -5 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
T8 |
Webb Simpson | -5 |
69 |
66 |
135 |
T8 |
Louis Oosthuizen | -5 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T12 |
Justin Thomas | -4 |
66 |
70 |
136 |
T12 |
Kevin Na | -4 |
72 |
64 |
136 |
T12 |
Scottie Scheffler | -4 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T15 |
Jason Kokrak | -3 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T15 |
Dustin Johnson | -3 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T15 |
Shane Lowry | -3 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T15 |
Phil Mickelson | -3 |
67 |
70 |
137 |
T15 |
Kevin Streelman | -3 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
T15 |
Jordan Spieth | -3 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T21 |
Graeme McDowell | -2 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T21 |
J.T. Poston | -2 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T21 |
Kevin Kisner | -2 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T21 |
Henrik Stenson | -2 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T21 |
Keegan Bradley | -2 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T21 |
Daniel Berger | -2 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
T21 |
Matt Kuchar | -2 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
T21 |
Xander Schauffele | -2 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T21 |
Sergio Garcia | -2 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T21 |
Bubba Watson | -2 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T21 |
Tony Finau | -2 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T21 |
Ryan Palmer | -2 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T33 |
Joel Dahmen | -1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T33 |
Max Homa | -1 |
66 |
73 |
139 |
T33 |
Danny Willett | -1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T33 |
Hideki Matsuyama | -1 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T33 |
Cameron Champ | -1 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T33 |
Mackenzie Hughes | -1 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T33 |
Nick Taylor | -1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T33 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T33 |
Rory McIlroy | -1 |
73 |
66 |
139 |
T33 |
Marc Leishman | -1 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T43 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | E |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T43 |
Patrick Reed | E |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T43 |
Billy Horschel | E |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T43 |
Corey Conners | E |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T43 |
Bryson DeChambeau | E |
67 |
73 |
140 |
T43 |
Gary Woodland | E |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T49 |
Tyrrell Hatton | 1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T49 |
Collin Morikawa | 1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T49 |
Haotong Li | 1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
T49 |
Erik van Rooyen | 1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T53 |
Ian Poulter | 2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T53 |
Viktor Hovland | 2 |
67 |
75 |
142 |
T53 |
Andrew Landry | 2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T53 |
Abraham Ancer | 2 |
67 |
75 |
142 |
T57 |
Matt Wallace | 3 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T57 |
Matthew Wolff | 3 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
T57 |
Matt Jones | 3 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T57 |
Sebastian Soderberg | 3 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T57 |
Tom Lewis | 3 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T62 |
Cameron Smith | 4 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T62 |
Brandt Snedeker | 4 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T62 |
Victor Perez | 4 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T62 |
Tyler Duncan | 4 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T62 |
Robert MacIntyre | 4 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T62 |
Adam Hadwin | 4 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T62 |
Michael Thompson | 4 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
T62 |
Lucas Herbert | 4 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T62 |
Jon Rahm | 4 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
T62 |
Bernd Wiesberger | 4 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
72 |
Patrick Cantlay | 5 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T73 |
Jazz Janewattananond | 6 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
T73 |
Joaquin Niemann | 6 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T73 |
C.T. Pan | 6 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
76 |
Rafa Cabrera Bello | 7 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
T77 |
Shaun Norris | 9 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
T77 |
Paul Casey | 9 |
71 |
78 |
149 |