Rickie Fowler, tied for the lead on Thursday, remained among the leaders after the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, shooting a 3-under par 68.
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Danny Lee has birdied the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale known as the Stadium Hole.
An estimated 160,415 fans were in attendance for the second round, which broke the Friday record of 123,674 set in 2014.
Lowry, a double victor on the European Tour before he claimed his first PGA Tour victory at the elite WGC-Bridgestone Invitational previous year, also owed much to improved putting. On his back nine, he got up-and-down for birdie from a greenside bunker on the par-5 third and closed with a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth. “The greens being so firm, you’re kind of forced to hit driver”.
“I know I have been swinging well and playing well”, Fowler said.
Lee birdied five of his first eight holes, highlighted by a 20-footer on 16.
Hahn put on quite a show with his game as well, chipping in for birdie at his first hole – the par-four 10th.
That was before 10 a.m. local time and Bubba, despite that bogey, is inside the top 10 now and should easily make the cut.
“I didn’t explain myself well”, Watson said. That is probably a grenade you want to lob on your way out of town and not before you have to play two or four rounds in front of the rowdiest and most merciless crowd on the PGA Tour. Ko three-putted from 15 feet for bogey in 39-degree weather to finish the rain-delayed second round in the morning. The 45-year-old former Arizona State player bogeyed Nos. Jason Dufner shot 71-74 to miss the cut in his first start since winning at La Quinta. After his round, Watson tried his best to downplay their reaction the last two days and revealed how he hopes to win them back.
After a second consecutive 2-under 69 that has him on the verge of contention heading into the weekend, Watson maintained he still doesn’t – and never did – like the course, but that he comes for the unique atmosphere.
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Matsuyma was in one of the last groups to finish before darkness halted play – the hangover of frost delay to the start of the round.
