The composite 7-under total by the Americans was a vast improvement from the 5-over total that the group shot Thursday.
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Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Graham DeLaet, Fabian Gomez and Danny Lee are in a four way tie for sixth on five under after 36 holes.
Unexpected early rain and wind softened the Gil Hanse-designed Olympic Golf Course, making it play longer than anticipated heading into the event. Reed recorded three birdies and one bogey for a 69 and brought his overall score for the tournament to one-under.
“Everybody’s catchable”, Watson said.
Sergio Garcia was one of the hottest golfers this summer. But obviously he’s playing nicely.
They were announced first by the country they represented, and then by name.
“I had the hole in one [on day one] which was a big stroke of luck but there haven’t been any distance putts made yet so I feel like if I keep doing what I am doing I will get a string of birdies”. He ordered pizza and opted to stay in his apartment with his wife and caddie, his brother-in-law.
“We’re off to a great start”. “And the way the reaction was from the few people around the green, we figured it had gone in”.
Kuchar has been the most consistent in Rio, with a 1-under 70 on Friday to go with a 69 in the opening round. Stenson now sits in striking distance at 8 under.
The big hitting Queenslander made a 10 at the par-5 on his way to a 3-over 74 but fought back on Friday with a solid round of 2-under to be T36.
“I didn’t try and go for some dead lifts on 80 or 90kg when there is some guy holding 180kg straight up on both arms”. He wasn’t leading, but he had put himself right in the thick of the Olympic golf tournament.
“Yeah, today felt so different from yesterday”, said Fraser. “With a good weekend, it’s not impossible, but certainly not where any of us would like to be after two rounds”. Rickie Fowler shot an even-par 71 and is 14 behind Fraser. “It’s been an event I’ve been looking forward to participate in and play well in for a long time”. Hit my line, so that’s always nice.
British Open champion Henrik Stenson continued his fine form by firing a 3-under 68 in Round 2 to get to 8 under.
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“It’s not like some of the other sports where if you jump a certain distance or swim at a certain time, you can pretty much figure out who is going to win and finish second and third”, Stenson said earlier this week. At 24 and a former NCAA National Champion at Illinois, Pieters is a young star in the making with huge potential for Belgium – a gold medal could signal his arrival to the golf world. With three rounds to go, any American can get hot and move up the leaderboard, but for now, the U.S. may not add to its medal count.
