Hoffman birdied three of his first eight holes, but surrounded them with two bogeys and then didn’t make a single birdie during a 1-over 37 on the back nine that left him five shots back.
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“It’s a great feeling”, he said on the PGA Tour website. Golf trick shot duo, finished at 14-under in his first tournament as a member of the PGA Tour after earning a battlefield promotion from the Web.com Tour by virtue of his three victories this year.
“The competition is getting so tough”, Moore said. “I like how steady this was, with no bogeys on the weekend”.
Martin had three consecutive back-nine birdies in a 68. Na went around bogey-free, while Hadwin had eight birdies and one bogey.
“I’m happy to be done”, Marino said.
Korean Wee Kim and Hoffman were another three shots back in a tie for third.
Moore was tied with Bryan for the lead after the completion of the second round Saturday morning. He had a five-stroke lead when Hoffmann bogeyed the 12th hole. The Canadian birdied four in a row on Nos.
The former USA amateur champion started the day with a one-shot edge, which he extended to five before Martin created a bit of excitement with three consecutive birdies from the 12th to close the margin to a couple of strokes.
He ended up taking double bogey. “I couldn’t get any putts to go, but in the end we snuck it out”.
Jordan Spieth chose not to defend his title because he didn’t think it would be appropriate in light of his decision to skip the Rio Olympics.
Danielson will start the day two shots ahead of three-time John Deere victor Steve Stricker, who played 36 Saturday holes and posted matching 68s to get to 7 under for the tournament, tied for 38th. The 26-year-old former SC player dominated the Web.com Tour this season, winning in Louisiana, Mexico and Kansas to earn $449,392 in 13 starts. Hes winless on the PGA Tour.
The John Deere Classic is his first PGA Tour start, and he’ll be a fully exempt player for the 2016-17 season.
From just up the road in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the two-time major champion shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday, leaving him two strokes behind leader Andrew Loupe in the suspended first round. The 49-year-old Stricker, a former University of IL player from Wisconsin, won the event in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Former Ohio State player Joey Sindelar shot a four-under 66 to take the second-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open at Upper Arlington, Ohio.
Less than half the field completed the second round due to weather delays, with 39 not even teeing off. Play will resume early Saturday.
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Rain was forecast for today, too. Ian Woosnam (70), Loren Roberts (70) and senior newcomer Billy Mayfair (75) were tied for third.
