Texas Open: Harman Leads After Shooting Sixty-Six in Two Days
- byVic

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The celebrity pre-match of the Texas Open was completed at the Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, where former British Open champion Brian Harman took the lead with a total score of sixty-six, six strokes under par for two consecutive days, leading by four strokes. American player Keith Mitchell is in second place with a score of even par, while Sam Ryder, Matt Wallace, and Japanese player Ryo Ishikawa are tied for third. The qualifying standard was set at two strokes under par, and a total of sixty-six players advanced to the final round. Hideki Matsuyama failed to make the cut, finishing with a total score of one hundred forty-five.
The celebrity pre-tournament Texas Open completed the second round of the preliminaries on Friday at the Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio. Former British Open champion Brian Harman posted a six-under par score of sixty-six for two consecutive days, leading with a total score of twelve under par and a four-shot advantage, standing alone at the top of the thirty-six-hole leaderboard. Harman made a birdie on the tenth hole today, followed by four birdies from the seventeenth hole to the second hole, ultimately finishing with eight birdies and two bogeys for a score of sixty-six, totaling one hundred thirty-two. He achieved his first win at the 2014 John Deere Classic, his second win at the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship, and won the British Open in 2023. He stated, "I know I've done this before, it's possible. Sometimes you can have a big lead, but I believe the other players will also put up some good numbers. We just need to take it one shot at a time and stay steady."
American player Keegan Bradley made five birdies with no bogeys today, finishing with an even par score and currently ranks second with a total score of one hundred thirty-six, eight under par. He said, "I still have a chance and hope to get closer to Brian. Yesterday's performance was pretty good, and there are still two days of competition." Leading American player Sam Ryder finished today with a score of seventy-four, tied for third with strong performances from British player Matt Wallace and Japanese player Rikuya Hoshino, with a total score of one hundred thirty-seven, seven under par.
Tied for sixth place are seven players, with French player Antoine Rozner finishing with a score of sixty-five, seven under par. The other six players' scores include James Hahn with sixty-six, Patrick Cantlay with sixty-seven, Daniel Berger with sixty-eight, Carlson Young with seventy, Andrew Novak with seventy-one, and Argentine player Emiliano Grillo with sixty-nine, all totaling one hundred thirty-eight, six under par.
As the two rounds of preliminaries concluded, the tournament set the cut line at a total score of one hundred forty-two, two under par, allowing sixty-six players to advance to the weekend finals. Swedish golf king Ludvig Åberg shot a seventy-three today, while last year's champion Akshay Bhatia finished with a score of seventy, both with an even par total. Japan's top player Hideki Matsuyama completed his round on Friday with a score of seventy-two, totaling one hundred forty-five, missing the cut.