2022 CJ Cup leaderboard scores Jon Rahm tied for lead as Rory McIlroy lurks after Round 2 at Congaree
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He missed half his cuts on TOUR last season but also is nearing the top 50 in the world. How?
All three of his top-10s were top-3 finishes (two 2nds, one 3rd). Now he leads THE CJ CUP.— Sean Martin (@PGATOURSMartin) October 21, 2022
He moves into the co-lead. pic.twitter.com/qk1c2Gicnk— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 21, 2022
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A duel between two of the biggest names in golf could be in the makings down in South Carolina
By Patrick McDonald Oct 21, 2022 at 6:49 pm ET • 4 min read Getty Images While he may no longer hold the honor of being the top player in the world, Jon Rahm looked the part on Friday at the 2022 CJ Cup in South Carolina. After a middling performance on Thursday saw him sign for a 2-under 69, the Spaniard put things into hyperdrive in his second round, riding a hot putter to a course record 9-under 62 and a share of the 36-hole lead with Kurt Kitayama. Standing at 11 under for the tournament, it's baffling to suggest that Rahm could have gone even lower in Round 2 -- but he could have done exactly that. Letting two birdie opportunities from inside 10 feet fall by the wayside and making bogey on his final hole of the day with a pitching wedge in hand from the middle of the fairway, the former world No. 1's dinner may not taste as sweet as he had once hoped. Rahm retreated with his dropped shot on 18, and not only shares the top spot on the leaderboard with Kitayama but is only one stroke clear of Cam Davis and Aaron Wise. However, even more dangerous than those two previous PGA Tour winners is Rory McIlroy -- the man who has accomplished such a feat 22 times in his career and is only two off the lead after rounds of 66-67.The leaders
T1. Jon Rahm and Kurt Kitayama (-11) Not a ton of people know about Kitayama, and this was on full display in his post-round interview. Members of the media asked how he earned his PGA Tour card this year even though it is his second season and he finished inside the top 70 of the 2021-22 FedEx Cup, and it just goes to show what he may be up against over the weekend. To say he's just a random player plucked from the depths of the PGA Tour would be a massive slight, however. The Las Vegas resident traversed through the DP World Tour to begin his career, an unconventional route, and was rewarded with a pair of victories in 2019. He rarely flinches when in contention, but the problem is the consistency in which he is able to position himself near the top of the leaderboard. Last year, Kitayama notched three top-three finishes at the Scottish Open, Honda Classic and the Mexico Open where he fell to Rahm by a single stroke. I love me some Kurt Kitayama. Complete feast or famine.He missed half his cuts on TOUR last season but also is nearing the top 50 in the world. How?
All three of his top-10s were top-3 finishes (two 2nds, one 3rd). Now he leads THE CJ CUP.— Sean Martin (@PGATOURSMartin) October 21, 2022
Other contenders
T3. Cam Davis and Aaron Wise (-10) 5. Rory McIlroy (-9) T6. Lee Hodges, Tyrrell Hatton, K.H. Lee, Billy Horschel, Tom Hoge, Brendon Todd, Shane Lowry and Tom Kim (-7) What a bizarre two days for Wise, and I mean that in the best possible way. After having one of the best single-round iron performances of the last decade on Thursday, the former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year relied primarily on his putter Friday. Gaining north of three strokes on the greens in the second round, it will be interesting to see if the 26-year-old will be able to marry the two over the final 36 holes. "Really, just green reading after the round yesterday. I felt like I misread a few putts so I just went out there with my caddie, did a few green-reading drills, put some coins out, make sure they were breaking the way I thought they were," said Wise. "Seemed like today I saw the lines a little better; it kind of matched up with what I was seeing and some putts dropped."Jon Rahm is a man possessed on the greens
Earlier in the week, I asked Rahm about his hot streak on the greens over his last four tournaments, which he has continued at Congaree through the first two days. The Spaniard simply replied, "I'm confident," and he displayed this confidence in the second round. Gaining north of 3.5 strokes on the putting surfaces -- in addition to a putt made from off the green on No. 16 -- the flat stick remains the club to watch in regards to Rahm, but in a completely different light compared to earlier this year. "Yesterday, I'm going out on the early shift with the greens a little bit faster, a little bit more slick, right. Those are about as good of greens as you're ever going to find. After spending the last few months in Europe and Arizona with over-seeding, I haven't seen greens like this in a long time," said Rahm. "So it's one thing to do it on the putting green, and it's one thing to do it on the course. Yesterday, it seems it took me a little bit to get used to the greens, but towards the end I had it down and putted really, really well, so today I just kept it going." 9th birdie of the day for @JonRahmPGAHe moves into the co-lead. pic.twitter.com/qk1c2Gicnk— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 21, 2022