GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) 鈥� Needing a victory to keep his FedEx Cup playoffs streak alive, Matt Kuchar shot his second straight 6-under 64 on Saturday to take the second-round lead in the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship.
Kuchar is the only player to reach every post-season in FedEx Cup history. The top 70 will qualify for the playoff opener next week in Tennessee, with the 46-year-old Kuchar 113th 鈥� and the late Grayson Murray still on the list at 57th.
鈥淐ertainly been a frustrating year, but I feel like the bar鈥檚 been set high,鈥� Kuchar said. 鈥淚 feel like I played a lot of good golf, consistent golf for a long time. Makes the, I guess, poor golf that much more frustrating.鈥�
The nine-time tour winner was facing a 36-hole Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club in the event washed out by rain Thursday and delayed Friday and Saturday. Twenty players were unable to finish play Saturday.
鈥淚鈥檝e got some built-in confidence knowing that a month or two ago when I was down at the U.S. Open qualifying, did 36 holes at the Bear鈥檚 Club, was a medallist down there,鈥� Kuchar said. 鈥淎ble to walk 36 in the heat and humidity without too much problem.鈥�
With players allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairways because of the wet conditions, Kuchar moved up the leaderboard with late birdies on Nos. 5-7.
鈥淭his Bermuda rough is nasty, do not want any part of it,鈥� Kuchar said. 鈥淲hen it鈥檚 dry, it鈥檚 no fun. When it鈥檚 wet, it鈥檚 really no fun. I stayed out of it a good bit and I was able to get the golf ball in my hand, tee it up basically and be able to try to be fairly aggressive with the iron shots.鈥�
Max Greyserman was a stroke back along with Cameron Young and Chad Ramey. Greyserman shot 60, leaving a 50-foot birdie putt two feet short on the final hole.
鈥淗opefully, more birdies fall tomorrow,鈥� Greyserman 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be 36 holes, so just keep plodding along, stay patient and keep attacking.鈥�
Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., and Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., are both tied for 15th at 7 under 鈥� five shots back of Kuchar.
Rogar Sloan of Calgary is tied for 26th at 5 under, and Mackenzie Hughes of Hamilton, Ont., is tied for 46th at 4 under. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford and Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., are tied for 70th at 3 under.
The 29-year-old former Duke player opened with five straight birdies, had four in a row on Nos. 12-15 and made a 25-footer on the par-3 17th. Second two weeks ago in Minnesota, he was the second player in two days to go to the 18th hole needing a birdie to shoot 59.
On Friday, Beau Hossler parred the final three holes in a 60. There have been 14 sub-60 rounds in PGA Tour history, with Brandt Snedeker shooting 59 at Sedgefield in his 2018 victory.
Young had two eagles and a double bogey in a 62.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just one of those things that you know you鈥檙e going to be tired, but who cares really how you feel on Monday,鈥� the former Wake Forest player said.
Ramey had a 64.
鈥淚鈥檓 going to go see the physio guys and might go do an ice bath and then just rest because I know tomorrow鈥檚 going to be a long one,鈥� Ramey said.
Hossler shot 70, leaving him two strokes back with Aaron Rai (65) and Billy Horschel (68).
Jordan Spieth, at No. 62 in standings, missed the cut with rounds of 67 and 71. He was playing the event for the first time since 2020.
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