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John Deere Classic: Round Two’s biggest leaderboard changes

By Christopher O'Day

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 07: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the 2019 Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio Oaks Course on April 07, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 07: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the 2019 Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio Oaks Course on April 07, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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Round Two of the John Deere Classic is finished. Let’s check out who moved around the most during Friday’s round.

One of my favorites days of a golf tournament is Friday. I love tuning into round two and watching players move up and down the leaderboard. I know most people call Saturday “moving day”, but to me, it is Friday, which is a big reason I paid so much attention to round two of the John Deere Classic.

Watching golfers jump or fall below the cut line is always exciting to me. Who is it going to be that shot 68 the first day, only to ruin it with a 73 and miss the cut? Same the other way. Who is going to rebound from a 74, to shoot 67 and just inch their way over the cut line?

This week was actually a bit nerve-wracking as the round came to a finish. All afternoon, the cut line bounced back and forth from -3 to -4. It ended up at -3, meaning that 80 players made the cut.

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Secondly, I like checking out who moved around the most. It’s always interesting to me, and maybe it’s from being a math and numbers guy, but seeing a 60+ spot next to someone’s name for their standings change is always fun.

Here are some of the biggest movers and shakers from all those categories on Fridays round at the John Deere Classic.

Jumping the Cut Line

Sepp Straka and Kelly Kraft both shot -4 today, getting to -5 for the tournament. Michael Thompson shot -4 as well.This got him to -4 for the tournament, and he made the cut with a stroke to share. All three had some room to spare. The next group of guys made it really interesting though, all finishing at -3.

Zach Johnson showed why a lot of people picked him to play well in this tournament, as he shot -4 today and just made it to the cut line. His round was bogey free, and he finished with four birdies. Anirban Lahiri finished with the third best round of the day, shooting -6, carding seven birdies and one bogey.

Seth Reeves, Dicky Pride, and Tom Lovelady all shot -3 today, doing just enough to make the cut. Zach Sucher almost missed the cut. He shot -6 the first day, and came out today and shot +3. He carded one double, four bogeys, and three birdies.

Stumbling Below the Cut Line

Denny McCarthy was -5 after the first day, and looked to be in a great spot heading into Friday. Unfortunately, his five birdies were offset by five bogeys to go with a triple bogey, which dropped him to the first round of cuts at -2.

George McNeill shot a 74 just like McCarthy, and finished at -1 for the tournament. His round wasn’t as up and down as McCarthy, although he did have a double bogey on 18.

Andres Romero was sitting at -4, just like McNeill. He really struggled Friday, and carded a 75. Two double bogeys did him in, causing him to miss the cut.

Biggest Risers and Fallers

Romero was the biggest faller of the round, dropping 80 spots. The next two on the list had the exact same scores through two rounds, and fell 72 spots. Both Hunter Mahan and Steve Allan shot 69-77.

Most of the players who fell below the cut line due to a bad round two were the largest fallers of the day. Austin Cook, Jonathan Byrd, and Carlos Ortiz all dropped 40 spots, although Cook made the cut.

Then there are the golfers who made the biggest day two jump at the John Deere Classic. Aniriban Lahiri actually made the largest jump, climbing 75 spots. Chase Wright climbed 63 spots after shooting a 66, but it wasn’t quite enough after shooting a 75 on day one.

Adam Svensson shot -6 and climbed 53 spots to get to a tie for 25th. Seamus Power, Bronson Burgoon, and Doc Redman all shot 65 today, and now each sit T-11th at -8. Jhonattan Vegas didn’t make the biggest jump, but that’s only because there was no more room to go up. He leads the tourney after shooting -9, and finishes round 2 at -13.

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I can’t end the article without including these two links either. First, Lucas Glover hits a fantastic shot from 255 yards. Then about an hour later, Kevin Tway goes and nearly upstages him on his tee shot on the par 4 14th hole. Easily the shots of the day. Check them out.

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