3M Open: The Risers and Fallers from Round Two

As we head into the weekend at the 3M Open, it’s time to take a look at who moved around the most on day two.

The cut line is here, and a bunch of players have been sent home from the 3M Open. Which means that it is also one of my favorite times of the week.

Taking a look at the scoreboard and seeing who made huge moves during day two. Who was sitting pretty after day one and fell apart? Who made a massive charge after a bad start to make the cut?

It’s not just a look at who rose or fell the furthest though. Maybe there was a little stretch of terrible golf to stop a player’s chances. Or a top of the leaderboard guy who struggled, but still managed to make the cut.

Let’s take a look at some of the biggest risers and furthest fallers from the second round of the 3M Open.

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The Biggest Risers

We start with the players who tied for the best score of the day. Both of them shot 64, good for -7 on the day. The one that it affected the most was Brian Harman. Not only did he shoot the best score, but he rose the most as well. After an opening-round 76 he was well off the pace of the cut, and would need to put together something special to make the cut. One bogey, six birdies, and one eagle later was enough to get him exactly to the cut line, jumping an incredible 97 spots in the process.

Ben Taylor, on the other hand, was one better than Harman to start the day. He was at 75, and would need a great score as well. He would fall one shot short, although he still rose 88 spots on the leaderboard. His front nine is one to behold, as he shot six birdies, two bogeys, and a single par.

Scott Stallings joined Harman with the only other 64 of the day. His goes along with an opening day even par 71, and he now has his sights set on the lead, only five shots away.

Arjun Atwal is next up on doing just enough to make it to the cut line. He shot a -4 67 today, getting right to -2. His round was almost clean, with five birdies and one lonely bogey coming on the 16th hole. His score jumped him from 120th to 51st, good for one of the largest leaps of the day.

The Furthest Fallers

Brendon de Jonge led day one with nine birdies, and along with his four bogeys, was sitting pretty at a -5 66. You would think he would be able to play safe golf and make the cut.

Instead, he shot 80, the worst round of the day. Seven bogeys and two double bogeys dropped him an incredible 107 spots, and he missed the cut by six strokes.

The next player pains me, as he is who I picked to win this week. I was feeling good after his opening round -3 68. Unfortunately, Seamus Power shot a 78 on day two and fell 87 spots. Starting on the back nine, he was in good shape, even on the day through seven holes. A double on 17 and a quad on 3 would ruin his day, and he would finish six shots off the pace as well.

There were plenty of players who shot in the high 60’s on day one, only to shoot 75 or worse and miss the cut. Chad Campbell, Vaughn Taylor, Ryan Brehm, and Dominic Bozzelli all fit the bill.

Kyle Stanley almost missed the cut. He has played nine holes of incredible golf… and 27 holes of not good golf. You may have seen him at the top of the leaderboard on day one, where he started on the back nine and made the turn at 30. He would be one over on the front, and follow it up with a 35-39 on day two, hitting the cut number of -2 exactly. It was still enough to drop him 41 spots, as he came into the day tied for tenth.

There’s another large group of golfers who all did the same thing, and just barely made the cut. Tommy Gainey, Luke List, Adam Long, Jason Dufner, and Chris Baker each shot 68-72, hitting the mark of -2. It did drop them 24 spots, and they all sit ten shots back.

With the cut line sending a bunch of players home, we head to the weekend with 68 players left in the field, all of them chasing Michael Thompson and Ricky Werenski at -12, the current leaders of the 3M Open.