Hossler takes 1-shot lead at Wyndham Championship as playoff bubble tightens
Several PGA Tour players were fighting simply to make the cut at Sedgefield Country Club, with FedEx Cup post-season spots on the line in the regular season's final event.
Beau Hossler shot a 3-under 67 on Friday, sinking an 11-foot birdie putt on his final hole to reach 12-under 128 and take a one-stroke lead at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. He led Ben James and England's Jordan Smith by one shot after the second round.
The bigger story was the fight to make the 36-hole cut, which determines who advances toward the FedEx Cup playoffs. Keegan Bradley, ranked 72nd in the standings, birdied three of his final six holes for a 67 to reach the cut line at 3-under 137. The cut ultimately fell to a tie for 64th after other players on the bubble, including Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Ben Kohles, missed late birdie putts and Davis Chatfield bogeyed his last hole.
Jordan Spieth, already assured of a playoff spot, holed a 25-foot par putt on his final hole to make the cut as well. Jason Day, who had reached the post-season 18 straight years, missed the cut by seven shots and saw his streak end. Mac Meissner, ranked 71st, three-putted the 18th for a double bogey to miss the cut by one shot.
Canadians Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith were tied for 38th at 5 under, while Nick Taylor sat in an 18-way tie for 64th at 3 under. Jackson Koivun, who turned pro in June, made the cut with room to spare.
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