UPDATE SATURDAY JULY 9: The second test of the Barbasol Championship resumed at 8:30 am ET. With mild conditions at Keene Trace Golf Club, Matti Schmid and Max McGreevy overtook Adam Svensson at the top of the standings after shooting with 9 under 63 and a post 16 under halfway through.
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – Adam Svensson shot a 5 under 67 and had a three-time lead in the Barbasol Championship when Friday’s second-round match at Keene Trace was suspended due to darkness.
Svensson had a total of 15 under 129 at Keene Trace, where a midday storm followed a dense morning fog. The game was delayed a total of 5 hours and 20 minutes, with midfield unable to finish the round.
The rain softened the greens even more than the first lap, where two-thirds of the field shot or better. He also extended the game to 7,328 yards, though Svensson continued to set the pace with seven birdies compensating for bogeys in the third par-4 and par-3 16th. He shot a 10 under 62 on Thursday.
“The greens were still rolling well, but they were wet, so you had to hit many soft blows on the green and many blows of broken iron or wedges,” said the Canadian, who took an hour’s nap in his car during a delay .
Trey Mullinax did a 20 foot per birdie on par-4 13th to reach 13 below and finish his day.
Mark Hubbard (67), Robin Roussel (68) and Brandon Hagy (62) were 12 below, while Tom Lewis (four holes on the left) was also 12 with Jonathan Byrd (five holes on the left) , Matti Schmid (eight remaining holes). ) and Max McGreevy (nine holes left).
Hagy started at number 10 and hit the 18th par-4 hole with a 148-yard shot from the left with a 50-degree wedge.
“I was on the side slope there raw and it was a left pin, so there wasn’t much for me,” Hagy said. “But I caught a decent lie and when I hit it, my caddy thought it was a little too much and I said,‘ No, I think it’s pretty good. ’He just landed, made a jump, and went straight to the hole, so it was pretty cool. “