Hoey slides to 35th place in CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Mckinney, Texas – BusinessWorld Online
AFTER a shaky second round, Rico Hoey rebounded with a three-under 68 on Saturday to gain some momentum as Scottie Scheffler continued his dominance in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in McKinney, Texas.
Mr. Hoey first played his last 11 holes at the resumption of weather-delayed Round 2 and submitted a two-over 73, which dragged him down to 35th after sharing second with a hot 63 opener.
The Filipino ace then returned to the TPC Craig Ranch course shortly after and mixed seven birdies and four bogeys en route to a nine-under 204 aggregate and 33rd spot through 54 holes.
The 29-year-old golfer trails the red-hot Scheffler (190) by 14 strokes going to the final 18 holes and hopes to finish strong.
On the heels of his sizzling 61 and 63, Mr. Scheffler fired a 66 in near darkness to build a massive eight-shot lead against his closest pursuers Eric van Rooyen (65), Adam Schenk (65) and Ricky Castillo (67) at 198.
The American world No. 1 birdied four of his first nine holes to counter a bogey then gunned down three birdies in his last five holes to offset a dropped-shot on No. 11. — Olmin Leyba
