Wyndham Championship 2022 leaderboard: Tom Kim, two others join Round 2 in regular season finale

The standings have tightened towards the weekend at the 2022 Wyndham Championship. With John Huh and Sungjae Im both failing to get past Thursday’s success into Friday, who were eliminated in the early hours of the second round. at Sedgefield Country Club have now found their name at the top of the leaderboard.

PGA Tour rookie Brandon Wu joins Tom Kim and Ryan Moore in bottom 9. The three couldn’t be more different, as Kim was given a special temporary exemption just two weeks ago, while Moore is simply looking for form to head towards the 2022-23 season with the FedEx Cup Playoffs being the furthest thing ever. in his mind.

While victory for any of the three would make sense, it wouldn’t be easy as the pursuers lined up behind them with a fork and knife. In total, 38 players are leading in the five-stroke round, as the latter stages of the second round still need to be completed by early Saturday morning.

Defending champion Kevin Kisner enters a seven-stroke weekend before 2021, and while he won’t be available this year, he has provided a blueprint for pursuers. The title won’t be the only entry on the line as playoff kick opportunities and career aspirations will have or break in the coming days.

Leaders

T1. Brandon Wu, Tom Kim and Ryan Moore (-9)

Wu and Kim have been in the spotlight at various times this year, but for Moore, this performance marks an important comeback. Playing in the Major Medical Open for most of the season, Moore fell out of full-time with about 75 FedEx Cup points after his final game at the Memorial Tournament. Fully satisfying the conditional status requirements, Moore will move from 183 to 68 if he can convert part of his 36-hole lead into his sixth win on the PGA. Tour and first time since 2016.

“I wasn’t even shortlisted – yes, I’m way ahead of it, it doesn’t even matter at this point,” said Moore of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. “I’m trying to do whatever I can this week. I’m just trying to gain confidence going into next season, to be honest. Like I said, I’ve had to deal with trauma. It’s been a while and I know it’s wrong now, I just need time to work it out So for now just trying to find some form, some confidence to be able to find it. something to rejuvenate me this fall.”

Other candidates

T4. Sungjae Im, Russell Henley and John Huh (-8)

T7. Anirban Lahiri, Davis Riley and Brian Stuard (-7)

T10. Andrew Putnam, Satoshi Kodaira, Martin Trainer, Blake McShea and Brett Drewitt (-6)

I was one of the top three players at the start of the week and for good reason. The Korean player had a tumultuous summer, when he was unable to compete at the PGA Championship due to COVID-19 and then showed signs of life at the Charles Schwab Challenge and Memorial Tournament.

Then he hit another ladder with misses at the US Open and Scottish Open before going through a forgettable Open. Yet despite all these adversities, Im showed up at home at Sedgefield Country Club in the first two rounds even as it went through some struggles on Friday. With a runner-up finish in his last start at the 3M Open, the 24-year-old has certainly found his footing and remains the most popular betting candidate across 36 holes.

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Kyle Porter emotional about Kim’s start four people in Round 1, and on Friday, South Korea was able to avoid an early mistake and rise to the top of the rankings. Registered as sixth under 64, the 20-year-old quickly made headlines, as he had only one path by which he could qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs – a win. .

With provisional status by the PGA Tour ahead of the 3M Open, Kim has since secured his card for the 2022-23 season, but will need to pull a rabbit out of his hat to make his way to Memphis next week.

“Yes, it’s been a crazy month,” Kim said. “Last month before Scotland, I was like, you know, I guess it was just Korn Ferry Finals for me and that was the plan. A month later I got my PGA Tour card without Korn going to it. Ferry Finals. Yeah, it’s crazy, but I guess just being happy and grateful, that’s what it is.”

Things could get crazier for Kim if he keeps performing like this. With the President’s Cup looming next month, the world number 34 must be shortlisted by international captain Trevor Immelman.

Bubble boys getting ready for the weekend

We’ll keep you updated on the biggest moves after each round as the FedEx Cup Qualifiers quickly approach. While those fighting for a spot inside the top 125 garner the most interest, it’s also worth reminding what else is going on. Players ranked between 126 and 150 will receive conditional status in some categories and around 15 starting for the next season. Those who come between 151st and 200th will join the 25 men ahead of them at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifiers, where at worst they will be demoted to the Korn Ferry Tour. Unfortunately for the players outside the top 200, they will go to Q-School.

2022 Wyndham Championship updated odds and selections

• Sungjae Im: 10/39
• Tom Kim: 9/2
• Russell Henley: 11/2
• Brandon Wu: 11-1
• Ryan Moore: 12-1
• Davis Riley: 14-1
• John Huh: 16-1
• Anirban Lahiri: 22-1
• Aaron Wise: 30-1
• Billy Horschel: 35-1
• Tyrrell Hatton: 35-1
• Andrew Putnam: 35-1

The compressed leaderboard will give way to some opportunities on the scoreboard and Hatton will be my pick. Commensurate with his pre-tournament price tag, the Briton struggled on grass for the first two rounds and was four strokes off the lead. He hits the ball great and his resume must carry more weight than the market suggests. If Hatton isn’t your cup of tea, Keith Mitchell at 75-1 looks a bit out of place and should fit some positive regression on greens over the weekend.