Potter Struggles With Putting in Utah
Friday, July 14, 2017

    The Oak Ridge Club in Farmington, Utah took a pounding yesterday in the opening round of the $700,000 Utah Championship, but Ted Potter wasn't among those who took advantage of it. No less than 101 of 156 players broke par and the early projected cut line stood at 3 under.

    Ted was one stroke above the cut line after a round of 35-34-69, 2 under. After making three birdies and two bogeys on the front, and adding birdies at 10 and 12 to get it to 3 under, he suffered through a six-hole span of rapping birdie putts three to five feet past the hole and only made five of the six coming back.

    James Driscoll and Matt Atkins tied for the lead at 9 under par. Dan McCarthy, two-time winner of the Ocala Open, was also at 2 under, while Seminole Jack Maguire left a lot of work to do with a 3-over 74.  

    THE OPEN ON THE LINE - At the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois, Charles Howell III and Ollie Schniederjans are tied for the lead at 8-under-par 63 in an important event after which the winner gets to cross the sea with an invite to next week's British Open. There are four tied for second at 6 under, including Zach Johnson and Rory Sabbatini.

    Camilo Villegas leads the Gator contingent at 4-under and is tied for 14th. Brett Stegmaier is 3 under and tied for 24th, Matt Every at even-par 71 and tied for 75th, while Brian Gay slumped to a 4-over 75. Seminole Daniel Berger is among those tied at 2 under. 

    FENG IN FRONT - Shanshan Feng took a one-stroke lead into the second round of the U. S. Women's Open in Bedminster, N. J., with a 6-under 66. Amy Yang is second at 5 under and Lydia Ko woke up with a 4-under 68 and is tied for third. Cristie Kerr leads the American group at 3 under and Canadian Brooke Henderson is 2 under. 

    Gator Sandra Gal, playing better lately, is tied for 27th at 1 under, same as Stacy Lewis and Lexi Thompson. Michelle Wie's 73, 1 over, is on the cut line, and Seminole Kris Tamulis is at 2-over 74. Red-hot Ariya Jutanugarn posted an uncharacteristic 79. 

      

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