GREENSBORO, N.C. – Needing a win to continue his FedEx Cup playoff winning streak, Matt Kuchar shot a second straight 64 (6 under par) on Saturday to take the lead in the second round of the rain-postponed Wyndham Championship.
Kuchar is the only player to reach every postseason in FedEx Cup history. The top 70 qualify for next week’s playoff opener in Tennessee, with the 46-year-old Kuchar ranked 113th — and the late Grayson Murray still at 57th.
“It’s certainly been a frustrating year, but I feel like the bar has been set high,” Kuchar said. “I feel like I’ve played very good, consistent golf for a long time. That makes the bad golf, I think, even more frustrating.”
The nine-time tour winner was set to play a 36-hole tournament at Sedgefield Country Club on Sunday, which was cancelled due to rain on Thursday and postponed on Friday and Saturday. Twenty players were unable to finish Saturday’s play.
“I have some confidence knowing that a month or two ago I played 36 holes at Bear’s Club in U.S. Open qualifying and won a medal there,” Kuchar said. “I was able to walk 36 holes in the heat and humidity without too much trouble.”
With wet conditions allowing players to pick up, clean and place their golf balls on the fairways, Kuchar moved up the leaderboard with late birdies on holes 5 through 7.
“That Bermuda rough is nasty, I don’t want anything to do with it,” Kuchar said. “When it’s dry, it’s no fun. When it’s wet, it’s really no fun. I stayed out of it for quite a while and was able to pick up the golf ball, basically tee it up and try to be pretty aggressive with the iron shots.”
Max Greyserman was one stroke back along with Cameron Young and Chad Ramey. Greyserman shot 60 and left a 50-foot birdie putt two feet short on the final hole.
“Hopefully there will be more birdies tomorrow,” said Greyserman. “It will be 36 holes, so just keep going, stay patient and keep attacking.”
The 29-year-old former Duke player started with five birdies in a row, making four in a row on holes 12 through 15 and hitting a 25-foot putt on the par-3 17th. Finishing runner-up two weeks ago in Minnesota, he became the second player in two days to need a birdie on the 18th hole to score 59.
On Friday, Beau Hossler shot a par 60 on the final three holes. There have been 14 rounds under 60 in PGA Tour history, with Brandt Snedeker shooting a par 59 in his 2018 win at Sedgefield.
Young had two eagles and a double bogey in a 62.
“It’s just one of those things where you know you’re going to be tired, but who cares how you feel on Monday,” the former Wake Forest player said.
Ramey had a 64.
“I’m going to go see a physical therapist, maybe take an ice bath and then just rest because I know tomorrow is going to be a long day,” Ramey said.
Hossler shot 70, two strokes behind Aaron Rai (65) and Billy Horschel (68).
Jordan Spieth, ranked 62nd in the rankings, missed the cut with rounds of 67 and 71. He participated in the event for the first time since 2020.
