Hadwin one back of Rose at Farmer’s
WOODS MISSES CUT
SAN DIEGO• Justin Rose already achieved what he wanted Friday in the Farmers Insurance Open. One last birdie for the lead made the day a little bit better.
Spooked by the bumpy greens late in the day at Torrey Pines that cost him two bogeys, Rose rolled in a 10- foot birdie putt on the par- 5 closing hole on the South Course for a 1- under 71 that gave him a one- shot lead going into a weekend that no longer has as much star power.
Brandt Snedeker saved par from a shot that nearly went out- of- bounds on No. 12, rammed in a birdie putt on the 13th and held on for a 69. He was one shot behind as he tries to join J.C. Snead, Woods and Phil Mickelson as the only back- to- back winners since this event began in 1952.
Adam Had win of Abbotsford, B.C ., coming off a 59 and a runner- up finish last week in the California desert, shot a 71 and joined Snedeker at 7-under 137.
Four other Canadians made the cut including Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont. at 4- under 144 after shooting 70, putting him tied for 11th. Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask. was tied for 21st after a 73 giving him 3- under 141 at the midway point. Among the group tied for 48th overall at 1- under 143 were Nick Taylor of Abbotsford and Brad Fristch of Ottawa. Taylor had 74 Friday while Fritsch came in with 76.
Tiger Woods missed the cut in his return to the PGA Tour after 17 months. Perhaps more shocking was that Jason Day and Dustin Johnson also missed the cut, as did Rickie Fowler. Phil Mickelson was on the bubble until making a birdie on the 18th for a 72 to make the cut with one shot to spare.
Rose, who was at 8-under 136, now gets two more cracks at the South Course, where the average score for two days was 73.8.
The cut was at even- par 144.
It still was too high for Woods. He opened with a birdie on the par- 5 10th on the North Course. He added another birdie on the par5 fifth. He threw in a pair of bogeys and never looked like he was going to be sticking around for the weekend. Woods shot 72 and missed the cut at Torrey Pines for the first time.
“I just didn’t make enough birdies,” Woods said. “It’s frustrating not being able to have a chance to win the tournament.”
Day, the No. 1 player in the world, missed the cut for the second straight year at Torrey Pines as he struggled with his putter even on the new, smoother greens on the North Course. Johnson had a chance to rally to make the cut until he missed a 6- foot par putt and three-putted for par on his last two holes.
The tournament had 10 of the top 25 players in the world. Only five of them — Hideki Matsuyama, Rose, Paul Casey, Mickelson and Emiliano Grillo — survived. “If you’re not sharp and not striking it well, it’s a difficult place to play,” Mickelson said.