Singh out of tune in Barclays
2007-08-25 15:12
Harrison, New York - Vijay Singh has missed the cut in The Barclays on Friday, squandering a good opportunity to pass Tiger Woods in the FedEx Cup standings.
Singh, No 2 behind the absent Woods in the US PGA Tour playoff standings, followed his opening 75 with a 71 to finish at 4 over - four strokes off the cut line.
KJ Choi, who is having a career year on the PGA Tour, fired a 66 to take a two-shot lead after the second round of the $7m event.
The 37-year-old South Korean star shot 64 on Thursday and has now rolled in 12 birdies over the first two rounds to reach 12-under-par 130 at the Westchester Country Club course.
American Rich Beem is second, two shots adrift of Choi. American Steve Stricker, South African Rory Sabbatini and Australian Geoff Ogilvy were tied for third, four strokes back.
Ernie Els, Adam Scott and Sergio Garcia are part of a group of seven who are five shots off the lead.
Choi needed just 54 putts in the first two rounds, including 26 during a superb opening performance.
Choi is in the midst of a breakthrough season thanks to an improved putter which he paid $49 for after watching a commercial for the club with the unique grip on the Golf Channel two years ago. He has turned that 49$ investment into two tour wins this year and millions of dollars in prize money.
"There was something about my game, my putting ... something missing," he said. "I thought it made sense, so I picked up the phone and I ordered it and it came. "It did look ridiculously big."
- AP