PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – With the wind down for the most part the first two days of the Honda Classic, the rugged Champion Course at PGA National Resort wasn’t flashing its teeth and taking chunks out of the players’ scorecards.
Even at the treacherous Bear Trap.
Still, the course wasn’t a pitch-and-putt and played difficult enough to send many players home after the first round spilled into Friday and the second round will conclude Saturday morning with one player remaining to finish.
While Daniel Berger set the pace with consecutive rounds of 65 to move to 10 under, the not-yet official cut will come in at 2-over 142.
Those who will make the cut on the number include Rickie Fowler, Ian Poulter, Ryan Palmer, and Curtis Thompson, who on Thursday became the first to eagle the par-4 sixth hole since the Honda Classic moved to the Champion Course in 2007.
Also at 2 over was Andrew Kozan, who elected not to finish his round when play was suspended due to darkness at 6:37 p.m. ET. While his two playing partners decided to finish, Kozan was in the middle of the fairway on 18 and is 258 yards from the pin on the par-5 finisher.
If he makes par or better, 73 players will make the cut.
Among those who will not play two more rounds were two players who have won two major championships, a past Masters champion, the defending champion, and last week’s champion.
Here are the notables that missed the 36-hole cut.
