The conditions Saturday at Mission Hills Country Club did little to improve the morale of The Watson Challenge field. Scattered showers and wet course conditions contributed to only five golfers under-par on the day.
Overall, three golfers sit atop the leader board entering championship Sunday. Chase Hanna, Michael Letzig and the tournament namesake, Tom Watson, each sit at 3-under.
Watson, who began the day even, fired off a pair of back-to-back birdies, on No. 2 and 3, and again on No. 8 and 9, in route to a 3-under, 67.
While many players struggled to adjust to the wet conditions, Watson saw little affect on his golf game due to the weather.
“The rain was not much of a factor,” Watson said. “It didn’t really rain that hard. It did slow the greens down just a touch at the end of the day. But, there wasn’t that big of a change from the rain. It wasn’t even that annoying.”
Both Hanna and Letzig finished day two with even rounds.
Hanna dropped birdies on holes No. 4, 9 and 15, but added a bogey on No. 7 and double-bogey on No. 17.
Letzig carded two birdie-bogey scores on holes No.3 and 4, and again on No. 15 and 16.
However, Letzig does not plan on playing Sunday with anxiety, but with excitement.
“I’ve been in the final group with Tiger Woods a couple of times,” Letzig said. “It’s a little different pressure. Tomorrow with Tom is going to be fun.”
Korbin Kuehn represented the closest competitor to the lead group with a 1-over tournament total.
The lead group tees off at 10 a.m. Sunday at Mission Hills Country Club.
For full results from day two and pairings for day three of The Watson Challenge, visit the website.