Scott Piercy
He was on the outside looking in at No. 126 and needs to finish 34th or better this week. He’s doing a lot better than that so far. He’s projected at No. 80. Piercy is in a three-way tie for second after a bogey-free 66. Last week, he made a big leap, too, finishing third at the Barracuda Championship.
“The game’s been really close, so like it just came together last week and it’s carrying over to this week,” Piercy said. “This is how I feel like I should play more often. Like I said, a weird year, year and a half. It’s nice to see some good scores.”
Justin Rose
The 2018 FedEx Cup champion started the week at No. 138 and needing to finish 10th or better this week at Sedgefield. He’s taking care of business through two rounds, signing for 66-65 and among a trio tied for fifth at 9-under 131. He’s projected at No. 117.
“So far, so good for sure,” Rose said. “Objective No. 1 is to make it to the playoffs, but two, if you’re playing well this week, I know I need to finish top 10, but at the same time there’s no point limiting yourself to that kind of thinking at this point. Winning would go a long way to feel like you can compete in the playoffs.”
Rory Sabbatini
The pride and joy of Slovakia via South Africa entered the week at No. 141 in the FedEx Cup. His season in a nutshell: “Started well, fell off quickly, and then did a nosedive and crashed and burned,” he said.
Sabbatini, who won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, had missed his last four cuts and didn’t have a top 10 since January, but he’s playing with renewed passion of late and opened with rounds of 64-66 – his best two-round start on the PGA Tour since 2003. He’s projected at No. 95. What did he find in Tokyo?
“I think I’ve always put too much pressure on myself on the golf course, being too hard on myself on the golf course, expected too much of myself, and I think maybe there I just took a step back and relaxed and somehow, it just seems to have clicked,” he said. “This week I’m taking the same approach, and I think because of that, I’m not letting the bad shots affect me as much and just not putting as much pressure on myself.”
As Sabbatini put it, “it’s only 23 years too late that I’m learning this lesson.”
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