All but a few of the afternoon tee times have went off here at the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston, and not much as changed since Friday. First-round leader Mike Weir gave up a few strokes on the back nine (his front) but made three birdies on the back to finish with a 3-under-par 68 and the clubhouse lead at 13-under. Jim Furyk is two back at 11-under, while John Merrick, Anthony Kim and Heath Slocum are three back.
Of the players that are on the course now, Tim Clark is looking good at 3-under through five, but other than that, it’s too early to tell.
With the cut line projected at 2-under, several players are in danger of missing it, including Adam Scott, Ian Poulter and Kenny Perry. One player who looks like he’ll miss it for sure is Padraig Harrington. If he does, Harrington will likely not make the top 70 and thus not qualify for next week’s BMW Championship, which is pretty ridiculous considering he won the British Open and PGA Championship.
Other than that, the weather is overcast with a little bit of rain, which is bad for fans but good for player, who love the clouds because they keep the greens soft. Like I said yesterday, I’m interested to see how the turnout is sans Tiger Woods. I’ve heard it’s a little light and you can walk up and buy a ticket. I’ll report back in a little while.
