Playing golf in the rain can be miserable. The only antidote to constantly cleaning handles, shaking umbrellas, and putting on and taking off extra layers is simply performing well. That was the case for the duo of Jason Day and Max Homa in the second round of Friday’s Wells Fargo Championship at TPC Potomac.
“I’ve always liked the US Open formats in regards to how difficult the golf course is,” Day said. “You have to push yourself. Obviously, usually when you have tough conditions, long golf courses, tough conditions, thick rough, guys that are playing well usually find their way to the top.”
TPC Potomac was exactly that Friday when the early wave played at an average of 3, nearly four shots harder than Thursday. This didn’t put Day or Homa off, as the two fed off each other throughout the day en route to rounds of 3-under 67 and 4-under 66 respectively.
In fact, the only thing that baffled the two in their second rounds was their own wardrobe.
“I was talking to Max and he took his hat off on the 18th because he hit his first putt and he said, ‘I winced because the water hit my club on the way back,'” Day said. “So my hat is… it’s soaking wet, so I decided to take it off and just… I mean, you don’t see this hair very often, but hopefully this weather can clear up and we can have hats on over the weekend.” .”
With the greatest kid of all time, Rickie Fowler, rounding out the pack, Day widened his margin overnight, while Homa jumped into contention and now finds his name directly below his competitor’s on the leaderboard. classification. The 31-year-old found his putt in the second round, leading the field in strokes gained and sharing the morning low round with Chad Ramey and Luke List.
“Yesterday I played a really good round of golf and I probably ruined it with a bad call off the tee and then a few bad shots in a row,” said Homa. “But I played very well. I hit the ball very well, I hit my driver very well, I hit my irons very well, I putted a lot in the last 27 holes.”
The 2019 champion of this event at Quail Hollow Golf Club, Homa was magnificent in Day’s defense effort, as the Aussie hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since his 2018 Wells Fargo Championship triumph. The two have been evenly matched for their first 36 holes and, despite their impressive play, they both agreed that some time to relax was more than necessary.
“Jason and I have been talking about it for two and a half hours, we can’t wait for it to be done and get our feet up,” said Homa. “I know you have your bus here, so you’re going to hang out on the bus. I’m going to go sit on my bed and I think I deserve a soda after today, maybe some cookies, some kind of candy, no no. I know, I’m going to put my feet up.
As is the afternoon wave that has just started its game in rainy Potomac, Maryland, the two will meet once again in the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship. With even more weather on the way over the weekend, Day and Homa will battle the elements alongside each other once again, as they battle each other for their second Wells Fargo Championship crown.