Kevin Yu shot a 6-under 66 to finish the Austin Championship’s second round, leaving Trace Crowe at 13 under when play was suspended by darkness.
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Kevin Yu managed to complete his second round at the Austin Championship on Friday, carding another 6-under 66 as the PGA Tour’s fall season neared its end.
Yu, who entered the week ranked No. 99 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings, finished two rounds at 12-under 132 after making “two good par putts” and said the standings bring pressure.
“If you think about it, it’s definitely a lot of pressure,” Yu said. “But on the golf course pressure’s not going to do anything good to you. I’m trying to just be myself on the course, try to hit good golf shots. “If I just keep hitting good golf shots, the good golf is going to take care of itself.”
Trace Crowe, the 18-hole leader who teed off in the afternoon, was at 13 under when play was suspended for the second straight day by darkness.
Crowe was scheduled to resume Saturday morning at Omni Barton Creek with a 55-foot birdie putt left on the par-3 17th hole.
A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam, B.C., was the top Canadian at 6-under-par 138. Sudarshan Yellamaraju of Mississauga, Ont., was at 5 under.
The tour’s next season-ending event is next week at Sea Island on Georgia’s coast, and the top 100 in the standings are assured full status for 2027. Brian Harman, at 11-under 133 after a 66, and Kristoffer Ventura, at 11-under 133 after a 67, were also in the mix along with Crowe.
The round of play for the tournament’s 36-hole cut was expected to land near 4-under 140, which would put added pressure on players on the bubble including Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Davis Thompson. Chris Kirk started at No. 102 and was certain to miss the cut.
Blades Brown, the 19-year-old who won in Mexico last week, hit a drive into the trees to begin his back nine and made double bogey, followed by a bogey, before finishing with three birdies over his last five holes for a 70 that left him at 9-under 135.
Miles Russell, a high school senior from Florida, was still on the course after making five straight birdies, leaving him 4 under for his round and 9-under for the tournament with three holes remaining.
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