The second spherical of the 2025 Wyndham Championship featured low scores as soon as once more at Sedgefield Nation Membership, at the least till storms swept by Greensboro, North Carolina and compelled play to be suspended at 4:32 p.m. ET. Play will resume at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, with the third spherical deliberate to begin at 10:30 a.m.
Previous to the stoppage of play, Cameron Younger had jumped into the lead as he went 7 below through 15 holes on Friday to maneuver to 14 below for the match. Younger is trying to again up a gap 63 with one other as he continues to seek for his first profession win, and as we close to the halfway level of the ultimate occasion of the 2025 common season, he is given himself a terrific likelihood.
Younger started the 12 months a bit misplaced on the golf course, lacking the minimize in six of his first 11 occasions (going by the Masters), however since then he is discovered his kind with three high 10s and only one missed minimize in his final 9 begins, together with a T4 end on the U.S. Open. That is moved him inside the highest 40 within the FedEx Cup standings, however a win this week would bounce him into sixteenth and successfully lock up a spot within the Tour Championship.
To get there, he should maintain off the reigning champion, as Aaron Rai continues to thrive at Sedgefield, going 6 below through 13 holes within the second spherical to maneuver to 13 below, one again of Younger’s lead. Rai’s win in Greensboro final 12 months was the primary of his profession, and he is searching for one other late kick going into the playoffs. He started the week 58th within the standings, exterior the coveted high 50 that earns a spot into all eight signature occasions subsequent season. A win would lock that up, however even a second-place end would transfer him to fortieth going into the St. Jude Traditional.
Simply behind Rai is Sungjae Im, who has had a weird season this 12 months however loves it in Greensboro, as he is put collectively back-to-back 64s and has 24 rounds within the 60s in 26 complete rounds performed at Sedgefield in his profession. Elsewhere within the high 10, Gary Woodland made a giant transfer with a 64 to get to 9 below, good for T8 and if he can preserve that by Sunday, he’ll make it inside the highest 70 and get a playoff spot.
First-round chief Joel Dahmen could not get a lot going within the first 10 holes of his second spherical, as he was even par earlier than the horn blew on Friday and stays at 9 below himself. He’ll hope to regroup in a single day and discover some birdies to shut his spherical and climb nearer to the leaders as he hopes for a miraculous transfer into the playoffs this week.
The chief
1. Cameron Younger (-14): Younger has come shut quite a few occasions in his profession to capturing that elusive first win, and whereas he seemed to be additional away from it than ever to begin this 12 months, he is bounced again in unbelievable trend within the second half of the season. He is benefiting from his size off the tee this week, as he is second within the discipline in strokes gained off the tee, however can be having fun with himself on Sedgefield’s quick greens, rating third in strokes gained placing.
Contenders
2. Aaron Rai (-13)
T3. Mac Meissner, Sungjae Im (-12)
5. Mark Hubbard (-11)
T6. Nico Echavarria, Alex Noren (-10)
T8. Gary Woodland, Kurt Kitayama, Joel Dahmen, Davis Thompson, Matt McCarty (-9)
There’s an terrible lot of golf left to play on a course the place we have already seen loads of rounds within the low 60s, however these gamers have given themselves an early likelihood and all of them are sweating out their factors place on high of attempting to win the golf match. Rai and Kitayama are attempting to maneuver into the highest 50, Im is attempting to solidify his spot within the Tour Championship after beginning the week thirtieth and Woodland, and Thompson and Echavarria are all attempting to lock down playoff spots. The remainder have to do much more to search out their approach into the playoffs — with a win being the one solution to assure a spot — and still have the highest 100 behind their minds as they attempt to safe Tour playing cards for subsequent season.
All of that can play out over the subsequent two days, however we’re in for an interesting weekend with plenty of bubble discuss for the playoffs, signature occasions and extra.
Massive names attempting to keep away from the minimize
Jordan Spieth (-4 by 14), Adam Scott (-4 by 14) and Keith Mitchell (-4 by 14) are all simply contained in the minimize line and will probably be combating to make the weekend after they return to complete out their second rounds Saturday. Rickie Fowler (-3) is within the clubhouse and hoping the minimize stays at 3 below, however that is at present proper on the T65 quantity that makes the weekend and there are loads of gamers nonetheless on the course that may transfer that quantity to 4 below by the point the second spherical finishes.
2025 Wyndham Championship up to date odds, picks
Odds through DraftKings
- Aaron Rai (12/5)
- Cameron Younger (5/2)
- Sungjae Im (17/2)
- Alex Noren (9-1)
- Nico Echavarria (18-1)
- Mark Hubbard (22-1)
- Davis Thompson (25-1)
Rai stood out on the pre-tournament odds because the reigning champion was 22-1 because the books did not put a transparent favourite out in entrance. At this level, I do not like the worth all the best way at 12/5 and would look a bit of additional down at Im at 17/2 as a participant who additionally has a terrific monitor file on the Wyndham and must be inside just a few of the lead by the tip of the second spherical.