It could be said that day two of the Nationwide Tour’s Utah Championship was all about the continued excellences of J.J. Killeen who finished 13 under par with a one shot lead (click here for the leaderboard). And after following Killeen during Round 2 this honestly isn’t far from the truth. For the second straight day Killeen was on his game and even when mistakes were made his putter saved the day.
However, there were two big movers that seem poised to threaten the Utah Championship’s leader over the weekend. Jeff Gove (1 shot back) tied Killeen’s 62 from the first round and Darron Stiles shot a bogey free 63 to finish 4 shots off the pace. Gove finished 4th in this tournament last year and Stiles has had a mildly successful year sitting at 20th on the money list, ahead of Killeen who is currently 25th.
As for the groups that I was following yesterday unfortunately Boros, Bixler, and Kim missed the cut, while Flores, Deforest, and, as mentioned, Stiles survived to play this weekend.
The weather looks to be holding strong for Saturday (i.e. minimal chance of thunderstorms), which means warm temperatures and some ideal conditions for continued low scoring.
Here is the photoset from today’s second round. Enjoy! Continue reading
