While the American Sam Burns (24) took the leadership of AT&T Byron Nelsonen making the best card of the second round (62, -10), personal best, on Friday in McKinney, TX, Antoine Rozner (- 5), for his part, failed to pass the cut of his first regular PGA tour tournament.
Disappointment
Author of a 71 card after his 68 the day before, the Frenchman missed the cut - set at -6 after the end of the game - all of a sudden.
A disappointment for the Racingman, who did not manage to score as he had the opportunity to score during this windy day on the fairways of the TPC Craig Ranch, located north of Dallas (Texas).
He had to wait for hole 9 to make his first birdie, before adding two more to his card at 12 and 17, while conceding two bogeys at 2 and 16 ... Blame it on a faulty putting.
"I'm quite disappointed with the score in the end", he confided as he left the recording in front of the Golf + cameras, while adding: "I hit the ball pretty well and I got into position very regularly for the birdie (...) but the putter remained as cold as possible. "
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@AntoineRozner: "I'm quite disappointed with my game ..."
The Frenchman's reaction after the 2nd round of the AT&T Byron Nelson (PGA Tour).
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- GOLF + (@GolfCanalPlus) May 14, 2021
Double winner on the European Tour in Dubai (in December) then in Qatar (in March), Antoine Rozner (28) therefore left the tournament with the Spaniard Sergio Garcia, who was in the top 10 at the end. of the first round before exploding on Friday, making a catastrophic card of 75!
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“I saw a few images of Kiawah Island, but nothing more.
I'll find out all about it on the spot.
I can't wait, ”he confided last week to the Golf National de Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, after his easy victory at the Linxea Open FFGolf.
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