TRACKING LOCAL GOLFERS ON THE PGA TOUR
This week: Farmers Insurance Open, through Sunday, Torrey Pines North and South Courses, La Jolla, Calif.
In the field: Gig Harbor’s Kyle Stanley, Tacoma’s Troy Kelly and Olympia’s Andres Gonzales.
Second-round scores: Stanley shot a 4-over-par 76 on the North Course, and Gonzales had a 6-over 78 on the South Course. Kelly withdrew before his tee time.
Positions: Stanley (7-over 151) finished 145th, and Gonzales (8-over 152) tied for 148th, missing the cut. Tiger Woods (11-under 133) is the tournament leader.
Recap: It was not the showing Stanley envisioned returning to the event he nearly won a year ago. He struggled in two rounds – eight bogeys and a pair of double bogeys. One of those double bogeys came Friday on the par-3 12th, where he missed to the right of the green and did not get up and down. He made four bogeys over his final 13 holes. … The back nine of the South Course is a real test, and Gonzales started on No. 10. He bogeyed the first four holes on his way to an opening-nine 42. He made all pars on the second nine. … Citing flu-like symptoms, Kelly withdrew on Friday.
Next: Stanley is set to defend his title at next week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona. Also in the field are Kelly and Puyallup’s Ryan Moore.
todd.milles@thenewstribune.com
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