{"id":55365,"date":"2026-04-25T03:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T03:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/55365\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T03:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T03:41:10","slug":"highlights-round-2-zurich-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/55365\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights | Round 2 | Zurich Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out all the best shots from Round 2 foursomes at the 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, featuring Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick, Tony Finau, Wyndham Clark and Ben Griffin, among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caas-show-transcript\">View More<\/p>\n<p>Video Transcript<\/p>\n<p>Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n<p>Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n<p>There you go, Luke.<\/p>\n<p>There you go, Luke.<\/p>\n<p>On the PGA Tour, and for a lot of players who do not have full status right now that are in the field, this is a huge week, as Chandler Phillips putts for birdie from just outside 29 feet.<\/p>\n<p>On the PGA Tour, and for a lot of players who do not have full status right now that are in the field, this is a huge week, as Chandler Phillips putts for birdie from just outside 29 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Well, this is a massive week for a lot of guys.<\/p>\n<p>Well, this is a massive week for a lot of guys.<\/p>\n<p>Chandler Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>Chandler Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>Chandler Phillips, 17th.<\/p>\n<p>Chandler Phillips, 17th.<\/p>\n<p>Hello.<\/p>\n<p>Hello.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much.<\/p>\n<p>Partner has to love that.<\/p>\n<p>Partner has to love that.<\/p>\n<p>Put that putter away.<\/p>\n<p>Put that putter away.<\/p>\n<p>No par putt coming up, abs- Scott Piercy for birdie at three.<\/p>\n<p>No par putt coming up, abs- Scott Piercy for birdie at three.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, beautiful putt.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, beautiful putt.<\/p>\n<p>Just fed it in from right to left.<\/p>\n<p>Just fed it in from right to left.<\/p>\n<p>Much needed birdie as well.<\/p>\n<p>Much needed birdie as well.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Wallace.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Wallace.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah, it was a great shot.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah, it was a great shot.<\/p>\n<p>We need more of that in golf.<\/p>\n<p>We need more of that in golf.<\/p>\n<p>I love it.<\/p>\n<p>I love it.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Cole on the tee at nine.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Cole on the tee at nine.<\/p>\n<p>Much more difficult hole location here.<\/p>\n<p>Much more difficult hole location here.<\/p>\n<p>Back left.<\/p>\n<p>Back left.<\/p>\n<p>That is a great line from Cole.<\/p>\n<p>That is a great line from Cole.<\/p>\n<p>Just sets up well for him.<\/p>\n<p>Just sets up well for him.<\/p>\n<p>He has a natural draw.<\/p>\n<p>He has a natural draw.<\/p>\n<p>Talked about in terms of movement.<\/p>\n<p>Talked about in terms of movement.<\/p>\n<p>Ogilvy from 191 at 15.<\/p>\n<p>Ogilvy from 191 at 15.<\/p>\n<p>Had a little bit of a gap from the right of the fairway.<\/p>\n<p>Had a little bit of a gap from the right of the fairway.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, he&#8217;s the International Presidents Cup captain, so we&#8217;re gonna see Geoff Ogilvy, who hasn&#8217;t been a full-time player in the PGA Tour for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, he&#8217;s the International Presidents Cup captain, so we&#8217;re gonna see Geoff Ogilvy, who hasn&#8217;t been a full-time player in the PGA Tour for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>He can be just absolutely deadly with the putter.<\/p>\n<p>He can be just absolutely deadly with the putter.<\/p>\n<p>Back-to-back Sundays last year in the DP World Tour shot, They bounced back from that.<\/p>\n<p>Back-to-back Sundays last year in the DP World Tour shot, They bounced back from that.<\/p>\n<p>Off to a good start here, though, this week.<\/p>\n<p>Off to a good start here, though, this week.<\/p>\n<p>16 and the US Presidents Cup captain, Brandt Snedeker.<\/p>\n<p>16 and the US Presidents Cup captain, Brandt Snedeker.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, sir.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, sir.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, don&#8217;t worry about it, Keith.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, don&#8217;t worry about it, Keith.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll just chip it in.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll just chip it in.<\/p>\n<p>Bit of pedestrian start with a 64 yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Bit of pedestrian start with a 64 yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Different story today.<\/p>\n<p>Different story today.<\/p>\n<p>On the 18th, they&#8217;re just about to make the turn.<\/p>\n<p>On the 18th, they&#8217;re just about to make the turn.<\/p>\n<p>Matt from off the green.<\/p>\n<p>Matt from off the green.<\/p>\n<p>Alex will get that for you.<\/p>\n<p>Alex will get that for you.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, Matt holds it, Alex picks it up.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, Matt holds it, Alex picks it up.<\/p>\n<p>So more from Matt.<\/p>\n<p>So more from Matt.<\/p>\n<p>They cross to the front side, and it was the same story: flag hunting.<\/p>\n<p>They cross to the front side, and it was the same story: flag hunting.<\/p>\n<p>Okay.<\/p>\n<p>Okay.<\/p>\n<p>To inside five feet.<\/p>\n<p>To inside five feet.<\/p>\n<p>Old brother Alex would knock that in.<\/p>\n<p>Old brother Alex would knock that in.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I shouldn&#8217;t say it either, but that would Oof.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I shouldn&#8217;t say it either, but that would Oof.<\/p>\n<p>Almost a one.<\/p>\n<p>Almost a one.<\/p>\n<p>Wow.<\/p>\n<p>Wow.<\/p>\n<p>A guy that resides in the south, Valdosta, Georgia, so he likes this Bermuda grass.<\/p>\n<p>A guy that resides in the south, Valdosta, Georgia, so he likes this Bermuda grass.<\/p>\n<p>Right.<\/p>\n<p>Right.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time winner out here on the PGA tour, one in Puerto Rico, one in Punta Cana in 2024 and 2018 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time winner out here on the PGA tour, one in Puerto Rico, one in Punta Cana in 2024 and 2018 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>A tough pin today at the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>A tough pin today at the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>Hugged up against that left side, just five paces over there, and Marty Do taking dead aim.<\/p>\n<p>Hugged up against that left side, just five paces over there, and Marty Do taking dead aim.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of firepower between these two, but they&#8217;re also, you know, not strangers to a foul ball here and there, and in this format, that could be dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of firepower between these two, but they&#8217;re also, you know, not strangers to a foul ball here and there, and in this format, that could be dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon Sargent&#8217;s put a two on the card.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon Sargent&#8217;s put a two on the card.<\/p>\n<p>And Alex had the putter working today.<\/p>\n<p>And Alex had the putter working today.<\/p>\n<p>On the fifth for another birdie.<\/p>\n<p>On the fifth for another birdie.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, they definitely have the formula correct there.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, they definitely have the formula correct there.<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful putt down the hill from Alex.<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful putt down the hill from Alex.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Gim second at 15.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Gim second at 15.<\/p>\n<p>He and Jeffrey Kang are just two back of the lead.<\/p>\n<p>He and Jeffrey Kang are just two back of the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Okay.<\/p>\n<p>Okay.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a great shot.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a great shot.<\/p>\n<p>Back out at one with Graziano.<\/p>\n<p>Back out at one with Graziano.<\/p>\n<p>115 yards, very gettable hole location.<\/p>\n<p>115 yards, very gettable hole location.<\/p>\n<p>And an excellent shot.<\/p>\n<p>And an excellent shot.<\/p>\n<p>52 feet for Marty Do for birdie.<\/p>\n<p>52 feet for Marty Do for birdie.<\/p>\n<p>And there&#8217;s several grain changes in this long putt.<\/p>\n<p>And there&#8217;s several grain changes in this long putt.<\/p>\n<p>Look at that, it goes in, but it was the bogey at the previous hole that is gonna keep him out of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Look at that, it goes in, but it was the bogey at the previous hole that is gonna keep him out of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful shot.<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful shot.<\/p>\n<p>Close to the best of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Close to the best of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, long birdie putt at nine.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, long birdie putt at nine.<\/p>\n<p>Great ball striker.<\/p>\n<p>Great ball striker.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the strength of Jordan&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the strength of Jordan&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>But look at that.<\/p>\n<p>But look at that.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, look what I found.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, look what I found.<\/p>\n<p>He and Haotong Li have a birdie finish.<\/p>\n<p>He and Haotong Li have a birdie finish.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third shot from Max Graziano.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third shot from Max Graziano.<\/p>\n<p>Ooh, that&#8217;s a good one.<\/p>\n<p>Ooh, that&#8217;s a good one.<\/p>\n<p>From that distance, giving themselves a chance to save par.<\/p>\n<p>From that distance, giving themselves a chance to save par.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s Robert Brehm, as you had said earlier, with the shot of the day, closest to the pin.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s Robert Brehm, as you had said earlier, with the shot of the day, closest to the pin.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>That might get him a Chipotle gift card or something, you know?<\/p>\n<p>That might get him a Chipotle gift card or something, you know?<\/p>\n<p>That was excellent.<\/p>\n<p>That was excellent.<\/p>\n<p>Pro on the tee playing with Ben Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Pro on the tee playing with Ben Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Trace Crowe sounds like a country singer to me.<\/p>\n<p>Trace Crowe sounds like a country singer to me.<\/p>\n<p>Come on, Trace.<\/p>\n<p>Come on, Trace.<\/p>\n<p>Tracing that thing.Up ahead to 18.<\/p>\n<p>Tracing that thing.Up ahead to 18.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard playing together.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard playing together.<\/p>\n<p>Two big ones to get here.<\/p>\n<p>Two big ones to get here.<\/p>\n<p>Putt on the way.<\/p>\n<p>Putt on the way.<\/p>\n<p>There you go.<\/p>\n<p>There you go.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>The eagle on the par 5, 18th.<\/p>\n<p>The eagle on the par 5, 18th.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, misread it.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, misread it.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, he just played too much break there.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, he just played too much break there.<\/p>\n<p>Need one of these, you agree?<\/p>\n<p>Need one of these, you agree?<\/p>\n<p>But should be a, a pretty easy birdie there for Graziano.<\/p>\n<p>But should be a, a pretty easy birdie there for Graziano.<\/p>\n<p>Check in on the defending champs on the ninth, Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin.<\/p>\n<p>Check in on the defending champs on the ninth, Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin.<\/p>\n<p>Some work to do to make the cut.<\/p>\n<p>Some work to do to make the cut.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty quick one down the hill here.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty quick one down the hill here.<\/p>\n<p>Not one you want to get too aggressive with, but just catches the right side of the hole.<\/p>\n<p>Not one you want to get too aggressive with, but just catches the right side of the hole.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;ll help the cause.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;ll help the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Tweet, tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Tweet, tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Couple birdies on eight and nine.<\/p>\n<p>Couple birdies on eight and nine.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re up to eight under.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re up to eight under.<\/p>\n<p>To the 13th, the team of Knox and Malnati, and yeah, that&#8217;ll count.<\/p>\n<p>To the 13th, the team of Knox and Malnati, and yeah, that&#8217;ll count.<\/p>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t matter what color ball you use.<\/p>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t matter what color ball you use.<\/p>\n<p>How about this from Chris Kirk?<\/p>\n<p>How about this from Chris Kirk?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, he&#8217;s gotta really hook it around this cypress tree and then back into the wind, which is tough to do.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, he&#8217;s gotta really hook it around this cypress tree and then back into the wind, which is tough to do.<\/p>\n<p>That was the shot a bit earlier in that group.<\/p>\n<p>That was the shot a bit earlier in that group.<\/p>\n<p>You saw the ball on the green.<\/p>\n<p>You saw the ball on the green.<\/p>\n<p>Looking good.<\/p>\n<p>Looking good.<\/p>\n<p>Wow.<\/p>\n<p>Wow.<\/p>\n<p>George, that is their third hole out for par from a substantial distance.<\/p>\n<p>George, that is their third hole out for par from a substantial distance.<\/p>\n<p>Max Graziano at the 11th, the par 5.<\/p>\n<p>Max Graziano at the 11th, the par 5.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to make a birdie teaming up with Tony Finau.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to make a birdie teaming up with Tony Finau.<\/p>\n<p>And that will help as they go to eight under.<\/p>\n<p>And that will help as they go to eight under.<\/p>\n<p>Wow, very nice there.<\/p>\n<p>Wow, very nice there.<\/p>\n<p>That was well done.<\/p>\n<p>That was well done.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a quick putt down the hill from the backside of the 11th green there.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a quick putt down the hill from the backside of the 11th green there.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>So you&#8217;re saying there&#8217;s a chance.<\/p>\n<p>So you&#8217;re saying there&#8217;s a chance.<\/p>\n<p>See, you don&#8217;t quit, George.<\/p>\n<p>See, you don&#8217;t quit, George.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why you don&#8217;t quit, and they get a par five.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why you don&#8217;t quit, and they get a par five.<\/p>\n<p>They could make eagle there, so don&#8217;t ever f- quit.<\/p>\n<p>They could make eagle there, so don&#8217;t ever f- quit.<\/p>\n<p>Three straight.<\/p>\n<p>Three straight.<\/p>\n<p>What got into &#8217;em at the front nine?<\/p>\n<p>What got into &#8217;em at the front nine?<\/p>\n<p>They must&#8217;a had a rally hotdog or something between nines.<\/p>\n<p>They must&#8217;a had a rally hotdog or something between nines.<\/p>\n<p>At the 13th, the team of Wyndham Clark and Taylor Moore.<\/p>\n<p>At the 13th, the team of Wyndham Clark and Taylor Moore.<\/p>\n<p>From off the green, Wyndham Clark with a birdie.<\/p>\n<p>From off the green, Wyndham Clark with a birdie.<\/p>\n<p>Couple of birdies on this back nine for Clark and Taylor Moore.<\/p>\n<p>Couple of birdies on this back nine for Clark and Taylor Moore.<\/p>\n<p>Now they&#8217;re inside the cut line.<\/p>\n<p>Now they&#8217;re inside the cut line.<\/p>\n<p>Now an attempt for eagle.<\/p>\n<p>Now an attempt for eagle.<\/p>\n<p>This hole is now drivable.<\/p>\n<p>This hole is now drivable.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Griffin coming off the tee shot from Andrew Novak.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Griffin coming off the tee shot from Andrew Novak.<\/p>\n<p>And Griffin, he&#8217;s got the eagle, and that puts defending champs at nine under.<\/p>\n<p>And Griffin, he&#8217;s got the eagle, and that puts defending champs at nine under.<\/p>\n<p>On the tee at 15, a long par four.<\/p>\n<p>On the tee at 15, a long par four.<\/p>\n<p>He likes it.<\/p>\n<p>He likes it.<\/p>\n<p>Watching this one really closely.<\/p>\n<p>Watching this one really closely.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, fantastic golf shot there from Griffin, and him and Novak will have that to move it to double digits.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, fantastic golf shot there from Griffin, and him and Novak will have that to move it to double digits.<\/p>\n<p>Teaming with Johnny Keefer.<\/p>\n<p>Teaming with Johnny Keefer.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly had that eagle earlier, would&#8217;ve been so clutch.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly had that eagle earlier, would&#8217;ve been so clutch.<\/p>\n<p>They need something special.<\/p>\n<p>They need something special.<\/p>\n<p>This will help.<\/p>\n<p>This will help.<\/p>\n<p>They have a chance.<\/p>\n<p>They have a chance.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, they do.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, they do.<\/p>\n<p>Three up the loss, they&#8217;ll get to play the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Three up the loss, they&#8217;ll get to play the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful shot there from Michael Brennan.<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful shot there from Michael Brennan.<\/p>\n<p>On the 14th, Rozen.<\/p>\n<p>On the 14th, Rozen.<\/p>\n<p>Pin location front left.<\/p>\n<p>Pin location front left.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been pretty accessible today at 14.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been pretty accessible today at 14.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve seen a bunch of twos.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve seen a bunch of twos.<\/p>\n<p>Rozen nearly holing it.<\/p>\n<p>Rozen nearly holing it.<\/p>\n<p>David Lipsky at nine under, right where that cut currently is, but one more birdie would lock up a spot this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>David Lipsky at nine under, right where that cut currently is, but one more birdie would lock up a spot this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Lipsky fired up, and how about Rico Hoey bowing to the golf gods?<\/p>\n<p>Lipsky fired up, and how about Rico Hoey bowing to the golf gods?<\/p>\n<p>To the last on the ninth for this twosome, Lanto Griffin and Ben Coles.<\/p>\n<p>To the last on the ninth for this twosome, Lanto Griffin and Ben Coles.<\/p>\n<p>Meaningful birdie putt to get to 10.<\/p>\n<p>Meaningful birdie putt to get to 10.<\/p>\n<p>Feels like a must-make here.<\/p>\n<p>Feels like a must-make here.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>Whoa.<\/p>\n<p>Whoa.<\/p>\n<p>From 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