Wheatcroft misses cut, shows frustration
Steve Wheatcroft is getting frustrated.
After missing the cut in the Wells Fargo Championship Friday, he tweeted this message:
“If anyone wants to learn how to shoot 75 every day, I should be teaching at a nearby venue soon, and would love to share my expertise.”
Wheatcroft, a Trinity High School graduate, shot 74, 75 to end up at 5-over par and tied for 114th place.
Wheatcroft has provisional status and has made four of eight cuts this season. He has earned $69,628 this season, nearly $3.4 million in his carer.
Meanwhile, Billy Hurley III and Seamus Power of Ireland were atop the leaderboard after a day of wind, rain and a second round at the Wells Fargo Championship that didn’t finish.
A violent storm overnight and into Friday morning dumped nearly 2 inches of rain on Eagle Point Golf Club and forced a three-hour delay. Hurley had a 3-under 69, while Power shot 71 and joined him at 5-under 139.
Jon Rahm of Spain was among those one shot back.
Dustin Johnson, in his first tournament since his slip down the stairs that knocked him out of the Masters, was 2 over for the round, five shots behind. He was through 13 holes.
Phil Mickelson made double bogey on his last hole for a 72 and was at 143.
Jutanugarn wins sister event: Ariya Jutanugarn won a sister showdown Friday in the Lorena Ochoa Match Play, and Lydia Ko, Michelle Wie and Cristie Kerr also advanced at Club de Golf Mexico.
The third-ranked Jutanugarn edged older sister Moriya 2 up in the second round.
She will face Pernilla Lindberg in the round of 16 in the event that switched from stroke to match play and moved from November to April.
Ko beat Jennifer Song 1 up to guarantee staying No. 1 in the world.
Wie topped Laura Gonzalez Escallon 3 and 2, and Kerr beat Jenny Shin 4 and 3. Kerr won three weeks ago in Hawaii and lost to Haru Nomura on Sunday on the sixth hole of a playoff in Texas.