Cam Smith improves sharply to share 5th at FedEx St Jude Championship
Cameron Smith – file photo PGA of America
Cameron Smith has improved 25 positions on his opening round with a second round of 65 at the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis and at the halfway stage of the opening event of the FedEx Cup playoff series he finds himself in a share of 5th place.
The highlight of Smith’s round came at the 16th (video below) when he converted an 18 foot eagle putt after a superb approach from 235 yards at the par 5, his only real blemish coming at the 15th when he was forced to lay up after finding the rough and eventually dropped his only shot of the day.
Smith is now just three behind the leader, J.J. Spaun who leads by one over Sepp Straka and Troy Merrit.
Smith has slipped one spot to 3rd in projected FedEx Cup standings although such projections are very much a moving feast at this early stage.
Scotttie Scheffler, who missed the cut retains his top ranking while J.J. Spaun has moved into second place.
Adam Scott was another to advance his cause considerably on day two, a round of 67 moving him from 18th to 9th this week and importantly, in terms of projected FedEx Cup standings, to 53rd from 77th and given that at next week’s BMW Championship only the top 70 are eligible he has opened the door for that possibility.
Marc Leishman, and Cameron Davis made the cut on the number and are currently 66th and 72nd in the projected standings.
Jason Day bogeyed six of his last eight holes today for a round of 75 to miss the cut and his season is over.
Lucas Herbert missed the cut this week but has done enough this season to ensure he will be at the BMW Championship irrespective of what happens over the weekend, but for New Zealand’s Danny Lee, after missing the cut this week his FedEx Cup journey is over for the season.
