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Appleby Leads by Two at AT&T National
Stuart Appleby shot a two under 68 to take a two stroke lead over KJ Choi in the AT&T National. Appleby had five birdies and three bogeys in an up and down round. Second round co-leader Choi was five back after the 14th hole, but ran off three straight birdie to finish with an even par 70. Steve Stricker is another stroke back in third after a 67.
Host Tiger Woods was inches from a brilliant round. He left six putts inside a foot and two more less than two feet causing his large gallery to groan for most of the day. Mr. Woods will need the largest comeback of his career to capture the title at his inaugural event.
Stuart Appleby fired a two under par 68 to take a two shot lead over 36 hole co-leader K.J. Choi. Appleby, playing with a hairline crack in his driver, had five birdies and three bogeys in an up and down round that left him at nine under par 201 atop the leader board. "I’m not concerned who honors an event or who titles an event or anything," said Appleby, seeking his ninth tour victory and first of 2007. "Because winning, once you’ve won or had a drought, it feels great. And not winning feels a little shallow and empty. So if I could join all the good feelings in winning and with Tiger, his inaugural event — I’m sure I’ll let him know. He’ll be back at me, trust me. He’s got a quick tongue."
Choi was five back after the 14th hole, but ran off three straight birdies for an even par round of 70, alone in second place with a 203 total.
Steve Stricker is another shot back after a 67, the same score as fourth place Mike Weir at five under par.
Tiger Woods was inches from brilliance. "I turned a 63 or 64 into a 69 very smoothly," Woods said, after missing a number of putts that left his huge gallery moaning and groaning. "It’s frustrating, it really is," Woods said. "There’s no denying that. When you hit good putts and you think they are looking dead center, they kind of wander left or right, it is frustrating. And that’s the way it goes sometimes. You have to be patient, which I was all day. I’m still in the ballgame."
"He played fantastic tee-to-green and really seemed to putt well — and holed nothing," said Woods’ playing partner, Kevin Stadler, who also shot a 69 and had a hole-in-one at the par-3 13th. "I’m sure he’ll be excited looking forward to tomorrow because if he had another inch it would have been 62, 63, or 64."
Woods added lead tape to his putter after a tough day putting during Thursdays 73. That led to a round of 66 and a leap up the leaderboard. Who knows what changes he’ll make for today.
The only certainty is that it’ll be fun to watch.
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #2
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Thomas Detry – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Will Zalatoris – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey putter with triple track alignment aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Scotty Cameron The Blk Box putting alignment aid/training aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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