Well I don't think we have ever seen anything quite like that on day 2 in M7, not that I recall anyway
Let's break it down with some stats:
The average number of players through across all 102 entries = 3.75
45% of ALL PICKS didn't make the cut
Lowry and Bobby Mac (just) the only picks with over 40 selections to make it to the weekend
There are 4 players who only got 4 through in the top 15 places
There were implosions all over the place, which maybe gives us an idea of what can be expected at the weekend. M7'ers scrambling just to get 5 through to have a chance
In the end no one got all 7 through, we have 4 players that got 6 through (more on them later) and 15 that got 5 through. Everyone else (yes that is 83 of you!) are playing BOTR. Absolutely mental
Leading the way (and he has put some distance in between him and 4th) is Dave 'mmmbop' Hanson on a very nice 48 points. With Hatton though falling out he's only got 4 through. Meronk key for him as maybe the most likely to lose him positions (currently +3 but 2 shots back is 26 positions)
Second with 6 through is James 'Alan' Partridge on 72 points. Sungjae Im is his 6th player though and he made it on the cut line, so for him to come into play 'Alan' needs him to go on a run early. He also has Meronk but 3 of the other 4 are different to 'mmmbop' so there is still lots of ways to catch up
Third (for now) is yours truly, Michael 'Lobo' Loberman, on 93 points, also with 5 through. Only Lowry is shared with the two above so there are lots of permutations but realistically will need Rai to move up the board early on. 'Lobo' bidding to become only the 7th player to get back to back podiums in M7
Top 15 looks like:
Watch out for Alex 'Dravid' Wall, the US Open winner, lurking with 6 through (only one with Hojgaard)
Could one of the players with 4 through win a main prize?
Well technically the answer is yes, there is nothing stopping them in the rules, but it's still a longshot - and it has never happened before. Daniel 'Port' Value and Justin 'Tally' Price are the best placed BOTR to give it a go. However 'Port' can't catch current leader 'mmmbop' as his four remaining players are the same. Technically I think 'Tally' could catch him but it would take a monumental fall from Meronk and Niemann to basically win it. But for both of them (and possibly 1 or 2 other BOTR'ers) a place is still very much possible for now
If one of the BOTR win a main prize then they would also take home BOTR.
Down at the bottom it looks like:
Sohil 'Kung Fu' Pandya was a back 9 Niemann recovery away from a 500!! So close. Just two years ago 'Kung Fu' was walking away with 1st at The Open at St. Andrews and here he is odds on for the wooden spoon. I think that tells you all you need to know about the element on skill in this game.
Good luck to all for day 3. Lots of people hoping their players on +3 to +6 make a run for it to get them up the leaderboard early doors. With so many with only 4-5 through it really could change quickly
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