LEXINGTON, Ky. – David Toms didn’t know exactly what to expect this week. The 52-year-old had entered the Barbasol Championship because he wanted to stay sharp. Toms doesn’t plan to play the Senior Open Championship next week, and he didn’t want to take a four-week break before PGA TOUR Champions returns for its final 11 events of the season. His son Carter was playing in a tournament, too, so there wasn’t really time for a family vacation. So, Tom’s wife Sonya and their daughter Anna said they’d make the four-and-a-half-hour drive to Kentucky from their home in Shreveport with him. So far, it’s been well worth the trip. Toms fired a 64 on Friday that left him tied for third at 12 under, just three strokes off Jim Herman’s lead entering the weekend – with a chance to become the second-oldest winner on the PGA TOUR. Sam Snead, who won the 1965 Greater Greensboro Open at the age of 52 years, 10 months and 8 days, is the first. He has Toms by a matter of four months and nine days. “That would be kind of cool, but I’ve got a long way to go,â€� said Toms, who remembers spending time with Snead at the Masters. “See if we can play well enough tomorrow not to be too far back on Sunday and have a chance.â€� Toms, a 12-time winner on the PGA TOUR, has been his usual patient and steady self during the first two rounds at the Champion Course at Keene Trace Golf Club, a course he’s played several times before in U.S. Open qualifying. The 2001 PGA champion has hit 21 of 28 fairways and 29 of 36 greens in regulation. He’s made one eagle, 14 birdies – pitching in three times Friday from just off the green — and dropped just three shots to par, including on the last hole Saturday that kept him from a share of second. “My first goal was just to play Saturday and Sunday really, and then I started feeling good about it yesterday, the way I was playing, and obviously it carried over to today,â€� Toms said. “So, I’m in good shape. But I’ll have to go really low on the weekend like everybody else is going to have to do. “It’s a longer golf course for me, so it helps that it’s drying up a little bit. So, I don’t have as many scoring opportunities as some of the other players, but if I can take advantage of the ones I do have, I’ll be okay.â€� This is just the third TOUR event he’s played this season, tying for 31st at the Charles Schwab Challenge and missing the cut at the U.S. Open. Toms has three runner-up finishes on the PGA TOUR Champions, though, including in his title defense at the U.S. Senior Open and at another major, the Regions Tradition. “Had opportunities, haven’t been able to get it done,â€� Toms said. “But like I said, everybody out there are champions, all the guys that are playing, so they know how to win. “You have to go out there and do it and I haven’t been able to this year. We still have a lot of tournaments left.  Our fall is pretty important as a player out there, a lot of tournaments. So, I have some opportunities, I just have to get close and see if I can have something go my way.â€� He’s got a prime opportunity this weekend, too.

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How the field qualified for the Barracuda Championship as of 7/19/2019: Check here for updates. Winner – PGA/U.S. Open Championship Martin Kaymer Tournament Winner in Past Two Seasons Daniel Berger Jonas Blixt Austin Cook Brice Garnett Cody Gribble Russell Henley Andrew Landry Troy Merritt Ryan Palmer Rod Pampling Pat Perez Brendan Steele Chris Stroud Martin Trainer Jhonattan Vegas Career Money Exemption Padraig Harrington Sponsors Exemptions – Korn Ferry Tour Finals Frank Adams III William Gordon Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt Ricky Barnes John Daly Sponsors Exemptions – Unrestricted Ho Sung Choi Charlie Danielson Alistair Docherty Chip McDaniel Jay McLuen Dylan Meyer Trent Phillips Justin Suh Commissioner Exemption – 2 Foreign Players Andrea Pavan PGA Club Professional Champion – 6 Events Ryan Vermeer PGA Section Champion/Player of the Year Stuart L Smith Past Champion of Respective Event J.J. Henry Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedEx Cup Points List Emiliano Grillo Beau Hossler Brian Gay J.J. Spaun Peter Uihlein Bronson Burgoon Branden Grace Kelly Kraft Tom Hoge Sam Ryder Trey Mullinax Brandon Harkins Patrick Rodgers Alex Cejka Richy Werenski Tyler Duncan Seamus Power Martin Laird Vaughn Taylor Sam Saunders Ryan Blaum Nick Taylor Harris English Leading Money Winner from Korn Ferry Tour & KFT Finals Denny McCarthy Top Finishers from Korn Ferry Tour Prior Season (reordered) Sam Burns Kyoung-Hoon Lee Cameron Tringale Roger Sloan Carlos Ortiz Matt Jones Wes Roach Sebastián Muñoz Hank Lebioda Robert Streb Sepp Straka Scott Langley Stephan Jaeger Kramer Hickok Chase Wright Joey Garber Roberto Díaz Alex Prugh Adam Svensson Curtis Luck Julián Etulain Cameron Davis Anders Albertson José de Jesús Rodríguez Ben Silverman Josh Teater Seth Reeves Brady Schnell Nicholas Lindheim Sangmoon Bae Kyle Jones Chris Thompson John Chin Will Claxton David Berganio, Jr. 126 – 150 Prior Season’s FEC Points List (Reordered) Zack Sucher Bill Haas Dominic Bozzelli Johnson Wagner David Hearn Ben Crane Martin Piller Tom Lovelady Derek Fathauer Tyrone Van Aswegen Robert Garrigus David Lingmerth Chad Campbell Reorder Category – Cat. 34 thru 38 Matt Every Collin Morikawa Doc Redman Jonathan Byrd D.J. Trahan Brendon Todd Billy Hurley III Freddie Jacobson George McNeill Andres Romero Arjun Atwal John Senden Y.E. Yang Daniel Chopra Parker McLachlin Jim Herman Tim Herron Brian Davis Charlie Beljan John Rollins Mike Weir Robert Allenby John Merrick

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How the field qualified for the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational as of 7/19/2019: Member of last named U.S. Ryder Cup team Bryson DeChambeau Tony Finau Dustin Johnson Brooks Koepka Phil Mickelson Patrick Reed Webb Simpson Jordan Spieth Justin Thomas Bubba Watson Member of last named European Ryder Cup team Paul Casey Tommy Fleetwood Sergio Garcia Tyrrell Hatton Rory McIlroy Alex Noren Thorbjorn Olesen Ian Poutler Jon Rahm Justin Rose Henrik Stenson Top 50 players – World Golf Ranking (through 7/23) Patrick Cantlay Xander Schauffele Gary Woodland Matt Kuchar Adam Scott Jason Day27 Louis Oosthuizen Matt Wallace Marc Leishman Chez Reavie Kevin Kisner Hideki Matsuyama Matthew Fitzpatrick Keegan Bradley Kevin Na Shane Lowry Rafa Cabrera Bello Eddie Pepperell Billy Horschel Cameron Smith Brandt Snedeker Haotong Li Andrew Putnam Jim Furyk Cheng Tsung Pan Justin Harding Tournament Winners – 115+ points WGR strength of field Lucas Bjerregaard Corey Conners J.B. Holmes Max Homa Kodai Ichihara Sung Kang Nate Lashley Adam Long Keith Mitchell Aaron Rai Kevin Tway Danny Willett Matthew Wolff Winner – Japan Golf Tour Mikumu Horikawa Shugo Imahira Winner – South Africa Tour Philip Eriksson Winner – Asian Tour Poom Saksansin

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2019 The Open Championship, End of Round 2. Top 15 win probabilities: Shane Lowry (T1, -8, 13.3%) Tommy Fleetwood (T3, -7, 12%) Justin Rose (T5, -6, 11%) Lee Westwood (T3, -7, 6.6%) J.B. Holmes (T1, -8, 6.4%) Brooks Koepka (T8, -5, 6.3%) Jon Rahm (T12, -4, 4.7%) Dustin Johnson (T18, -3, 3.6%) Matt Kuchar (T12, -4, 3.1%) Justin Harding (T5, -6, 3%) Cameron Smith (T5, -6, 3%) Andrew Putnam (T8, -5, 2.4%) Jordan Spieth (T8, -5, 2.4%) Dylan Frittelli (T8, -5, 2.2%) Xander Schauffele (T18, -3, 2.2%) NOTE: These reports are based off the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut�, “Top 20�, “Top 5�, and “Win� probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of The Open Championship, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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