Beau Hossler gives insight on how golfers react to rivals shooting low scores – “Easier said than done”
Beau Hossler opened up about players shooting low scores at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship. The American golfer teed it up at this week's PGA Tour event, shooting two impressive rounds of 65 and 64 to take the lead. The tournament, featuring a stellar field including Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland, and Lucas Glover, has seen some impressive performances in the first two rounds.
David Skinns shot a 12-under 60 in the opening round to take the lead, but he struggled in the second round, carding a 71 and slipping two spots on the leaderboard, settling in a tie for third place.
Following the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship on Friday, October 4, Beau Hossler was asked about the players shooting low scores at the tournament.
Speaking of the low scores, Hossler said (via ASAP Sports):
"When you get these shootout golf tournaments, I think it's really important to stay focused on the present, and likely you're going to have a lot of opportunities in front of you; try not to force that one to go in right now.
"Easier said than done. Certainly if I can do that, there is clearly gettable scores. But if you go out and try and shoot 8-, 9-under par, it's not going to happen. You got to try and take it one at a time, try and pick apart the par-5s as best you can, birdie the drivable hole, and there you are already starting 3-, 4-, 5-under par, and try and get looks on the rest of the holes," he contiued," he added.
The 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship is a regular PGA Tour event and has a cutline after 36 holes. Only the players making the cut after Friday's round will now tee off in the upcoming two rounds.
A look into Beau Hossler's performance at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship
The American golfer started his campaign at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship on the first tee hole. He shot three back-to-back birdies on the first three holes. He played a bogey-free opening round, carding seven birdies, including three on the front nine and four on the back nine on Thursday, October 3, for a round of 7-under 65.
In the second round, Hossler started with a bogey on the tenth hole. He shot five birdies and a bogey on the front nine, and two birdies and an eagle on the back nine, for a round of 8-under 64, taking the lead with an overall score of 15-under.
Daniel Berger settled in second place with a score of 14-under, while Jacob Bridgeman tied for third place with Keith Mitchell and David Skinns at 13-under. The tournament will conclude on Sunday, October 6.