Gainey is still searching for his first PGA Tour victory
Gainey shot a 65 on Friday to move to 12-under 128 and take a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the final event before the start of golf's postseason.Gainey, who shared the first-round lead with Jeff Quinney, had six birdies and has the second-best 36-hole score in the history of the tournament.
Starting on the back nine, the South Carolina native had his first bogey of the tournament on the par-4 No. 11. Then, he warmed up. TaylorMade R11 Driver He birdied four of his final nine holes and closed his round with consecutive birdies, rolling in a 13-foot putt on No. 9 to finish.
A left wrist he sprained while hitting out of the rough last month at the RBC Canadian Open has made it tougher to keep his tee shots in the fairways and hampered his work with the irons.
"I hit it worse today than I did yesterday off the tee. I hit my irons worse than I did yesterday," Gainey said. "It's just hard to make birdies when you keep putting yourself ... in the rough. ... The harder you swing at it to get it out, just the more shock that goes into the wrist."
Quinney, who has conditional status on the Tour, is facing a similarly desperate situation, playing for both his card and a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Callaway X22 Irons He arrived at No. 215 in the standings and needed a high finish to crack the top 125 and make the playoffs, but he slipped off the pace after his triple bogey on the par-4 11th.
Numerous others are playing for their more immediate futures.
The field is littered with players trying to play their way off the bubble and into golf's postseason, which begins next week at The Barclays in New Jersey.
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Gainey shot a 65 on Friday to move to 12-under 128 and take a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the final event before the start of golf's postseason.Gainey, who shared the first-round lead with Jeff Quinney, had six birdies and has the second-best 36-hole score in the history of the tournament.
Starting on the back nine, the South Carolina native had his first bogey of the tournament on the par-4 No. 11. Then, he warmed up. TaylorMade R11 Driver He birdied four of his final nine holes and closed his round with consecutive birdies, rolling in a 13-foot putt on No. 9 to finish.
A left wrist he sprained while hitting out of the rough last month at the RBC Canadian Open has made it tougher to keep his tee shots in the fairways and hampered his work with the irons.
"I hit it worse today than I did yesterday off the tee. I hit my irons worse than I did yesterday," Gainey said. "It's just hard to make birdies when you keep putting yourself ... in the rough. ... The harder you swing at it to get it out, just the more shock that goes into the wrist."
Quinney, who has conditional status on the Tour, is facing a similarly desperate situation, playing for both his card and a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Callaway X22 Irons He arrived at No. 215 in the standings and needed a high finish to crack the top 125 and make the playoffs, but he slipped off the pace after his triple bogey on the par-4 11th.
Numerous others are playing for their more immediate futures.
The field is littered with players trying to play their way off the bubble and into golf's postseason, which begins next week at The Barclays in New Jersey.
Casey bolsters FedEx Cup chances
Starting Your Down Swing For Power
2011 PGA Expo attracts best vendors
Do you know the NGSA and GCH?
Lawrie leads Irish assault at Czech Open
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