Streb keeping his cool

FedEx Cup points leader Robert Streb isn’t going to turn heads when he’s walking down the fairway.

Much like Jimmy Walker was when he led the FedEx Cup race at this point a year ago, Streb is flying under the radar as far as national recognition. He won at McGladrey — one of the six wraparound events on the PGA Tour — in a playoff in late October and finished in a tie for eighth at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions last weekend on Maui. He is tied for eighth at 8 under at the Sony Open in Hawaii, three shots in back of second-round leaders Matt Kuchar, Webb Simpson and Justin Thomas.

"I was kind of hacking it today," Streb said. "Today was much more of a struggle, but the last three holes were a big help.

"Obviously, I’m not scrambling to keep my job at this point, but trying to work on my temperament and be a little more even keel."

Knox sticking around this time

Russell Knox hadn’t seen a weekend at Waialae in three trips to Hawaii. Not only did he avoid going 0-for-4 this time around, but will go into Saturday among the contenders at 9 under.

"I told my wife if we miss the cut I was probably never coming back," Knox said. "It was great I made the cut because I love this course, I love the people here and the weather, of course, and I’m glad I played well and I hope it can continue."

Knox hadn’t played all that poorly in his previous Sony Open appearances, with a 69.83 stroke average over six rounds. But hovering around even par usually doesn’t get you a Saturday tee time.

Knox opened his fourth attempt with a 66 and followed with a bogey-free 65 on Friday. If he stays on track, he could be in position to earn another trip.

"The goal is to have two weeks in Hawaii next year," Knox said.

Every disqualified for bent club

Matt Every was disqualified on Friday for having a bent 4-iron in his bag. He bent it during Thursday’s opening round and forgot to take it out. He alerted a rules official halfway through the second round when he noticed it in the bag. He was 1 over for his round after nine when he turned himself in and 5 over for the tournament.

Inside the numbers

Thomas, a PGA Tour rookie, missed Davis Love III’s tournament record of 60 by a single shot on Friday en route to joining Kuchar and Simpson at the top of the leaderboard.

Since 2007, four golfers who led after the second round have gone on to win the tournament. They are Russell Henley in 2013, Ryan Palmer (2010), K.J. Choi (2008) and Paul Goydos (2007).

SCOREBOARDS

At Waialae Country Club
a-denotes amateur
Second Round
Matt Kuchar	65-63—128
Webb Simpson	62-66—128
Justin Thomas	67-61—128
Tim Clark		65-65—130
Troy Merritt	66-64—130
Russell Knox	66-65—131
Rory Sabbatini	64-67—131
Robert Streb	63-69—132
Jimmy Walker	66-66—132
Ryan Palmer		69-63—132
J.J. Henry		65-67—132
Paul Casey		62-70—132
Marc Leishman	70-62—132
Daniel Summerhays 66-67—133
James Hahn		69-64—133
Chris Kirk		66-67—133
Brian Harman	66-67—133
Kevin Na		66-67—133
Camilo Villegas	63-70—133
Chad Collins	69-65—134
Boo Weekley		69-65—134
Derek Fathauer	68-66—134
Scott Pinckney	71-63—134
Mark Hubbard	68-66—134
Chez Reavie		67-67—134
Steven Bowditch	70-64—134
Jason Day		65-69—134
Scott Piercy	67-67—134
Daniel Berger	68-66—134
Pat Perez		67-68—135
Jerry Kelly		73-62—135
Matt Jones		68-67—135
Justin Leonard	70-65—135
Gary Woodland	70-65—135
Tom Hoge		71-64—135
Jeff Overton	67-68—135
Francesco Molinari 67-68—135
Harris English	66-69—135
K.J. Choi		68-67—135
Charles Howell III 69-66—135
Shawn Stefani	69-66—135
Blayne Barber	66-69—135
John Peterson	65-70—135
Brian Davis		66-70—136
Lucas Glover	70-66—136
Russell Henley	72-64—136
Jason Kokrak	67-69—136
Jim Herman		70-66—136
WC Liang		68-68—136
Andrew Svoboda	70-66—136
William McGirt	68-68—136
Jhonattan Vegas	68-68—136
Nicholas Thompson 69-67—136
Max Homa		69-67—136
Tom Johnson		70-66—136
Kevin Kisner	70-67—137
Zach Johnson	68-69—137
Fabian Gomez	71-66—137
Zac Blair		71-66—137
Roger Sloan		70-67—137
John Huh		69-68—137
Mark Wilson		69-68—137
Kenny Perry		68-69—137
Sang-Moon Bae	67-70—137
Luke Donald		68-69—137
Stuart Appleby	68-69—137
Morgan Hoffmann	70-67—137
Michael Putnam	66-71—137
Kevin Streelman	72-66—138
Hideki Matsuyama 72-66—138
Brendon Todd	69-69—138
Scott Langley	70-68—138
Ben Martin		71-67—138
Stewart Cink	69-69—138
Luke Guthrie	68-70—138
Martin Flores	70-68—138
Jonathan Randolph 65-73—138
a-Kyle Suppa	69-69—138
George McNeill	71-67—138
Spencer Levin	69-69—138
Colt Knost		70-68—138
David Hearn		67-71—138
John Senden		70-68—138
Nick Taylor		70-68—138
Hyung-Sung Kim	69-69—138
Failed to make the cut
Tim Wilkinson	71-68—139
Tom Gillis		70-69—139
Graham DeLaet	72-67—139
Justin Hicks	70-69—139
Scott Brown		72-67—139
Carl Pettersson	71-68—139
Billy Hurley III 73-66—139
David Lingmerth	71-68—139
Byron Smith		71-68—139
Alex Prugh		69-70—139
Brendon de Jonge 74-65—139
Paul Goydos		69-70—139
Danny Lee		68-71—139
Tony Finau		70-69—139
Steve Wheatcroft 68-71—139
Brian Stuard	72-68—140
Angel Cabrera	70-70—140
Trey Mullinax	69-71—140
Hiroshi Iwata	71-69—140
J.B. Holmes		74-66—140
Jason Gore		70-70—140
Hudson Swafford	68-72—140
Jon Curran		69-71—140
Kyle Reifers	71-69—140
Seung-Yul Noh	68-73—141
Davis Love III	72-69—141
Chris Stroud	73-68—141
Curtis Thompson	70-71—141
Eric Axley		74-67—141
Vijay Singh		71-70—141
Jim Renner		72-70—142
Cameron Percy	74-68—142
Alex Cejka		72-70—142
Robert Allenby	71-71—142
Oscar Fraustro	69-73—142
Andrew Putnam	70-72—142
Adam Hadwin		73-69—142
Ricky Barnes	76-67—143
Derek Ernst		73-70—143
Brice Garnett	71-72—143
John Daly		71-73—144
Carlos Sainz Jr. 72-72—144
Yan Wei Liu		73-71—144
Sam Saunders	72-72—144
Geoff Ogilvy	69-75—144
Johnson Wagner	70-74—144
Fred Funk		72-72—144
Sean O’Hair		75-70—145
Bill Lunde		76-69—145
Carlos Ortiz	72-73—145
Sung Joon Park	71-74—145
Chad Campbell	72-73—145
Steven Alker	72-73—145
Garrett Okamura	73-72—145
Yuta Ikeda		73-73—146
Ryuji Imada		73-73—146
Yusaku Miyazato	75-71—146
Heath Slocum	75-72—147
Matt Every		74—DQ

TEE TIMES

First tee

10:10 a.m.

John Peterson

Brian Davis

Lucas Glover 

10:20 a.m.

Charles Howell III 

Shawn Stefani 

Blayne Barber 

10:30 a.m. 

Francesco Molinari  

Harris English

K.J. Choi 

10:40 a.m. 

Gary Woodland  

Tom Hoge

Jeff Overton 

10:50 a.m.

Jerry Kelly

Matt Jones

Justin Leonard

11 a.m.

Scott Piercy

Daniel Berger

Pat Perez 

11:10 a.m.

Chez Reavie

Steven Bowditch 

Jason Day

11:20 a.m.

Derek Fathauer  

Scott Pinckney  

Mark Hubbard

11:30 a.m.

Camilo Villegas  Chad Collins 

Boo Weekley

11:40 a.m.

Chris Kirk

Brian Harman

Kevin Na

11:50 a.m.

Marc Leishman Daniel Summerhays

James Hahn 

Noon

Ryan Palmer

J.J. Henry

Paul Casey

12:10 p.m.

Rory Sabbatini  

Robert Streb

Jimmy Walker 

12:20 p.m.

Tim Clark

Troy Merritt

Russell Knox 

12:30 p.m.

Matt Kuchar

Webb Simpson 

Justin Thomas

 

No. 10

10:10 a.m.

Russell Henley

Jason Kokrak

Jim Herman

10:20 a.m.

WC Liang

Andrew Svoboda William McGirt 

10:30 a.m.

Jhonattan Vegas Nicholas Thompson

Max Homa 

10:40 a.m.

Tom Johnson

Kevin Kisner

Zach Johnson 

10:50 a.m.

Fabian Gomez

Zac Blair

Roger Sloan 

11 a.m.

John Huh

Mark Wilson

Kenny Perry 

11:10 a.m.

Sang-Moon Bae  

Luke Donald

Stuart Appleby 

11:20 a.m.

Morgan Hoffmann Michael Putnam Kevin Streelman

11:30 a.m.

Hideki Matsuyama

Brendon Todd

Scott Langley

11:40 a.m.

Ben Martin

Stewart Cink

Luke Guthrie 

11:50 a.m.

Martin Flores

Jonathan Randolph

Kyle Suppa

Noon

George McNeill Spencer Levin

Colt Knost 

12:10 p.m.

David Hearn

John Senden

12:20 p.m.

Nick Taylor

Hyung-Sung Kim 

ENLARGE CHART

ENLARGE CHART