Darren Fichardt Fires 61 to Lead Simmons Bank Championship at 14 Under
In Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, South Africa's Darren Fichardt shot an 11-under 61 in the second round of the Simmons Bank Championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club on October 31, taking the lead at 14 under par.
The tournament is a Charles Schwab Cup playoff event on PGA Tour Champions. Fichardt opened with a par, then went birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie to reach 5 under through five holes and 10 under through 11, putting himself on 59 watch. After a run of pars, he birdied the par-5 18th to post 28-33—61, matching his career low and setting a tournament record.
First-round leader Zach Johnson shot 67 to sit second at 13 under, one shot back. Steven Alker and Henrik Stenson share third at 11 under. Fichardt's round lifted him to 13th in the projected Schwab Cup standings, safely inside the top 36 who advance to the season finale in Phoenix in two weeks. The final round is set for November 1.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：南非高尔夫选手达伦·菲查特。Pvt pauline摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / South African golfer Darren Fichardt. Photo by Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
