{"id":445413,"date":"2026-01-31T15:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/445413\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:44:11","slug":"stuart-macdonald-leads-as-round-2-suspended-at-the-panama-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/445413\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuart Macdonald leads as Round 2 suspended at The Panama Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>36M AGO<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-1sspha\">1 Min Read<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"chakra-link css-1jfg7sy\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/korn-ferry-tour\/news\/daily-wrapup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-1sspha\">Daily Wrap Up<\/p>\n<p><\/a>*:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-17ygvlf>img,.css-17ygvlf>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-17ygvlf::before{height:0px;content:&#8221;&#8221;;display:block;padding-bottom:56.25%;}]]><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769874249_782_image.jpg\" alt=\"Stuart Macdonald makes birdie on No. 18 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-1wnqtrr\">Stuart Macdonald makes birdie on No. 18 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ<\/p>\n<p>*:not(style)~*:not(style){margin-top:0.5rem;-webkit-margin-end:0px;margin-inline-end:0px;margin-bottom:0px;-webkit-margin-start:0px;margin-inline-start:0px;}]]><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-1sspha\">A<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-457l2k\">Change Text Size<\/p>\n<p>Written by Staff  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Suisse Intl, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.7rem;line-height:2.6rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0rem;position:relative\">2024 Diners Club Peru Open (PGA TOUR Americas) winner Stuart McDonald leads after Round 2 of the Panama Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Stuart Macdonald (1st\/-8)<\/p>\n<p>Made four birdies against one bogey en route to a 3-under 67 in the second roundOpened with a 5-under 65, his lowest score in 16 career rounds at The Panama Championship (previous:68\/Round 2, 2025)In line to hold the second 36-hole lead\/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career (2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia\u2019s Richmond Region\/finished T6)Finished No. 43 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, earning full status for the 2026 seasonRunner-up finisher at the 2025 Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya, where he forced a playoff with a hole-out birdie from the fairway of the 72nd hole of regulation (lost to Bryson Nimmer in playoff)Regained Korn Ferry Tour membership with a No. 10 finish on the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas Eligibility Points ListIn three previous seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour prior to 2025, recorded Korn Ferry Tour Points List finishes of No. 181 (2018), No. 60 (2020-21) and No. 118 (2022)Will log his fourth made cut in what is his fifth career start at The Panama Championship (best finish: T42\/2020)Boasts two PGA TOUR-sanctioned wins: 2023 Commissionaires Ottawa Open (PGA TOUR Canada), 2024 Diners Club Peru Open (PGA TOUR Americas)Turned professional in 2016 after four seasons at Purdue University (2012-16)*:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-17ygvlf>img,.css-17ygvlf>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-17ygvlf::before{height:0px;content:&#8221;&#8221;;display:block;padding-bottom:56.25%;}]]><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769874250_400_image.jpg\" alt=\"Stuart Macdonald hits third below the hole and birdies at Mexico Open\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-1wnqtrr\">Stuart Macdonald hits third below the hole and birdies at Mexico Open<\/p>\n<p>Argentinian Jorge Fern\u00e1ndez Vald\u00e9s (second\/-7), who is a Korn Ferry Tour winner, records his lowest 18-hole score at The Panama Championship with a 4-under 66 in his 16th career round at the event (previous 68\/three occurrences).Ian Gilligan (third\/-6), who finished No. 4 in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2025, is poised to hold his best 36-hole position on the Korn Ferry Tour through 17 holes of his second round (previous: T18\/2025 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron\/finished T40).PGA TOUR winners Tyler Duncan (fourth\/-5) and Adam Hadwin (T8\/-3), who is making his first start of the 2026 season, currently stand inside the top 10.18-hole co-leader Ian Holt (T5\/-4), who won last time out at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club, follows up a 5-under 65 with a 1-over 71 in the second round.Open qualifier Jorge Garcia (T8\/-3) is positioned to make the 36-hole cut in his first Korn Ferry Tour start.*:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-11jnzpa>img,.css-11jnzpa>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-11jnzpa::before{height:0px;content:&#8221;&#8221;;display:block;padding-bottom:66.66666666666666%;}]]><img alt=\"Image for article.\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769874250_174_Brooks-vid-topper.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jan 31, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a role=\"link\" class=\"chakra-linkbox__overlay css-1hnz6hu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/article\/news\/latest\/2026\/01\/30\/brooks-koepka-battles-to-make-weekend-in-first-tour-start-at-farmers-insurance-open-torrey-pines-leaderboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Koepka battles to make weekend in return to TOUR at Farmers<\/a><a class=\"chakra-link css-1jfg7sy\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/korn-ferry-tour\/news\/latest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latest<\/a><img alt=\"Image for article.\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769874251_903_schauffele-misses.jpg\"\/><img alt=\"Image for article.\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" 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