Seamus Power faces an anxious finale to see if he makes what would be a crucial cut as darkness brought an early end to the second round of the Bank of Utah Championship on Friday night.
The Waterford native needs a big finish to the season to secure his PGA Tour card for 2026, and is hovering just inside the cut-line with three holes of his round left to play.
Michael Brennan, in his first PGA Tour start as a professional, held a one-shot lead when play was called in.
Brennan shot a six-under par 65 in the second round, boosting him to 10-under, one ahead of fellow Americans Jackson Suber, Justin Lower and Pierceson Coody.
Power finds himself nine shots off the lead on one-under par with the majority of his second round complete.
Starting on the 10th, Power was two-over par for his round after seven holes before claiming his first birdie at the par-five 18th.
Another dropped shot would follow at the second before birdies at the third and sixth left him sitting on the right side of the projected cut-line with more than 50 golfers set to conclude their second rounds at Black Desert Resort on Saturday.
Brennan, 23, played this season on the PGA Tour Americas, which feeds into the Korn Ferry Tour. However, he is playing the PGA Tour this week on a sponsor’s exemption, and he is making the most of it. His Friday round included five birdies, an eagle at the par-5 ninth hole and just one bogey.
“I’ve been driving the ball really nicely, putting the ball in the fairway a lot, giving myself some good wedge and short iron opportunities,” Brennan said. “I’ve also made some nice mid-range putts the first two rounds, which always great to see those go in.
“But just kind of looking to stay a lot of the same this weekend. Hopefully driver stays hot because if you’re not in the fairway, it’s trouble out here. So, yeah, putting the ball in play is important.”
Coody carded a bogey-free 64 for the low round of the tournament thus far.
Defending champion Matt McCarty (65) and Japan’s Takumi Kanaya (68) are tied at eight-under par along with David Ford, who had six holes to play in his second round.
Additional reporting: Reuters