Rico Hoey takes 1-point lead into
the weekend in the Barracuda Championship
[July 19, 2025]
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Rico Hoey had his second straight
13-point round Friday to take a one-point lead into the weekend in
the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the
modified Stableford scoring system.
Players receive eight points for a double eagle, five for eagle and
two for birdie. A point is deducted for bogey and three for double
bogey.
Played opposite the British Open, the tournament is co-sanctioned by
the European tour. The winner gets into the PGA Championship but not
the Masters.
Hoey had six birdies and a bogey in his afternoon round on Tahoe
Mountain Club's tree-lined Old Greenwood layout that sits at an
elevation of 6,000 feet.
“I really like the course,” Hoey said. “I was pretty fortunate to
have my first start out here. They gave me a sponsor invite, so it’s
something special to me and hopefully I keep carrying it on.”
Max McGreevy and 2021 champion Erik van Rooyen of South Africa were
tied for second.
Hoey is winless in 51 career starts on the PGA Tour. Born in the
Philippines, he grew up in California and played at the University
of Southern California.
“I just feel like I’m at home,” Hoey said. “It’s California. Grew up
in California. I love this event. It’s always fun doing like a point
system so you feel like you want to go make a lot of birdies.”
McGreevy eagled the par-5 third in a 16-point afternoon round.
“Just plotting along, getting a lot of good looks,” McGreevy said.
“Got some to go early today which just freed me up and allowed me to
be a little bit more aggressive I think in some spots.”
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Van Rooyen scored 14 points in the morning session.
He birdied four of the last six on each nine.
“Finally making some putts,” van Rooyen said. “It’s
been a trying season in that regard.”
Tom Vaillant of France was fourth at 23. Isaiah Salinda, Joel Dahmen,
Vince Whaley, Ryan Gerard and Jackson Suber has 22. Suber played in
the last group of the day off the first tee.
Ben Martin, the first-round leader, had a zero-point round to drop
10 points behind.
Max Homa rallied to make the cut, while his playing partners —
defending champion Nick Dunlap and NCAA winner Michael La Sasso of
Mississippi — dropped out. Homa had a 14-point day to get to 13
points. Dunlop eagled his last hole to finish with a point, and
Sasso — playing on a sponsor exemption — lost nine points in the two
days.
German twins Yannik and Jeremy Paul also missed the cut.
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