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“I think both days, my iron play has been
really, really good,” Olesen said. “I hit a lot of shots really
close to the pin and gave myself a lot of good chances. Today,
there was like two or three bad drives that costed me, but I
still felt pretty good over the ball.”
He had a 14-under 128 total.
Knapp shot 65. Pierceson Coody (65) was another stroke back with
Sam Stevens (68). Stevens closed with a bogey on No. 9. Takumi
Kanaya (64), Chris Kirk (67) and Matti Schmid (68) were 11
under.
With two weeks left in the regular season, Knapp (55th in the
FedEx Cup standings), Schmid (68th) and Kirk (77th) remained in
contention for the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The top 70 advance to the
first playoff event.
Olesen is a European tour regular with nine international
victories. He missed the cut last week in the British Open in
Northern Ireland.
“I take every week as it comes,” Olesen said. “Every week is an
opportunity to try and bounce back and do something special."
Knapp remained bogey-free through 36 holes for the first time in
his career, starting out with birdies on Nos. 10-12. He seeks
his first PGA Tour win of the season after earning the first of
his career in the 2024 Mexico Open.
“I feel like it’s been ... kind of mistake-free for the most
part,” Knapp said. “I haven’t really had to scramble too much.”
Knapp had the lowest score on the PGA Tour this year, a 59 at
the Cognizant Classic in February.
Adam Svensson nearly matched Knapp with a course-record 11-under
60 on Thursday, but dropped 29 spots Friday with a 75.
Missing the cut were Byeong Hun An, 67th in the FedEx Cup
standings, and Haotong Li, who was in the final pairing with
winner Scottie Scheffler in the British Open and tied for
fourth.
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