Cantlay leads 5 shots at Riviera; Woods leaves early with flu symptoms

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Cantlay started the game with an eagle and didn’t let opponents get close to him the rest of Friday’s game. He shot a 6-under 65 to take a five-shot lead at the Genesis Invitational, which will see Tiger Woods miss the weekend.

Woods exited another tournament early, this time because of cold symptoms and not because of the numerous injuries he has suffered during his career. The star retired after six holes and received intravenous fluids for the next two hours before leaving the Riviera along with much of the public.

Every birdie Cantlay makes makes things more complicated for other golfers. Even when he seemed to be in trouble, on the fairway of No. 15 — a par 4 and Riviera’s toughest hole — he hit his iron over the bunker and kept the ball away from the hole Three feet away, a shot was made. little bird.

Cantlay, who grew up in Long Beach and played at UCLA, shot 13-under 129, ahead of Jason Day (69), Luke Lister (69) and Mackenzie Hughes (65) had five shots.

In addition to ties or matches within 10 strokes, this tournament also stipulates that the first 50 matches will be promoted after 36 holes. That’s not a factor in the way Cantlay plays.

The final cut was 1-over 143, eliminating Pebble Beach champions Wyndham Clark and Justin Thomas.

Will Zalatoris shot 70 despite five bogeys, aided by a hole-in-one on No. 14. The feat earned the golfer a car and another for his caddy, Joel Stock.