Scott Jamieson and Stephen Gallacher were pleased to make the cut but walked from the Oak Hill course disappointed not to be higher up the leader board after two rounds of the PGA Championship.
Jamieson walked from the course at 7.20pm local time having been out in the very last group and posting a round of a two over par 72 for a two over par tally in his maiden Major Championship.
However the Glaswegian was inside the top-30 heading to his closing two holes but bogeyed both including finding a fairway bunker with his drive at the last and then after playing a superb 6-iron shot to the front edge of the green, he then chipped from where he two-putted for bogey.
It sent Jamieson back into a share of 38th place and 11 shots behind American Jason Dufner who set a new course record and became the 24th player in Major’s history to sign for a 63.
“I guess I should be pleased to make the cut, and I am, but I’m also disappointed to drop two shots over those last two holes,” said Jamieson.
Young 12-year old Jack Gallacher stands watch over his father’s putting like a coach as the lights from an on-course TV studio glow brightly. (Photo – www.golfbytourmiss.com)
“However you have to make the cut before you win the tournament but then the wind picked up over the last two holes and also the greens were not that crash hot at this time of the day after all the traffic on them.
“So all in all it’s great to have ticked the first box this week but I’m not here to just make the cut and I will be looking to push on from here.
“Fortunately, I was in the better side of the draw today as I wasn’t out in the rain they had here this morning and I wasn’t caught up late yesterday in that storm delay.
“Hopefully now there is a couple of low rounds in the bag for the weekend.”
Fellow Glasgow golfer Marc Warren heads the Tartan charge after carding a 67 to move to one over par and a third round tee time alongside Ryder Cup winning hero, Ian Poulter (71).
Gallacher’s PGA Championship record in now two 72-hole appearances from his four starts in the year’s final major after he signed for a two under par 68 to make the cut right on the three over par tally.
But then for a second day running his 12-year old son, Jack walked from the course remarking: “How low could that have been again today?”
In fact, Gallacher posted three birdies but also missed at least a half-a-dozen chances from inside 10 foot.
Straight after handing in his card Gallacher spent some 15 minutes under Jack’s watchful eye working on his putting.
“It was an unbelievable day on the greens as it could have easily been four to five shots lower,” said Gallacher.
“I could not have played any better than that and I only missed one fairway and that was with a 3-iron at my 17th hole.
“I then kept putting the ball inside 10-feet but only managed to hole a couple, so I could have easily shot 62 or anything.”
However failing to join Jamieson and Gallacher for the last two rounds was Paul Lawrie who could look back to a ninth hole double bogey on day two in his round of second straight 72 to miss the cut by one.
Also heading home early was Martin Laird who added a 73 to his opening 71 while Aberdeen’s Richie Ramsay missed the last two days in his first PGA Champioship after scores of 72 and 75.
