Rookie Jordan Smith Leads Colonial - May 30th, 2026

On May 30th, 2026, we recap the first two rounds of the Charles Schwab Challenge where rain-softened conditions at Colonial led to a two-under cutline and rookie Jordan Smith seizing the 36-hole lead.CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE LEADERBOARDRookie Jordan Smith fired back-to-back 65s, including a first-hole eagle, to take the 36-hole lead at ten-under par at a rain-softened Colonial, chased by a nine-under pack featuring Brian Harman and Ryan Gerard."It is going to be a new experience for us out here leading for the first time so I am excited," said Smith, while Harman added, "I love playing golf in Texas man."Smith celebrated his stellar opening rounds on the PGA Tour by taking a trip to a local Texas rodeo.EQUIPMENT SHAKE-UPS & CADDIE CAROUSELThe Colonial greens saw massive equipment overhauls, with Ludvig Aberg shockingly moving to a Scotty Cameron mallet, Michael Thorbjornsen switching to a Spider X, and Rickie Fowler missing the cut battling high-MOI mallet struggles.J.J. Spaun switched from a faded LAB Golf DF3 to an OZ1 iHS, admitting, "I found myself kind of resenting my putter."In caddie carousel drama, Dylan Wu hired bagman Austin Gaugert right after Gaugert was fired by Garrick Higgo.SHOTMAKERS & HEARTBREAKERSThe 16th hole provided ultimate thrills with slam-dunk aces from Brandt Snedeker and rookie A.J. Ewart (who shot a career-low 63), while Tom Kim and Alex Smalley found redemption with brilliant bogey-free rounds."Every day I am trying to build on what I am working on," noted Kim on his swing coach transition, while Smalley said of his PGA Championship bounce-back, "To have no bogeys on the scorecard anywhere is nice."Hideki Matsuyama went viral with an absurd one-handed wedge par save, while Gary Woodland suffered a cruel 30-foot flagstick rejection on the 15th.Quick HitsRyan Gerard on his historic 17-for-17 putting streak inside 15 feet: "I know the stats are probably going to lean more putting but I have been hitting my driver really well" • Stephan Jaeger withdraws from the tournament due to a back injury • The cut line settles at two-under par as the Colonial course begins drying out Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.