{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680a0159fcccdba3a5365c3e/6ac99a1d937a3c900f40e3ad?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Theegala’s Tree Trouble & A Tale of Two Nines - October 10th, 2026","description":"<p>On October 10th, 2026, Round 2 of the Baycurrent Classic delivered a brutal back-nine gauntlet, bizarre rules situations, and a crowded leaderboard topped by Keith Mitchell and Jacob Bridgeman.</p><p><br></p><h3>BAYCURRENT CLASSIC / THE CO-LEADERS</h3><ul><li>Keith Mitchell and Jacob Bridgeman sit atop the leaderboard at 11-under. Mitchell fired a 65 while Bridgeman grinded out a 68, navigating Yokohama&#39;s brutal back-nine gauntlet featuring zero par 5s and tough pins on 11, 12, 14, 16, and 18.</li><li>Bridgeman is hunting for his third win this year, calling the prospect &quot;magic,&quot; despite struggling with his iron accuracy.</li><li>Mitchell credits his new &quot;dad life&quot; for mitigating emotional lows and praised Michael Johnson, while Bridgeman is treating the week as a delayed honeymoon with his Japanese physio acting as a tour guide.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>SAHITH&#39;S BIZARRE BOGEY</h3><ul><li>Sahith Theegala faced a comical rules situation on the 11th hole when his ball vanished into a pine tree, leading caddies Carl Smith and Josh Cassell to desperately throw umbrellas into the branches to identify it.</li><li>&quot;We all heard it hit the tree really loud but nobody ever saw the ball come down,&quot; Theegala said of the &quot;duel chucking umbrellas&quot; incident.</li><li>Despite the chaos, Theegala managed to scramble for a recovery bogey that he admitted &quot;kind of felt like a par.&quot;</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>HOMA &amp; KOHLES GO LOW</h3><ul><li>Max Homa rattled off five consecutive back-nine birdies for a 68, while Ben Kohles fired a bogey-free 62, highlighted by a front-nine 29, an eagle on the 6th, and a 60-foot bomb on 16.</li><li>The broadcast declared Kohles&#39; putter &quot;white hot,&quot; while Homa praised the &quot;double special&quot; Japanese culture and showed immense resilience after a poor tee shot on 14.</li><li>Homa admitted to streaming the LA Dodgers, saying, &quot;Yesterday I had the phone out on the putting green,&quot; while Kohles joked playing partner Michael Kim brought good energy but Mitchell was a &quot;pain.&quot;</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>Zach Bauchou &amp; Mac Meissner lurk at 9-under • Justin Thomas &amp; Min Woo Lee sit right in the mix at 8-under • Veterans Adam Scott &amp; Sungjae Im hang around at 6-under</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}