Martin Trainer plays his shot from the second tee during the second round of the Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 (November 13 in Manila) in Houston, Texas. AFP PHOTOLOS ANGELES: American Martin Trainer, who hadn't made a US PGA Tour cut since July, was atop the leaderboard heading into the weekend on Friday (Saturday in Manila) at the weather-hit Houston Open. It's a more than welcome position for the player whose lone PGA Tour title, at the 2019 Puerto Rico Open, has been followed by a prolonged slump. Trainer has made just nine cuts since then, and had reached the weekend just once in seven months until this week. Trainer said he'd come into the week buoyed by a solid ball-striking performance at the Mayakoba Classic last week, where his putting let him down.

Source: Manila Times November 14, 2021 04:06 UTC