Tied for second in only his second ever PGA Tour event, you would like to think victory in the Sanderson Championship would make Seamus Power the most famous Seamus in the United States.
https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/792181391773532160
Seems some other fella by the same name has made quite a name for himself Stateside, but Ireland’s Olympic golfer is ploughing his own furrow down in Mississippi this weekend.
With many of the tour’s biggest stars in China chasing the big money in Shanghai on the WGC HASBC Champions Tour, Web.com Tour graduates like Power are eyeing small numbers and big paydays.
A three-under 69 on top of his opening round 65 has the Waterford professional in a great position at the halfway point, just two shots off the lead held by Grayson Murray and celebrating making his first PGA cut.
36 holes complete @Sanderson_Champ.
1. Murray -12
2. Owen -10
2. Power -10
4. DeLaet -9
4. Hagy -9
4. Glover -9
4. Mullinax -9 pic.twitter.com/ECluXxuutg— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 28, 2016
A good finish this weekend should ensure the 29-year-old’s name reverberates through American golf circles and the members of that circle will know how to pronounce Power’s name, thanks to the PGA Tour media guide.
There are no excuses for mispronouncing @Power4Seamus's name this season. The 2016-17 PGA Tour media guide is out #ShayMUSS pic.twitter.com/8peSmRQPnD
— Brian Keogh (@IrishGolfDesk) October 25, 2016
Meanwhile, in China, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy are in a tie for eighth, eight shots behind the leader after round three, Hideki Matsuyama (-17).
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