RECAPGOLF · Jul 31, 2026 · 3 MIN · Arcline Analytics

Rocket Classic — Round 2

Cameron Young leads at -10 through 2. Where our pre-event reads stand — original lines, live prices, and a clear status on every one. Nothing's graded until Sunday.

00 · THE READ

// ROCKET CLASSIC · THROUGH ROUND 2

8 tracked, 4 clearly live, 1 in range, 0 fading, 3 done.

Cameron Young sits on top at -10. The board below is the honest state of every read we made before the week — what we got, where they are, and what the bet implies now. None of it is graded; a tournament bet isn't decided until the trophy is.

01 · THE ROUND

// THE SECOND ROUND

Round performance, separate from the bet — who moved and what moved them.

> STRONGCameron Young (T1, -10) — went low for a 61 in the second round. Approach carried it (approach +2.6).

> STRONGMichael Thorbjornsen (T14, -7) — went low for a 64 in the second round. Off the tee carried it (off-the-tee +1.99).

> STRONGMatt Wallace (T4, -9) — went low for a 64 in the second round. The putter carried it (putting +3.63).

> SOFTWyndham Clark (T129, +5) — left it out there with a 74 in the second round. Approach let him down (approach -3.49).

> SOFTChris Gotterup (T105, +1) — left it out there with a 73 in the second round. The short game let him down (around-the-green -1.36).

02 · THE CUT

THE CUT5 of the 8 names we tracked pre-event are through to the weekend. The casualties are logged in the board below.

03 · STATUS BOARD

// EVERY READ · ORIGINAL LINE → STATUS

Pre-event fair price, current position, live implied price, status. Live finish probabilities update through the weekend.

Player	Pre-event (fair)	Now	Implied now	Status
Cameron Young	outright +1371 · T10 +165	T1 (-10)	win 24.4% · T10 79%	LIVE
Xander Schauffele	outright +2157 · T10 +191	T6 (-8)	win 6.4% · T10 52%	LIVE
Chris Gotterup	outright +2375 · T10 +242	T105 (+1)	win 0.0% · T10 0%	DEAD
Si Woo Kim	outright +2799 · T10 +233	T32 (-5)	win 1.1% · T10 24%	IN RANGE
Michael Thorbjornsen	outright +3211 · T10 +402	T14 (-7)	win 2.4% · T10 34%	LIVE
Wyndham Clark	outright +3290 · T10 +310	T129 (+5)	win 0.0% · T10 0%	DEAD
Jake Knapp	outright +3434 · T10 +353	T74 (-2)	win 0.0% · T10 0%	DEAD
Patrick Cantlay	outright +3884 · T10 +271	T1 (-10)	win 14.8% · T10 71%	LIVE

> LIVECameron Young — pre-event outright +1371 (6.8%), T20 -119 (54%). Through 2 rounds: T1, -10. Approach carried it (approach +2.6). The case is intact — right in it with the in-play model now at 24.4% to win, against a pre-event fair price of +1371.

> DEADChris Gotterup — pre-event outright +2375 (4.0%), T20 +121 (45%). Through 2 rounds: T105, +1. The short game let him down (around-the-green -1.36). Done for the week — the outright and the weekend placements are off the board.

> DEADWyndham Clark — pre-event outright +3290 (2.9%), T20 +153 (40%). Through 2 rounds: T129, +5. Approach let him down (approach -3.49). Done for the week — the outright and the weekend placements are off the board.

04 · ROUND 3 LOOKAHEAD

// ROUND 3 · WHERE THE VALUE SITS

Not graded lines — the names where the in-play model and the leaderboard disagree most, the spots worth a weekend position.

Patrick Cantlay (T1) — the in-play model now rates him higher than the board does, top-ten 71%
Cameron Young (T1) — the in-play model now rates him higher than the board does, top-ten 79%
Patrick Fishburn (T1) — the in-play model now rates him higher than the board does, top-ten 45%
Rickie Fowler (T4) — the in-play model now rates him higher than the board does, top-ten 52%

99 · THE CLOSE

The weekend case is intact.

Every line above gets its final grade on Sunday, win or lose, in the same font. Until then it's a status, not a scorecard.

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