He started his week at the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches with a 6-over 77, and things didn’t get any better during Friday’s second round.
Well, they did, briefly, as Salinda opened with a birdie on the 10th hole. But on the 11th, disaster struck in the form of a quadruple bogey 8 on the par-4 hole.
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A misdirected drive led to a 50-yard punt and a third down in the water. His fourth cleared the lake but missed the green and from 25 feet, he needed four more shots to find the jar. Oye.
If that wasn’t interesting enough, on the par-3 17th, playing 171 yards on Friday, Salinda missed the green, her ball barely hitting the greenside lake. Like some others who tried similar shots this week (see: David Ford, Nico Echavarria, KH Lee), Salinda took off her shoes and socks and pulled up her pants. He then took a step forward and also took off his white shirt as he moved forward to attack the ball.
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It’s 9 o’clock on a weekday, it didn’t help. While his water ball hit the green, he missed the par putt, with the shirt still not zipped back up. A bogey there dropped him to 10th, three shots off last place.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 27: Isaiah Salinda of the United States plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole during the second round of the Cognizant Classic 2026 at the PGA National Resort & Spa on February 27, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
This article originally appeared on the Palm Beach Post: Isaiah Salinda strips down for wild water shot at Cognizant Classic
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