ATLANTA – With birdies on his final two holes, Collin Morikawa opened with rounds of 61-64 –(125) to break the TOUR Championship 36-hole scoring record of 127, previously set by Tiger Woods in 2007.
Tying Morikawa on the leaderboard, but not with a TOUR record-setting performance, Viktor Hovland recorded a second-round 64 in his fourth consecutive start at the TOUR Championship and sits (68-64 and -16) after starting at (-8) and the No. 2 slot in the FedEx Cup standings after winning last week’s BMW Championship.
Scottie Scheffler (3rd place) enters the weekend two shots back, marking the second time in the FedEx Cup starting strokes era that the No. 1 seed entering the week has not held at least a share of the 36-hole lead (Justin Thomas/2019).
With two great rounds in the 60s (63-67), Travelers Championship winner KeeganBradley sits in 4th place heading into the weekend. The favorite son of New England plays well in the Georgia sun.
Making his seventh consecutive start at the TOUR Championship, Xander Schauffele(T5) carded a second-round (64) to reach 12-under, recording his 23rd of 26 career rounds under par in the event.
With a 3-under 67, three-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy (7th) recorded his 30th consecutive round at par or better on TOUR, the longest active current streak. McIlroy is looking to become the first back-to-back FedEx Cup champion.
Whole Lotta Golf is ahead and they’ll tee it up for third round at 12:21pm today at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta,
TOUR Championship | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
T1 Viktor Hovland – 68-64 (-16)
T1 Collin Morikawa – 61-64 (-16)
3 Scottie Scheffler – 71-65 (-14)
4 Keegan Bradley – 63-67 (-13)
Full Leaderboard: (link)