Scheffler equals course record to lead first play-off event
Scottie Scheffler equalls the course record with a nine-under 61 as he opens up a three-stroke lead at the end of the second round of the St Jude Championship in Memphis.
Scottie Scheffler set a course record with a nine-under-par 61 score, leading by three strokes after the second round of the St Jude Championship in Memphis. The world number one, who leads the FedEx Cup standings, birdied the first five holes at TPC Southwind and added six more birdies, with only bogeys on the eighth and 12th holes.
Scheffler described his opening round as a "dream start" and "one of the best starts I've had on tour." South Korea's Im Sung-jae and Norway's Viktor Hovland are tied for second at eight under, while England's Tommy Fleetwood is the highest-placed British player among the quartet. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, the reigning FedEx Cup champion, sits four over and will aim to improve over the weekend. Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, who withdrew due to a knee injury, is absent.
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