Bring it on; Nico Echavarria, Max Greyserman in another pitched battle

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Nico Echavarria is seeking his third career PGA Tour victory in his 59th start, won the 2024 ZOZO Championship in most recent start. Photo: The Japan Times

With a second-round score of 9-under 63 at the World Wide Technology Championship, Nico Echavarria (T1/-12) recorded a career-best 18-hole score on the PGA Tour.

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Is seeking his third career PGA Tour victory in his 59th start, won the 2024 ZOZO Championship in most recent start.

 

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Last to win in back-to-back starts on Tour: Rory McIlroy (2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, 2024 Truist Championship).

Holds his second career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR in back-to-back starts (2024 ZOZO Championship).

Is the only player bogey-free through 36-holes.

Is making second start at the World Wide Technology Championship (T31/2023).

Entered the week at No. 65 in the FedExCup Fall standings.

Has two top-10 finishes in 27 starts this season: T4/Zurich Classic of New Orleans (with partner Max Greyserman), won/ZOZO Championship.

 

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Max Greyserman (T1/-12) has his first career 36-hole lead/co-lead; previous-best 36-hole position: T2 at 2024 Wyndham Championship (finished 2nd).

Is seeking his first PGA Tour title in his 27th start; will join Brian Gay (2008), John Huh (2012) and Patton Kizzire (2017) as first-time winners of the event.

Will be the 14th first-time winner on Tour this season and first since Matt McCarty (Black Desert Championship).

Recorded a third runner-up finish this season in most recent start (3M Open, Wyndham Championship, ZOZO Championship).

Seeks to become the second player this season to finish runner-up and win the next tournament on the Tour schedule (T2/ZOZO Championship), joining Davis Thompson (T2/Rocket Mortgage Classic, Won/John Deere Classic).

Will be the fifth rookie to win on Tour this season (sixth total win), joining Nick Dunlap (2), Matthieu Pavon, Jake Knapp, Matt McCarty.

 

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Carson Young (3rd/-11) followed an opening round even-par with a career-best 11-under 61, tying the tournament 18-hole scoring record (Roland Thatcher/R3/2008, Matthew Wolff/R1/2021).