Viktor Hovland (T1/-16) recorded a second-round 64 in his fourth consecutive start at the TOUR Championship.
This is his 5th second-round lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR (most recent: 2023 PGA Championship/T2); 1-for-4 to date in converting to victory.
Related: Morikawa, Bradley, Hovland; Club 61 rules Tour Championship
Moved to No. 2 in the FedExCup after winning last week’s BMW Championship, his fifth career TOUR victory; seeks to become the fourth player in history to win the BMW Championship and FedExCup in the same season, and the eighth to win consecutive FedExCup Playoffs events.
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Collin Morikawa (T1/-16) 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
4th second-round lead/co-lead on TOUR (most recent: 2023 The Sentry/2nd); 1-for-3 to date in converting to victory.
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Stands as the only player in the field to remain bogey-free through 36 holes.
Has not won on TOUR since the 2020-21 season: (2) WGC-Workday Championship, The Open Championship.
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Scottie Scheffler (3rd) entered the weekend two shots back, marking the second time in the FedExCup 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).
Making his seventh consecutive start at the TOUR Championship, Xander Schauffele (T5) posted a second-round 64 to reach 12-under, recording his 23rd of 26 career rounds under par in the event.
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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 FedExCup champion; no defending champion has finished higher than 7th in the FedExCup (Justin Thomas/2018, Patrick Cantlay/2022).
Wyndham Clark (T8) leads all first-timers in the field through 36 holes, followed by Adam Schenk (T11), Tom Kim (18), Nick Taylor (T21) and Taylor Moore (T29).
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