McKINNEY, Texas — Scottie Scheffler nonetheless has a six-shot lead at his hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson after the remainder of the sphere accomplished the weather-delayed second spherical Saturday.
The highest-ranked participant is eighteen below with the low spherical every of the primary two days, a 10-under 61 adopted by a 63 that was interrupted midway by by a six-hour climate delay. Scheffler’s 36-hole lead is the most important in Nelson historical past.
Sam Stevens, a local of close by Fort Price now dwelling in Wichita, Kansas, additionally completed his second spherical on Friday. He’s 12 below after consecutive 65s. Stevens is bogey-free by two rounds for the primary time in his 82 PGA Tour begins.
Defending champion Taylor Pendrith completed a spherical of 71 on Friday and missed the lower on the quantity at 4 below.
Jordan Spieth performed the primary two rounds with Scheffler, his fellow hometown favourite and former College of Texas golfer. Spieth closed with two birdies over his ultimate 4 holes to get to six below.
Scheffler and Spieth are in search of a primary Nelson victory. The Dallas residents debuted on the PGA Tour on the Nelson. Spieth did it as a 16-year-old in 2010 and was in rivalry on Sunday. Scheffler’s debut got here in 2014.
Tour rookie Ricky Castillo and Kurt Kitayama are tied for third at 11 below. Castillo began his day within the 18th fairway and birdied the par-5 gap for a 65 after opening with a 66.
Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmark and Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela, one other former Texas Longhorns participant, are 10 below. Vegas, 40, missed the lower final yr for the one time in 9 Nelson begins. His greatest Nelson end is a tie for ninth 4 years in the past.
Journeyman Rico Hoey, who was tied with Vegas two photographs behind Scheffler after the primary spherical, shot 73 and was 6 below.
