Schaeffler Sets Course Record Tie... First Lead This Season
Schaeffler Sets Course Record Tie... First Lead This Season
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Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. took the lead by setting a course record tie record at the Texas Children's Houston Open (total prize money of $9.5 million) on the PGA Tour.
Scheffler shot an 8-under 62 on the second day of the tournament at Memorial Park Golf Course (par 70) in Houston, Texas, on the 29th (Korea time), leading Taylor Pendris of copyright and Nico Echaberia of Colombia by one stroke with an interim total of 11-under 129.
Many players were unable to finish the game due to the sunset as the match was suspended due to a lightning warning accompanied by rain. Echaberia, who tied for second place, cut down nine shots on one eagle and seven birdies without a bogey until the 16th hole, and is likely to take the lead by setting a new course record according to the results of the remaining games.
Lee Min-woo, a Korean-Australian, cut five pars through Hole 16, tying for fourth with Ryan Gerrard of the U.S. at 9 under par overall. Lee reduced five pars to seven birdies and two bogeys before sunset. 토토사이트
Scheffler set a course record with flawless play, in which he had eight birdies without bogey. He missed the fairway three times and the green one only once. In the previous course record, Tony Finau of the U.S. shot 62 twice in the second round of the tournament in 2021 and 2022. Scheffler is on a 36-hole no-bogey march.
Seppler injured his right hand while preparing dinner for Christmas last year. Scheppler, who returned after rehabilitation after surgery, has yet to win a championship this year, unlike last year when he garnered seven wins. This is his sixth championship, which is taking place two weeks before the opening of the Masters.
Schaeffler's lead jump was led by putting. Starting at the 10th hole, Schaeffler opened the scoring with a 3-meter birdie at the first hole, while succeeding with an 8-meter long-distance birdie putt at the 11th hole. Having added consecutive birdies at Nos. 16 and 17, Seffler also had a 9-meter birdie at the fifth hole and added three birdies at the last four holes.
"I had a good ball strike today and I was satisfied with my putting," Scheffler, who gained 3,69 strokes in putting, said after the game. It is the first time that Scheffler has taken the lead this season. It is also the first time that Scheffler has made a 36-hole no-bogey play since the 2023 American Express. It is a green light for the team's title defense at the Masters, which will take place two weeks later.
Lim Sung-jae, who played in the same group as Scheffler, reduced one shot to three birdies and two bogeys, but tied for 45th with Kim Chan with a 3-under 137 in the middle.
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) cut the cut by tying for 45th with a chin-up after saving four pars due to birdies at three consecutive holes at Holes 15-17. However, he cut three pars but failed to make the cut with an even par 140 overall.