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The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek
With the field limited to 78 elite golfers, there was no cut after R-2 yesterday.
Xander Schauffele shot eight under (64) to take a three stroke advantage (-14) over R-1 leader Tyrrell Hatton (four under, (68) (-11). Russell Henley is a stroke behind Hatton heading into weekend, third round play today in Las Vegas.
Play begins at 9:25am (local)/ 12:45pm (et) and the leaders tee-off at 11:37am (local)/2:37pm (et) at Shadow Creek. Shauffele, Hatton and Henley will play as a threesome.
Second-Round Leaderboard
Xander Schauffele 66-64–130 (-14)
Tyrrell Hatton 65-68–133 (-11)
Russell Henley 66-68–134 (-10)
Talor Gooch 70-65–135 (-9)
Full Leaderboard link
Tournament Notes
Xander Schauffele’s back nine (29) was a career low on tour. This is his second start on the current 2020-21 tour schedule. His first resulted in a fifth place finish at the U.S. Open.
In his tournament debut, Talor Gooch (-9) carded five birdies and an eagle on his way to 7-under (65). Currently in 4th place, he is in search of his first career PGA TOUR win.
Defending champion and two-time winner of the event Justin Thomas is T-8 after shooting a 6-under (66) on Friday. In that second round, Thomas led the field in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (4.625) and SG: Approach the Green (2.838). Thomas was among five players, including Schauffele and Gooch, to play bogey free on Friday.
There are 11 South Koreans in the field and Hanbyeol Kim and Si Woo Kim lead that group and are T-33. The CJ Cup is usually played in South Korea.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel provides live coverage today and Sunday 5pm-8pm (ET) while PGA Tour Radio will broadcast (Sirius XM and online at PGA Tour dot com) from 3pm-8pm (ET).
What They’re Saying
Schauffele’s strong putting provides second round lead (AP/CBS Sports)
Buys/Fades at CJ Cup (Action Network)
Mickelson skipped CJ Cup to avoid letdown (Golf Channel)
Sports Business in the Golf Industry
Australian PGA and Open Canx Due to Virus (ABC Net/Australia)
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