scottie scheffler he said he tries not to put too much emphasis on winning one tournament over another, even the Byron Nelson Classic in his hometown, in Fort Worth, Dallas (Texas). The world number 2 posted his second consecutive 64 on the second day, seven under par, for 128 shots and one shot ahead. ryan palmer and mackenzie hughes. Palmer’s 65 and Hughes’ 64 put them at 13 under par and 129 shots.
SY No, who matched Thursday’s course record with a 60 in the opening round, birdied his first two holes before playing his final 16 at 5-over-par. The two-time defending champion KH Leehe made the cut at 4-under, but the South Korean’s attempt to become the first player in 12 years to win a tournament three times in a row was off the table.
Last year, Scheffler shared the limelight in his second home with his countryman Jordan Spieth, who had to withdraw from this year’s event due to a wrist injury. Also raised in Dallas, Scheffler made his PGA Tour debut at the Byron Nelson four years after Spieth’s debut with 16 (thirteen years ago), making the cut and scoring a hole-in-one as a high school senior.
“I want to win a lot of tournaments,” said Scheffler, who will return to world number 1 for the third time this year with Sunday’s win, ousting the Spaniard. Jon Rahm. “This being in my hometown, it would definitely be a lot of fun with the crowd supporting me this weekend. But that’s not something I’m losing sleep over. I don’t want to put too much emphasis on a tournament. I just want I’m going to go out there and do my best and see where it puts me.”
Scheffler, 26, is seeking his seventh PGA Tour title and will go for his third in 2023 after winning the Phoenix Open and the The Players. This Friday he signed eight birdies and one bogey and between the two days he left a few more birdies for putts.
Classification (par 71):
128 Scottie Scheffler (USA) -14 (64-64)
129 Mackenzie Hughes (CAN) -13 (65-64)
Ryan Palmer (USA) -13 (64-65)
131 Si Woo Kim (KOR) -11 (65-66)
132 Richy Werenski (USA) -10 (64-68)
133 Jason Day (AUS) -9 (64-69)
Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) -9 (66-67)
Source: La Verdad
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