Scottie Scheffler, of the United States, research his putt at the third inexperienced throughout the second spherical of the Hero World Challenge PGA Tour at the Albany Golf Club, in New Providence, Bahamas, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
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Scottie Scheffler carded a six-under 66 second spherical to surge to the top of the leader-board in the Hero World Challenge right here on Friday. Scheffler, who returned the greatest spherical of the day, shared the top spot with Jordan Spieth.
Scheffler and Spieth, who had a bogey-free 67, have been adopted by certainly one of the first-round co-leaders, Brian Harman. Harman made a disastrous begin with three bogeys in the first 4 holes, earlier than ending robust.
Scheffler was seven-under by way of 17 holes, however on the final, a poor drive value the American a bogey. “I drove it well and gave myself a lot of chances. I got a bad break on the eighth hole, and then got into a weird spot on eighteen,” Scheffler mentioned.
Two-time defending champion, Viktor Hovland, continued to battle and with a second straight 73, was tied sixteenth.
Tournament host Tiger Woods had an improved displaying, with a 70. Woods, who made 75 in the first spherical, is in fifteenth spot.
“Unfortunately, I just haven’t finished off my last two rounds the way I would like to. I’ve got two more days to improve,” Woods mentioned.
Woods, who began the day with two birdies, confirmed no indicators of bodily discomfort. “I cleaned it up a little bit from yesterday. Overall, it was a better start, better commitment. I kept it going today. I just wish I made a couple more putts,” Woods mentioned.
“I’ve played two tournaments all year. I’m rusty. This golf course will bring that out of you a little bit. Some of the pin locations — you can run the table here or you can go the other way very quickly,” he added.
The scores (top 4, after spherical 2): 135: Scottie Scheffler (69, 66), Jordan Spieth (67-68); 136: Brian Harman (67, 69); 137: Justin Thomas (70, 67).
(The author is in Nassau on invitation from Hero MotoCorp)
