| -13 D Johnson; -12 S Im (Kor); -11 X Schauffele; -10 J Thomas; -9 C Morikawa, T Hatton (Eng), J Rahm (Spa); -8 R McIlroy (NI), B Todd |
Korea’s Sungjae Im hit seven birdies to downside chief Dustin Johnson on the halfway stage of the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship.
The 22-year-old started his spherical seven strokes behind Johnson and Jon Rahm, nonetheless a 64 moved him into competitors on the East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta.
However, Johnson birdied his ultimate to verify he holds a slender profit.
Players on the event are handicapped primarily based totally on FedEx Cup components earned by way of the season.
After missing a birdie probability on the second, Im recovered to decide on up footage on the next two holes and although he bogeyed the fifth, he birdied the sixth.
After one different birdie on the 10th, he accomplished strongly with three further over his closing Four holes.
Xander Schauffele is a shot behind Im, due to a five-under spherical of 65.
England’s Tyrrell Hatton is on 9 beneath after taking footage a 66, the similar mark as Rahm who could solely deal with a 74.
It was moreover a disappointing day for Rory McIlroy, who dropped down the sector after a 71 and is on eight beneath, 5 strokes behind Johnson.
McIlroy was left notably irritated on the par-five 18th after shanking his second shot into the water and seeing his prolonged par putt lip out.
How the Tour Championship works
Players amass FedEx Cup components by way of the season and the very best 30 inside the rankings contend the Tour Championship.
The very best-ranked participant begins the 72-hole occasion on 10 beneath par, whereas the second seed begins on eight beneath.
The third seed tees off at seven beneath and so forth proper all the way down to the fifth seed at 5 beneath. Seeds 6-10 begin at −4; seeds 11-15 will begin at −3; and so forth, proper all the way down to seeds 26-30, who will start at stage par.
