FedEx St. Jude Championship: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler move into contention as Lucas Glover takes lead | Golf News

Rory McIlroy & Scottie Scheffler each shot four-under par rounds to move inside three pictures of chief Lucas Glover; First-round chief Jordan Spieth is one shot again; Continue to look at the PGA Tour’s FedEx St. Jude Championship stay on Saturday from 7pm on Sky Sports Golf

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler surged into contention on the FedEx St. Jude Championship as Lucas Glover took the lead after the second spherical at TPC Southwind.

Glover shot a 64 on Friday, nipping in entrance of fellow American Jordan Spieth to sit down on prime of the leaderboard.

Glover was six below for his 18 holes and 10 below total, one stroke forward of Spieth and two in entrance of a chasing pack of 5 together with England’s Tommy Fleetwood.

An eagle on the sixteenth, Glover’s seventh gap, lit a hearth below his spherical and he adopted with a run of three birdies in 4 holes on the entrance 9 as he put collectively a blemish-free card in Memphis.

Spieth adopted his eye-catching 63 on Thursday with a patchier 68. He was two below on Friday’s play, peaking with an impressive bunker shot that nestled within the gap from 16 yards and acquired him in in two pictures on the quick fourth.

That was one among six birdies he managed, however his progress was offset by 4 bogeys – two in succession instantly following his sensible effort from the sand.

Tommy Fleetwood trails chief Lucas Glover by one shot

Fleetwood hit his second 66 in a row, however a dropped shot on the last gap noticed the Brit finish the day two pictures again from Glover.

The prime two ranked gamers on the planet – Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy – are one additional again on seven below.

The pair, who performed collectively on Thursday and Friday alongside World No 3 Jon Rahm, could possibly be paired as soon as extra on Saturday after each signing for 66 to remain within the hunt for a title tilt over the weekend.

They had been each 5 pictures again from Glover when getting into the ultimate 4 holes of the spherical, however managed to play the closing stretch in two-under to take up a menacing place on the leaderboard.

After a dreadful opening spherical, Rahm shot a much-improved 67 to complete at degree par for the match, with the Spaniard aided by a spectacular restoration chip in from the bunker on the 18th having hit his tee shot within the water.

Well positioned at six-under are American duo Xander Schauffele and Max Homa, whereas Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay are among the many group a shot additional again.

Who will win the FedExCup? Watch the FedExCup Playoffs stay this August on Sky Sports. Live protection of the FedEx St. Jude Championship continues on Saturday from 7pm on Sky Sports Golf.

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