Overview
- Cameron Young, Hideki Matsuyama, J.J. Spaun, Wyndham Clark and Akshay Bhatia are tied at 10-under through 36 holes at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
- Scottie Scheffler sits at 9-under after a second-round 69 that included an eagle at 15 and a double bogey at 16, leaving the two-time defending champion one shot off the lead.
- Spaun posted two eagles Friday, Young chipped in for eagle during a 30 on the back nine, and Matsuyama delivered a bogey-free 66 to join the lead pack.
- The Hero World Challenge is a 20-player, no-cut, unofficial event hosted by Tiger Woods, with Bhatia drawing notice this week for a bunker hole-out eagle in Round 1 and a debut alongside new caddie Joe Greiner.
- In South Africa, Kristoffer Reitan leads the DP World Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge at 12-under after rounds of 63 and 69, one ahead of Adrien Saddier, while defending champion Johannes Veerman tumbled down the board after an opening 80.