World No 1 Scottie Scheffler made an impression within the second spherical of the Charles Schwab Problem as Davis Riley moved to 10-under after sprucing off a bogey-free six-under 64 to steer in Texas.
Riley entered the weekend at 10-under on 130, two pictures away from the sphere. After racking up 5 of his six birdies in a six-hole stretch halfway by way of his spherical, Riley confronted a three-feet left putt for par at his ultimate gap, the par-four ninth, when play was suspended resulting from a harmful climate state of affairs at Colonial Nation Membership, Fort Value.
Scheffler was at risk of lacking the lower after opening with a two-over 72 however he fared higher on Friday when he made 4 straight birdies amid a bogey-free 65 to get to three-under par.
“I was starving, so I got some food, which was nice,” Riley mentioned after the one hour and 9 minutes climate delay.
“Fortunately, it was a three-footer straight up the hill. So wasn’t an excessive amount of to emphasize about.
“I knocked in about five three-footers before walking over there to cap off the round. Yeah, hit it centre cut and made it. It was nice to finish the day and made for a good pretty stress-free six-under.”
Riley birdied the fifteenth and sixteenth holes earlier than operating in three extra on the 18th, first and second. He capped his scoring for the day by sticking his method on the par-four sixth gap 10 toes away, then draining the right-to-left putt.
Pierceson Coody and Hayden Buckley every shot 65 to take second place at eight-under.
Buckley made 5 birdies on a bogey-free spherical, whereas Coody holed out for an eagle two on a 49-yard pitch shot from the second fairway and he managed to complete his day with three straight birdies.
Coody, 24, and his twin brother Parker Coody are within the discipline on sponsor invites. They performed on the College of Texas and are getting their skilled careers off the bottom.
“It’s a nice feeling (being tied for second) because the season hasn’t been what I wanted it to be this year, and to know that my game’s going the right direction, it’s great,” Pierceson Coody mentioned.
“I’m trying to stay kind of in a process mindset with everything and just build because I know I have still a lot of events left and an opportunity to go win the tournament is a great feeling.”
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Parker Coody made the lower on the quantity at two-over par.
In the meantime, South Korea’s Sungjae Im matched Riley for the low spherical of the day with a 64 and is in a tie at six-under with Keegan Bradley (66) and Austria’s Sepp Straka (66).
Brian Harman and Tony Finau every shot 69 on Friday and are in a five-way tie at five-under.
Gary Woodland, the 2019 US Open winner who’s again on tour after surgical procedure to take away a mind tumour, had the one different 64 of the day and is tied at four-under.
Woodland picked up an eagle, seven birdies and three bogeys. It was Woodland’s lowest spherical since returning to competitors.
“I’m still battling, still on medication, still battling all the (symptoms), but probably a little more positive, I would say, the last three weeks than I was earlier this year,” Woodland mentioned.
“I think I was getting down on myself just because I didn’t feel well. There’s a lot to be positive about because I’m in a different position than I was a year ago.”
Harris English (three-over), Colombia’s Camilo Villegas (four-over) and Max Homa (seven-over) all missed the lower.
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