Matsuyama cards course-record 63 in Round 2 to lead BMW Championship
Hideki Matsuyama fired a 9-under 63 in Round 2 of the BMW Championship on Friday to set the new course record at Medinah Country Club and take a one-shot lead into the weekend.
The Japanese star's bogey-free, nine-birdie performance broke the record at the Chicago-area course by two shots. He's yet to make a bogey through 36 holes.
The 27-year-old is looking for the sixth win of his PGA Tour career and first since the 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Here's how the top of the leaderboard stands after Round 2:
| Place | Player | To Par | R2 Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | -12 | 63 |
| T2 | Patrick Cantlay | -11 | 67 |
| T2 | Tony Finau | -11 | 66 |
| 4 | Justin Thomas | -10 | 69 |
| T5 | Adam Hadwin | -9 | 68 |
| T5 | Lucas Glover | -9 | 69 |
| T5 | Chez Reavie | -9 | 68 |
| T5 | Rory Sabbatini | -9 | 68 |
| T5 | Corey Conners | -9 | 66 |
| T5 | Xander Schauffele | -9 | 68 |
Patrick Cantlay and Tony Finau - both future Presidents Cup team members - share second place. The two Americans also played Medinah without a blemish on Friday.
Co-leader after Round 1 Justin Thomas dropped two shots in his first three holes but rebounded well with six birdies on his final 14 holes to claim fourth.
Rory McIlroy (8-under), Tommy Fleetwood (8-under), Rickie Fowler (7-under), and Jon Rahm (7-under) headline the group outside the top 10.
Tiger Woods sits well back at 2-under after shooting a second straight 71. He's in a tie for 49th and will need a top-11 result to advance to next week's Tour Championship.