Adam Scott of Australia shot a 2–under–par 69 Friday to carry a narrow 36-hole lead into the weekend at the BMW Championship at Wilmington (Delaware) Country Club.
Scott stands at 8–under through two rounds, though it could have been 10 under were it not for a late double bogey.
Fifteen players are within three shots of Scott, making for a star-studded leaderboard at the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (67 Friday), Jordan Spieth (67), Cameron Young (68) and Canada’s Corey Conners (67) are tied for second at 7–under.
Reigning FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay (68), Xander Schauffele (69), Rory McIlroy (68) of Northern Ireland, Cam Davis (67) of Australia and Scott Stallings (68) are at 6 under….