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| -8 A Scott (Aus); -7 J Spieth (US), S Scheffler (US); C Young (US), C Conners (Can) |
| Selected others: -6 R McIlroy (NI); -5 H Matsuyama (Jpn), S Lowry (Ire); -4 K Bradley (US); T Hatton (Eng) |
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Adam Scott leads a star-studded field by one stroke at the midway point of the BMW Championship, the second event of the FedEx Cup play-offs.
The Australian former world number one, 42, is on eight under after his two-under-par 69, despite a late double bogey on the 17th.
Jordan Spieth birdied 17 to pull level with Scott but bogeyed the last for a 67 to sit on seven under in second.
He sits alongside world number one and fellow American Scottie Scheffler (67).
Also tied for second place in Wilmington in Delaware are American Cameron Young (68) and Canada’s Corey Conners (67).
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy remains in contention after a second successive 68 left him two off the lead in a strong group on six under including Americans Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay.
First-round leader Keegan Bradley, the 2011 US PGA champion, fell away with a three-over 74 and England’s Tyrrell Hatton also struggled, carding a 71 to sit on four under.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry is on five under and American Will Zalatoris, who won the opening event last week, is on three under, while Spain’s Jon Rahm is one over.
The top 30 in the PGA Tour points table after Sunday’s final round will go forward to next week’s season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
“Overall, I felt really in control today,” said Scott, who won the Masters in 2013. “When you’re playing that way, it always could be a couple better, and a poor shot on 17 was quite costly. It’s a good reminder for the weekend that I’ve really got to keep it under control and don’t want to have too many get off the map and get out of position around here.
“But I’m in great shape going into the weekend. I don’t even know when the last time I led a tournament was.”
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