Jordan Spieth shocked by heat at PGA Tour event: "I was wrong. I'm humbled"
Lucas Glover has the 36-hole lead at the FedEx St. Jude Championship but the American is being chased by Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood.
Lucas Glover has the 36-hole lead at the PGA Tour's FedEx St. Jude Championship but Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy are within striking distance of the American.
Glover's eagle at the par-5 16th helped the 43-year-old to a bogey-free round of 64 to reach 10-under par at TPC Memphis.
Three-time major champion Spieth, who is without a win this season, is in second place on 9-under.
Northern Ireland's McIlroy fired a second round of 66. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler (66) is three back.
Jon Rahm is currently leading the FedEx Cup Standings, but the World No.3 has looked out of sorts. He improved on day two, posting a 67 after an opening 73 but is considerably off the pace.
The competitors had to deal with sweltering heat, with the temperature reaching as high as 35 degrees.
Spieth said it contributed to some 'lazy' decisions at times.
"I've been telling Michael [Greller, his caddie], this is nothing, this is nothing this week, and then today I'm like, man, I was wrong. I'm humbled. It's just a different kind of heat," Spieth said, adding:
England's Fleetwood is still searching for his maiden PGA Tour title. He lost in a playoff at the Canadian Open earlier in the season.
Then he looked as if he was going to mount a charge at the 151st Open but his challenge to Brian Harman faded at Royal Liverpool.
He missed this tournament last year because his mother passed away.
What would his mother Sue be saying to Fleetwood heading into the weekend?
"She would have sent her usual text saying well played, good luck tomorrow or something," said Fleetwood, who carded consecutive rounds of 66 to be sitting on 8-under.
He added:
The winner of the FedEx St. Jude Championship banks a whopping $3.6m.
Only the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings advance to next week's BMW Championship in Chicago.
From there, only 30 make it to the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake.
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