Scottie Scheffler looks very much back to his best and is on course to win his first PGA Tour event of the season after yet another stunning round at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Scheffler carded a brilliant 61 in round one and then followed things up on a rain delayed day two by making 63 to put himself at 18-under par for the tournament and six ahead of nearest challenger, Samuel Stevens.
The world number one hasn’t quite played his best stuff this season yet but at TPC Craig Ranch, it looks like he’s approaching his best.
With a score of 124 over two rounds, Scheffler is going to take some stopping and we might even be on for a record weekend if he continues his form.
And in terms of where Scheffler sits on the all-time list after 36 holes, there’s only one man now ahead of him.
Scottie Scheffler now second only to Justin Thomas after two rounds of the Byron Nelson
With Scheffler firing in that 61 on Friday and then starting slowly in round two, he burst into life in the final ten holes, making six birdies and an eagle to come in to the clubhouse at eight under for the day.
Now, in a stat shared by Justin Ray, it seems Scheffler has matched a number of players for the lowest 36 hole score in PGA Tour history, but he still hasn’t quite reeled in Justin Thomas.
Scheffler’s six shot lead would seem almost impossible to overcome at the moment, especially with the field not being deep in terms of household names.
One potential big-name challenger, Jordan Spieth, is a whopping 12 shots back on six under par.
When Justin Thomas posted the lowest 36 hole score in PGA Tour history
Shooting 124 over 36 holes is hugely impressive and will likely be enough for Scheffler to take his first win of 2025.
However, it is still Justin Thomas who holds the outright lead at 123, an achievement he managed at the Sony Open back in 2017.
Remarkably, Thomas could have gone even lower having carded a 59 on the opening round in Hawaii, before going on to post a 64 in the second round.
At the time, Thomas was overjoyed with his performance, with his 59 making him the youngest to ever achieve such a score on TOUR.
“It’s cool, any time you can get your name in the record books is awesome,” Thomas said.
“I had no idea until I finished, until I signed and [someone in the scoring tent] said ‘123’, and I was like ‘man, I’d love that a couple more times in my career’.”
Could a 59 be on for Scottie Scheffler? On this form, we wouldn’t put it past him!
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