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A 6 hour, 15 minute weather delay couldn't derail Scottie Scheffler. Leading by two after a first-round 61 on Thursday at TPC Craig Ranch, Scheffler, the world No. 1 seeking his first win in 2025, has expanded that lead to six shots after his Friday second round in his hometown event in McKinney, Texas, near Dallas.
Scheffler played the back nine first Friday at the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson and opened with eight straight pars before eagling the 18th hole, which came right before the horn calling for the weather delay. Upon his return to the golf course, he then birdied six of his last nine holes to sign for a 8-under 63 and walk off the course with a six-shot lead on Sam Stevens, who has posted back-to-back 65s. Through 36 holes, Scheffler has three 2s, 14 3s and 19 4s but not a single 5 or higher.
Put another way, Scheffler has two eagles, 14 birdies and 20 pars on his scorecards so far. On the holes that make up the front nine he's birdied each of them over the first two days. Scheffler has 13 PGA Tour wins , with six of them coming in signature events.
His most recent victory came in the 2024 Tour Championship last August. This season he has five top-10s and three top-5s including a runner-up in eight starts but he's yet to find the winner's circle. This might be the week he hoists a trophy once again, in an event he says he loves playing.
Weather delay means cut won't come till Saturday The lengthy postponement for rain and lightning meant half the field of 156 didn't even start its second round till late in the day Friday. The final groups to head out weren't scheduled to start until 7:54 p.m.
local time (8:54 p.m. ET), leaving only enough daylight for a couple of holes.
The early projected cutline was 4 under, with Ben An, Chris Gotterup, Ben Griffin, Cam Davis and Joel Dahmen all with plenty of work to do on what's to be a long day on Saturday. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Scottie Scheffler shoots 63, opens big lead CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025.
