LAST UPDATE | 31 Aug
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER IS four shots clear at the Tour Championship at East Lake after carding a five-under 66 to leave him on 21-under.
as play has been suspended due to ‘dangerous weather’ at the course in Atlanta.
Scheffler was on 19-under after 15 holes and four clear of Xander Schauffle and Collin Morikawa, as play was suspended due to ‘dangerous weather’ at the course in Atlanta. Scheffler maintained that gap after play was resumed, with Morikawa on 17-under while Schauffle is one shot further back.
Rory McIlroy is in now in a tie for 10th on eight-under after a round of two-under 69 today, while Shane Lowry had the same round after an impressive back nine. He is a shot further back from McIlroy on seven-under in a tie for 14th.
The second round of the TOUR Championship was suspended due to dangerous weather at 5:15 p.m. ET.
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) August 30, 2024
Elsewhere Leona Maguire is in a tie for 21st, six shots off the lead, at the halfway point of the Women’s Irish Open at Carton House.
Maguire carded a second round of one-under 72 after her opening round of 70 at the Kildare course. The Cavan native had three birdies and her two bogeys in her round, all recorded in the first 12 holes, before she finished with six straight pars.
Finland player Ursula Wikstrom leads the way on 10-under after her second successive 68.
She is a shot clear of two players on nine-under, Luna Sobron Galmes of Spain and Alessandra Fanali of Italy.
Dublin amateur Anna Abom made the cut with a brilliant performance as her second round of 71 left her on three-under.
With the cut falling on level par, there was disappointment for Lauren Walsh who narrowly missed out on one-over after a second round of 73.
Other Irish players to narrowly miss the cut included Olivia Costello (+1), Anna Foster (+1) and Roisin Scanlon (+2).
Emma Fleming (+4), Aideen Walsh (+6), Kate Dillon (+6), Canice Screene (+7) and Kate Lanigan (+8) were other Irish players to miss out.
More to follow…
