BMW Championship: Robert MacIntyre extends lead over Scottie Scheffler to 5 pictures in FedExCup Playoffs occasion | Golf Information

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre continued his very good begin to the BMW Championship to maneuver 5 pictures away from Scottie Scheffler on the midway level of the FedExCup Playoffs occasion.

Having led Scheffler by three after taking pictures 62 on a rain-interrupted opening day at Caves Valley Golf Membership in Maryland, MacIntyre maintained his kind with an outstanding 64 on Friday to increase his benefit on the high of the leaderboard by two pictures.

The Scot accomplished a bogeyless spherical with six birdies taking him to 14 beneath for the match, as world No 1 Scheffler carded a 65 to communicate at 9 beneath.

MacIntyre, who’s on the verge of becoming a member of Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose in qualifying for Europe’s Ryder Cup crew, struck three birdies on every 9 in one other managed show.

Ludvig Aberg (eight beneath) and Hideki Matsuyama (seven beneath) each matched MacIntyre for the bottom spherical of the day to maneuver up the leaderboard to 3rd and fourth, respectively.

England’s Fleetwood’s needed to accept a 69 after bogeying three of the final 4 holes to drop again to 6 beneath for the match, which left him tied for fifth with American duo Michael Kim and Maverick McNealy.

England’s Harry Corridor is a shot additional again in a tie for eighth alongside Viktor Hovland and Sam Burns.

McIlroy produced a powerful end to succeed in 4 beneath for his spherical and the match.

The Masters champion was one over after eight holes following a double-bogey on the par-three third, however began a run of three successive birdies on the ninth gap earlier than including an outstanding eagle on the par-five sixteenth.

The Northern Irishman skipped final week’s FedEx Cup occasion understanding he’s assured to be in subsequent week’s Tour Championship.

The Playoffs had been launched in 2007 and have obtained a number of tweaks to the qualification and format since, with this 12 months’s version having three tournaments that every one supply restricted area sizes.

Solely the highest 70 within the season-long standings certified for final week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship, with the highest 50 after that progressing to this week’s BMW Championship.

Each occasions supply 2,000 FedExCup factors to the winner – 4 occasions the quantity awarded for a daily PGA Tour occasion, with each additionally not having a 36-hole lower.

The highest 30 within the standings after the 2 tournaments qualify for the Tour Championship, happening from August 21-24 at East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta, with all three occasions completely dwell on Sky Sports activities.

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Early protection from the third spherical of BMW Championship begins on Saturday at 2.15pm on Sky Sports activities+, forward of full protection from 6pm on Sky Sports activities Golf.

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Rasmus Hojgaard boosts Ryder Cup push in Denmark

Rasmus Hojgaard delighted the house followers and boosted his Ryder Cup push by opening up a two-shot lead on the Danish Golf Championship.

Hojgaard added a seven-under-par 64 to his opening 66 at Fureso Golf Klub to take the lead on the midway mark of his residence match.

The 24-year-old Dane is at present eighth on Staff Europe’s Ryder Cup factors listing, simply outdoors the automated high six spots, with Luke Donald making six captain picks after the British Masters on August 24.

“You feed off one another somewhat bit,” Hojgaard, the 2023 champion was quoted as saying on the DP World Tour web site concerning the Danish followers.

“I used to be clearly feeling good on the market. Making an attempt to make as many birdies as attainable and with them cheering me on, I simply needed to maintain it going for so long as attainable.

“It died somewhat in the direction of the top once I made that annoying bogey at eight, however it was an awesome environment on the market.”

Hojgaard, who began on the tenth gap, started with six straight pars earlier than backing up a birdie on the sixteenth with an eagle on the par-five 18th after hitting his strategy shot to 3 toes.

A run of 5 birdies within the opening six holes on his again 9 gave him respiration house on the high.

Hojgaard’s solitary bogey on the eighth price him the outright course report, as a substitute matching Marco Penge’s first-round rating on Thursday.

“I did not attempt to do an excessive amount of on the market,” mentioned Hojgaard. “I used to be simply placing the ball nicely, had an concept of the place it was going and arrange a whole lot of probabilities.”

Englishman Penge is 2 pictures adrift on 10-under after a 68 consisting of six birdies and three bogeys, whereas Canadian Aaron Cockerill sits in third, three strokes additional again.

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