Xander Schauffele leads WM Phoenix Open after Round 2
Feb 5, 2021, 6:56 PM | Updated: 6:57 pm
Xander Schauffele of the United States hits his tee shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 04, 2021 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Moving day has come early at the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open.
A number of golfers made a leap up the leaderboard Friday, with Xander Schauffele pacing the field at 12-under.
After finishing the front nine with just one birdie, Schauffele turned the page on the back, rattling off four birdies and an eagle on his way to a 7-under 64.
Enjoyed that back 9 today 🔥 @WMPhoenixOpen pic.twitter.com/WSMdagc9Xv
— Xander Schauffele (@XSchauffele) February 6, 2021
On his heels are Steve Stricker and Keegan Bradley. Stricker put together another solid round, firing off a 5-under 66, while Bradley turned in a 65 (6-under) on the scorecard.
The trio was three of 18 golfers to shoot at least 5-under in Round 2, with another being Justin Thomas, who began the day with a double bogey.
Thomas is back in the running after going 6-under on the day, highlighted by a chip-in for birdie on his final hole of the day and a near make from the fairway. He’s tied for 16th after posting a 1-under 70 on Thursday.
The round of the day, however, belongs to Lucas Glover, who finished at 8-under (63). He’s currently tied for 16th.
Not far behind Glover is Arizona State alum Jon Rahm, who posted a 2-under 69 and currently sits tied for 27th at 5-under. They’re tied with Rory McIlroy, who has the longest active streaks of consecutive made cuts at 25. Schauffele sits in second with 21.
A total of 13 golfers made eagles Friday, with Jordan Spieth being one of them. He’s in striking range at 8-under (tied for eighth). Matthew NeSmith, Bo Hoag and Russell Knox are the only three in the field to have recorded an eagle in both rounds.
Golfers who missed the 3-under cut line include ASU alum Chez Reavie, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler and Gary Woodland.
Without further ado, here’s a look at Saturday’s pairings:
Waste Management Phoenix Open Round 3 tee times
Tee No. 1
9:05 a.m. — Ted Potter Jr., Brendon Todd, Will Zalatoris
9:16 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Brendan Steele, Corey Conners
9:27 a.m. — Andrew Putnam, Mark Hubbard, Adam Hadwin
9:38 a.m. — Harold Varner III, Bo Van Pelt, Matt Kuchar
9:49 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Kevin Streelman, Louis Oosthuizen
10 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Cameron Tringale, Nick Hardy
10:11 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Patton Kizzire, Carlos Ortiz
10:22 a.m. — James Hahn, Matthew NeSmith, Brooks Koepka
10:33 a.m. — Nate Lashley, Billy Horschel, Jordan Spieth
10:44 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Sam Burns
10:55 a.m. — Xander Schauffele, Steve Stricker, Keegan Bradley
Tee No. 10
9:05 a.m. — Sam Ryder, Matt Jones, Si Woo Kim
9:16 a.m. — Russell Knox, Rory McIlroy, Scott Stallings
9:27 a.m. — Russell Henley, Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama
9:38 a.m. — Michael Kim, Grayson Murray, Robby Shelton
9:49 a.m. — Davis Riley, Byeong Hun An, Kyle Stanley
10 a.m. — Ryan Palmer, Zach Johnson, Max Homa
10:11 a.m. — Richy Werenski, Bo Hoag, Brian Stuard
10:22 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Matthew Wolff, Aaron Wise
10:33 a.m. — Xinjun Zhang, Emiliano Grillo, Luke List
10:44 a.m. — Sungjae Im, Bubba Watson, Satoshi Kodaira
10:55 a.m. — Brian Harman, Henrik Norlander, Wyndham Clark
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