Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg remain within striking distance of the lead after two rounds of the Tour Championship at East Lake.
Scheffler carded a solid second-round 67 on Friday, while Aberg shot 68. The 30-year-old world number one is two strokes behind the leader heading into the weekend, with the Swedish golfer one shot further back.
Scottie Scheffler praises Ludvig Aberg as a playing partner
Scheffler and Aberg were paired together for the second round and both players maintained a good pace around East Lake. Speaking to the media late on Friday after a practice session with his coach, Randy Smith, Scheffler was asked what Aberg was like to play alongside.
“He’s an easy guy to get paired with,” Scheffler replied.
“He’s a really nice guy. He’s a great competitor, good player as well. He’s always very easy to be on the golf course with.”
“It’s pretty simple to be paired with him.”
Scheffler will play with Cam Young in the third round of the Tour Championship, while Aberg is set to partner Adam Scott.
Scheffler discusses his opening tee shots at East Lake
Scheffler has missed both opening tee shots to the right this week and has been forced to lay up on the long par-four first hole on each occasion. During the final round of the 2025 Tour Championship, he hit his opening drive out of bounds to the left.
After his second round, Scheffler was asked whether the right miss had started to affect his thinking.
“I mean, there’s an out-of-bounds fence on the left,” he said.
“Didn’t really hit too bad of a shot there. Then you get a lie there that you can’t advance more than 80 yards.”
“No, I wouldn’t say anything is in my head out there. Thank you, though.”
Source: sports.yahoo.com
