World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is a PGA Tour best six shots clear after two rounds in the weather affected CJ Cup Byron Nelson in his home city of Dallas, Texas.

Weather delays on day two meant 18 players still have to complete their second round.

Scheffler added a second round 63 to his opening 61 to move to 18-under for a 124 tally on the host TPC Craig Ranch course.

His effort is four shots fewer for 36 holes than his prior {GA Tour best of 128 at The Greenbrier eveng in 2023.

“Feeling good. I had two nice days”, he said.

“We’ll see how the scores shake out as more guys come in.

“Overall, very pleased with how I played. Yeah, pretty good. Go home, get a little bit of rest, and get ready for tomorrow”.

Career-best 36-hole record on TOUR

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PARTIAL Second-Round Notes – Friday, May 2, 2025

Weather: Cloudy. High of 83. Winds NNE at 5-10 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Preferred lies were in effect for the second round. Round two was suspended at 9:46 a.m. CT due to lightning and resumed at 4:01 p.m., a delay of 6 hours, 15 minutes. Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:06 p.m. and is scheduled to resume at 7:15 a.m. Saturday with 18 players yet to begin round two. Rain on Friday: 0.88 inches

PARTIAL Second-Round Leaderboard

Scottie Scheffler (1st/-18)

• Began round two with eight consecutive pars and an eagle at his ninth hole (No. 18) before play was suspended; at the resumption of play, makes six birdies en route to a 6-under 30 on his inward nine for 8-under 63
• 124 (-18) marks his best 36-hole total on TOUR; previous best, 127/2019 The Greenbrier/T7; shot 128 at this event in 2023 en route to a T5 finish
• 18-under marks his best 36-hole score in relation to par (previous, 16-under/2024 Sentry)
• One stroke shy of the all-time 36-hole opening score on TOUR (since 1983): Justin Thomas/123/2017 Sony Open in Hawaii
• Would mark his 17^th time holding the 36-hole lead/co-lead (6-for-16) on TOUR: most recent, 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open/T2
• Currently leads by six strokes, would be the largest 36-hole lead in tournament history (previous, 5 strokes/Jason Kokrak/2017); largest 36-hole lead this season: 4 strokes
• 28-year-old Dallas resident seeks his 14th win in his 139th start on TOUR; last win: 2024 TOUR Championship
• Would be his fourth consecutive season with a win (four wins in 2022; two wins in 2023; seven wins in 2024)
• World No. 1 entered the week No. 7 in the FedExCup standings; has finished in the top 25 in each of his eight starts on TOUR in 2025 (best finish: T2/Texas Children’s Houston Open)
• Sixth appearance at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson; best finish: T5 (2023)

Miscellaneous Notes

• Fort Worth native Sam Stevens (-12) is bogey-free through 36 holes for the first time in his 82^nd start on TOUR; makes third appearance at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (T34/2023, T64/2024); seeks first victory on TOUR, with one of his two runner-up results coming in Texas (2025 Farmers Insurance Open, 2023 Valero Texas Open)
• After missing the cut last year, 40-year-old former University of Texas golfer Jhonattan Vegas (-10) is set to make his eighth cut in nine starts at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson; best result at this event: T9/2021; Venezuela native is a four-time TOUR winner
• PGA TOUR rookie and former University of Florida standout Ricky Castillo (-10 thru 17) looks to improve on his best result on TOUR (T12/2025 Valspar Championship)
• Mark Hubbard (-8) cards eight birdies en route to a second-round 65 to match his low round at this event (four times)
• Making his 13th appearance at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Dallas native and resident Jordan Spieth (-6) cards seven birdies en route to a second-round 67
• Matt Wallace withdrew with a neck injury during the second round