Scheffler Establishes Lead at Hero World Challenge

This year, Scheffler has secured eight titles, including his second Masters green jacket and a Paris Olympic gold medal. Hero World Challenge – second round leaderboard: -13 S Scheffler (US) -11 J Thomas (US), A Bhatia (US) -9 K Bradley (US) -7 L Aberg (Swe), S Straka (Aut), Sung-Jae Im (Kor) Selected others: -5 R MacIntyre (Sco) -2 A Rai (Eng) +1 J Day (Aus) A full leaderboard is available. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler holds a two-shot advantage after the second round of the Hero World Challenge, following an outstanding score of 64 on Friday. The 28-year-old American golfer recorded eight birdies in a round free of bogeys, with seven of those occurring on the front nine, concluding his play at 13 under par at the Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Scheffler commented, “[I was] just trying to keep my foot down on the pedal.” He added, “It was good. I did a lot of good things. Front nine was really nice and then the back nine I felt like I did some good things as well.” Fellow Americans Justin Thomas and Akshay Bhatia are tied for second place at 11 under par, while US 2025 Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley is two shots further back in fourth position. Cameron Young, who had a two-shot lead after the first day, faltered with a second-round score of 75, resulting in a share of 10th spot. Sandi Toksvig is joined by Gyles Brandreth, Lulu, Emmanuel Sonubi and Alan Davies. Opportunities are available to sing along to tracks by Queen, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, Katy Perry and more. Ben Fogle and Kate Humble have returned for the celebratory events at Longleat Safari Park. Topics range from microplastics found in our air, soil, and waterways, to the volume of food waste typically generated during this period. © 2024 BBC. The BBC disclaims responsibility for material found on external websites. Information regarding our approach to external linking is available.