Hovland and Gerard share lead at Tour Championship
Gerard and Viktor Hovland are tied at 10-under after 36 holes, with Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup one stroke back.
- On Friday, American Ryan Gerard and Norwegian Viktor Hovland finished the second round tied at 10-under 130 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, sharing the 36-hole lead.
- Gerard secured his share of the lead with a 5-under 65, including a 78-foot birdie putt on the seventh hole; Hovland matched that performance, carding a 66 with a birdie on the final hole.
- Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup trail by one stroke at 9-under 131, while Cameron Young vaulted into contention at 8-under after matching a tournament-best round of 62.
- The field competes for the FedEx Cup and $10 million top prize, with one-third of players separated by just three shots, including England's Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick.
- Gerard, playing in his first Tour Championship, insisted the pressure of the lead is manageable. "Way better than playing in last," he said regarding the weekend.
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Gerard, Hovland share the 36-hole lead at the Tour Championship
Ryan Gerard hit it well enough for five relatively easy birdies Friday and dropped a surprise from just inside 80 feet for another, giving him a 5-under 65 and a share of the 36-hole lead with Viktor Hovland at the season-ending Tour Championship.
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thesportsleader.comRyan Gerard, Viktor Hovland move in front at Tour Championship
ATLANTA -- Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland share the halfway lead at the Tour Championship, but Scottie Scheffler is still near the top of the leaderboard. What did you expect? Scheffler is 8 under par and two strokes off the lead after the second round Friday at East Lake Golf Club. He remains tied for
Hovland and Gerard share lead at Tour Championship
Gerard, who has one PGA Tour victory to date and is playing in his first Tour Championship, made six birdies, including an epic 78-foot putt that rolled the length of the seventh green. He seized the clubhouse lead with a five-under-par 65, before Hovland -- playing in the day's final pair -- birdied the 18th hole for a 66 to share the overnight lead. The pair finished on 10-under at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, a stroke clear of Ame…
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