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Furyk shoots 64, takes Round 2 lead at East Lake

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By Zak Kozuchowski

GolfWRX Managing Editor

Jim Furyk shot a 6-under 64 on Friday at the Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola to take the lead heading into the weekend of the PGA Tour’s final FedExCup event.

Furyk got off to a quick start at East Lake Golf Club, making birdies on four of his first five holes. He made two more birdies on Nos. 7 and 9 to shoot a 29 on the front nine. Furyk also made three birdies on the back nine for a total of 10 birdies on the day, although he also carded bogeys on Nos. 13, 16 and 18.

Trailing Furyk is first-round co-leader Justin Rose, who shot a 68 that included a birdie on the difficult par 3 No. 18 to stay within a shot of Furyk. The other first-round co-leader, Tiger Woods, who was paired with Rose in Round 2, fell 11 places down the leader board after a 73 on Friday.

Woods offset a bogey and a double bogey with three birdies on the front nine to shoot a 35. But he made four bogeys on the back nine, slipping six shots from Furyk’s lead.

Also in contention are Bubba Watson and Bo Van Pelt, at 5-under, and Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar at 4-under. Rory McIlroy, Robert Garrigus and Zach Johnson all sit at 3-under, four shots back.

McIlroy, who is tied for seventh, is in the best position of the top 5 players in the FedExCup standings to win the Tour Championship. If any of the top 5 players win the event, they also win the FedExCup, but Nos. 2-5, Woods, Nick Watney, Phil Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker are no closer than five shots from the lead. Snedeker is four back of Furyk at 2-under, while Mickelson is seven shots back at even par. Watney is in last place at East Lake at 9-over.

Coverage of the Tour Championship airs on Golf Channel Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. EST before switching over to NBC from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Photos from the 2024 Players Championship

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On the heels of Scottie Scheffler’s dominant victory at Bay Hill, the PGA Tour heads a little farther north in Florida to TPC Sawgrass this week for The Players Championship. And of course, GolfWRX is on site to get a look at what the players are playing.

We’ve already spotted a new Titleist mini driver this week, and there’s plenty more.

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Photos from the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational

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GolfWRX is on the ground in Orlando ahead of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge.

We’re assembling our usual collection of WITB photos, general galleries, and of course, gear inspired by the King himself.

We’ll continue to add to the photos below as more flow in from Florida.

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Photos from the 2024 Cognizant Classic

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GolfWRX is on site this week at the Cognizant Classic —FKA the Honda Classic.

The first leg of the PGA Tour’s traditional “Florida swing,” the Cognizant Classic continues to be contested at PGA National’s Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, host course of the 1983 Ryder Cup and 1987 PGA Championship. The course is known for its famed “Bear Trap,” a three-hole stretch of holes that take their name from Jack “The Golden Bear” Nicklaus, who redesigned the course in 2002.

The Bear Trap includes No. 15 (a par 3), No. 16 (a par 4), and No. 17 (a par 4). All three holes involve water and have led to several big numbers from Tour players over the years.

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