Scheffler's lead cut to four at Tour Championship

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-21 S Scheffler (US); -16 C Morikawa (US); -15 X Schauffele (US); -12 A Scott (Aus), W Clark (US), S Theegala (US); -11 S Burns (US).

Selected others: -8 R McIlroy (NI); -7 S Lowry (Irl); -6 A Rai (Eng), -4 R MacIntyre (Sco)

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World number 1 Scottie Scheffler saw his lead trim to 4 shots aft chap US players Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele closed nan spread during a weather-disrupted 2nd information astatine nan Tour Championship.

The two-time awesome winner, who started nan tourney astatine 10 nether par acknowledgment to his position arsenic leader successful nan FedExCup standings, had a seven-stroke lead complete his 2 rivals aft nan opening information pursuing an awesome opening 65 successful Atlanta.

Bidding for his first FedExCup title, Scheffler birdied 2 of his last 3 holes aft a upwind hold to paper a second-round 66 and to return himself to 21 nether par.

"I consciousness for illustration my plaything is successful a bully spot. I've deed it bully nan past mates of days," Scheffler said.

"A batch of value worldly retired there, and yeah, successful a bully spot going into nan weekend."

Morikawa is 4 backmost from Scheffler aft hitting a 63, nan champion information of nan day, to return sole possession of 2nd spot connected nan leaderboard.

The 27-year-old dropped only 1 changeable connected nan 11th spread and vanished his information pinch back-to-back birdies.

Xander Schauffele is 1 changeable backmost from Morikawa, pinch whom he was tied aft information one, and remains successful nan hunt for nan £19m prize aft a second-round 64.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is tied for 10th spot connected 8 nether par.