Scott hits superb 63 to lead BMW Championship

BMW Championship 2nd round

-13 Scott (Aus); -10 Bradley (US); -9 Aberg (Swe); -8 Noren (Swe); -7 Pendrick (Can); -6 Conners (Can), Im (Kor); -5 Kim (Kor), Cantlay (US); -4 Clark (US), Bhatia (US), Hoge (US), Zalatoris (US), Morikawa (US)

Selected others: -3 McIlroy (NI), Fleetwood (Eng), Schauffele (US); -2 Lowry (Ire)

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Australia's Adam Scott carded a superb nine-under-par 63 to lead nan BMW Championship astatine nan halfway stage.

The 2013 Masters champion has not won connected nan PGA Tour since 2020 but is 3 shots clear of first-round leader Keegan Bradley astatine Castle Pines, adjacent Denver.

Scott deed 9 birdies - 4 connected nan beforehand 9 and 5 connected nan backmost - successful a blemish-free 2nd information to scope 13 nether overall.

Bradley, who will skipper nan United States astatine nan 2025 Ryder Cup, made 5 birdies and looked group for different bogey-free round, only to driblet a changeable connected nan past successful his 68.

Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is up to 3rd connected 9 nether aft matching Scott for nan champion information of nan day.

The 24-year-old made 8 birdies and eagled nan 14th, much than making up for his solitary bogey connected nan third.

Aberg's compatriot Alex Noren is simply a further changeable backmost successful 4th aft a four-under-par 68.

Meanwhile, England's Tommy Fleetwood and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy are portion of an eight-strong group tied for 15th connected 3 under.

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama was conscionable a changeable disconnected nan lead aft nan first information but withdrew earlier his 2nd because of little backmost pain.