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Cantlay and Schauffele stand at 17 under after two rounds of the
team event at TPC Louisiana. Two teams shot 67 Friday to forge a
tie for second at 16 under: David Lipsky and England's Aaron Rai,
plus Sam Ryder and Doc Redman.
The teams of South Africans Garrick Higgo and Branden Grace as
well as Australians Jason Day and Jason Scrivener each posted
rounds of 7-under 65. They matched the tournament record for
foursomes, or alternate shot, in which teammates take turns
hitting shots to complete each hole.
Higgo and Grace are tied for fourth with Wyndham Clark and
Cameron Tringale (67) at 15 under, and Day and Scrivener enter
the weekend tied for sixth with Sam Burns and Billy Horschel
(68) at 14 under.
Like Thursday's round, Saturday will be four-balls, or best
ball, in which both golfers play each hole and choose the better
score between them. The tournament then returns to alternate
shot Sunday for the final round.
Cantlay and Schauffele started on the back nine Friday and
opened with three birdies and a bogey over their first four
holes, including a 3-footer for birdie at No. 10. They settled
in from there, making 12 pars and two birdies over the last 14
holes.
"We really fought hard and made a bunch of those mid-range
putts, especially in the middle of the round, and that kind of
kept the momentum going," Cantlay said. "It's kind of tricky out
there with the wind how it is, so I thought we played a nice
round today."
Lipsky and Rai posted six birdies and just one bogey, wrapped up
when Rai sank an 18-foot birdie at the par-5 18th.
Lipsky, ranked No. 201 in the world, was in a car accident on
his way to the course earlier in the week, though he said he and
the other drivers involved were fine.
Former world No. 1 Day and Scrivener posted their 65 early in
the day before Higgo and Grace matched it later on. A 12-foot
eagle putt on the par-5 seventh helped Day and Scrivener along,
and they were on track for a 64 before bogeying the par-4 17th.
It was their second consecutive round of 65, but given the more
difficult format, Day felt Friday's performance was better.
"I feel like we're gelling really, really well together on the
greens and we're very similar in regards to how we read the putt
and how we like to see the putt go in the hole, so that helps a
lot," Day said. "Today was special. I think we played some
really phenomenal golf out there, especially with how the
weather was."
Higgo and Grace, meanwhile, made seven birdies and stayed
bogey-free.
Australians Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman, the defending
champions, were part of an eight-way tie for eighth at 11 under
after shooting 68 Friday.
Thirty-nine teams made the cut of 8 under, including father-son
team Jay and Bill Haas. Jay Haas set the PGA Tour record for the
oldest player to make a cut at 68 years, four months and 20 days
old. He surpassed Sam Snead, who made three cuts as a
67-year-old in 1979.
"I don't think it should (count) because Sam Snead did it on his
own and all that, but anything that I'm even remotely close to
Sam Snead on would be very special," Haas said.
--Field Level Media
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