Adam Scott set the course document earlier within the day on the BMW Championship, and younger Swedish phenom Ludvig Åberg matched it within the afternoon.
The Ryder Cup star shot a 9-under 63 throughout the afternoon wave to soar up the leaderboard by greater than 20 locations. Having carded an even-par 72 on Thursday, Åberg now sits at 9-under on the halfway level.
“The course is gettable. Felt like I used to be hitting it properly,” Åberg mentioned.
“I used to be hitting a whole lot of fairways, and you then may be fairly aggressive into the greens.”
An almost three-hour rain delay halted play in direction of the tip of Thursday’s opening spherical, thus organising a softer golf course on Friday. Åberg, like Scott, took benefit of the benign situations, making eight birdies and an eagle to vault into competition. However not like Scott, Åberg made a lone bogey on the par-3 4th.
Nonetheless, Åberg had a sense a low rating was on the market.
“It was humorous, me and [my caddie] Joe [Skovron], strolling down one of many first couple of holes. We talked about it yesterday, too, that we might see a low one, and we had been simply lucky that it was us in the present day,” Åberg mentioned.
“It’s enjoyable to play good golf. I’ll preserve being aggressive though I shot even par yesterday. I used to be nonetheless very aggressive, which I like. However I’ll preserve doing that and attempt to sustain and make just a few birdies to catch Adam.”
Åberg sits 4 photographs behind Scott with 36 holes remaining.
“Adam, for me, is an inspiration,” Åberg added.
“He’s been out right here for a very long time, and what he’s doing with that longevity is superb. I look as much as him rather a lot. It’ll be enjoyable to attempt to catch him this weekend.”
Though Scott leads by 4 strokes, Åberg has made 15 birdies this week, main the sphere. However two double bogies throughout his opening spherical on Thursday set him again a bit. Nonetheless, the younger Swede has an opportunity. If he retains the pedal to the steel, he may have nearly as good an opportunity of catching the Aussie as any.
Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By means of. You’ll want to take a look at @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You may observe him on Twitter @jack_milko as properly.
