Robert MacIntyre entered the day with a four-shot lead and after two holes, that lead is just one. MacIntyre made bogey on the par-4 first and the par-3 second, dropping him back to 14 under, while World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler went birdie-par to get to 13 under.

After a great performance at the FedEx St. Jude last week, in which he finished second after a thrilling playoff, J.J. Spaun is in the top 15 at the BMW Championship, fighting back from a double and a bogey on his first three holes on Friday to get back to even for the tournament with three straight birdies.

Rory McIlroy hit his tee shot over the green at the par-4 11th hole during the second round of the BMW Championship. The drive and ensuing chip impressed Collin Morikawa, who rated McIlroy's second shot an 8.