After unexpected bad weather pushed Friday’s Tour Championship Round 2 tee times up by three hours, Russell Henley leads for the second consecutive day, but after Friday, he shares the top spot with Tommy Fleetwood.
Fleetwood, who is seeking his first win of the season, finished the second round with a score of 63, placing him in a tie for the lead at 13-under par. The competition for the top spot has been fierce among Fleetwood, Russell Henley and Cameron Young. However, it was Henley who ultimately took the spotlight and continued the momentum by making birdies on his last two holes to finish with a score of 66, also achieving a tie for first at 13-under through the second round.
USA TODAY Sports provided ongoing coverage of the Tour Championship on Friday. Here are the leaderboard updates and highlights of all the action from Round 2.
Tour Championship leaderboard
T1. Tommy Fleetwood: -13
T1. Russell Henley: -13
T2. Cameron Young: -11
T4. Robert MacIntyre: -10
T4. Patrick Cantlay: -10
6. Scottie Scheffler: -8
T7. Shane Lowry: -7
T7. Chris Gotterup: -7
T7: Sam Burns: -7
T7. Rory McIlroy: -7
T7. Ben Griffin: -7
T7: Akshay Bhatia: -7
T7. Justin Thomas: -7
T14. Keegan Bradley: -6
T14: Harris English: -6
T14. Collin Morikawa: -6
T14: Jacob Bridgeman: -6
T14: Nick Taylor: -6
T14: Ludvig Aberg: -6
Fleetwood finishes second round
Tommy Fleetwood has completed the second round with a score of 13-under, currently holding the top spot as the last golfers finish the round.
Fleetwood claims the solo lead
After a birdie on the No. 13 hole, Tommy Fleetwood has taken the lead with a score of 11-under, one stroke ahead of Cameron Young, who is in second place with a score of 10-under.
Cameron Young has three birdies in a row
Cameron Young made three birdies on the front nine and has kept it up on the back nine with three consecutive birdies on Nos. 11, 12 and 13. Young has shot up the leaderboard all the way to a tie for third place at 8-under for the tournament.
Shane Lowry cards 7-under in second round
Shane Lowry finished his second round on absolute fire with six birdies on the back nine and carded a 7-under for the day. That gives Lowry a 7-under for the tournament and puts him in a tie for sixth place overall.
Scottie Scheffler drops a shot, too
Scottie Scheffler’s 14-foot putt for par rolled to the hole but just sit next to the lip to force the World No. 1 to tap in for bogey. Scheffler is now 7-under for the tournament and in a five-way tie for third place behind Russell Henley (-9) and Tommy Fleetwood (-8).
Russell Henley drops a shot
After nearly making a birdie on No. 3, leader Russell Henley had to settle for a par. On No. 4, he overshot the hole on his third shot and two-putted for a bogey that dropped him back to 9-under for the tournament. Henley clings to a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood.
Scottie Scheffler makes birdie on No. 3
Scottie Scheffler rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt to move to 8-under for the tournament and pick up one stroke on leader Russell Henley, who lipped out his own birdie on No. 3 and settled for par.
Keegan Bradley, Harry Hall continue to sizzle in second round
Keegan Bradley and Harry Hall are both at 5-under for the day, which makes them 5-under for the tournament and in a tie for ninth place. They have the best scores of the day so far.
Scottie Scheffler tees off
Scottie Scheffler (-7) and Russell Henley (-9) are the last group to tee off in the second round of the Tour Championship. All 30 golfers are now on the course.
Robert MacIntyre starts with a birdie
After an excellent first round during which he shot 6-under, Robert MacIntryre began Friday with a birdie to get to 7-under for the tournament, tied with Scottie Scheffler and just two strokes behind leader Russell Henley.
Harry Hall surging in second round
After starting his round with pars on the first two holes, Harry Hall has birdied four of the next six holes to run his overall score to 4-under, which puts him in a tie for 10th place overall.
Rory McIlroy birdies first hole
Rory McIlroy got off to a nice start Friday making a birdie 3 on the first hole. He ripped his tee shot perfectly down the middle of the fairway to set up a second shot that he stuck within 10 feet of the hole. And then he rolled his birdie putt in to get to 5-under for the tournament.
Tour Championship tee times, pairings
Second Round – Friday
All times ET
8 a.m.: Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka
8:11 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley
8:22 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Corey Conners
8:33 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Harry Hall
8:44 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Rose
9 a.m.: Harris English, J.J. Spaun
9:11 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Viktor Hovland
9:22 a.m.: Brian Harman, Cameron Young
9:33 a.m.: Nick Taylor, Sam Burns
9:44 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Jacob Bridgeman
10 a.m.: Ludvig Åberg, Ben Griffin
10:11 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia
10:22 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Robert MacIntyre
10:33 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay
10:44 a.m.: Russell Henley, Scottie Scheffler
Watch the Tour Championship
Here’s the broadcast schedule for Friday’s second round of the 2025 Tour Championship:
All times Eastern
11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
1-6 p.m. on Golf Channel,Fubo
Rory McIlroy tee time
Rory McIlroy will tee off at 9:44 a.m. ET, as the top 10 at the Tour Championship are getting ready to take the course. McIlroy shot a 4-under during Thursday’s first round while being paired with ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ castmate Scottie Scheffler.
How many rounds is the Tour Championship?
The Tour Championship at Atlanta’s at East Lake Golf Club will be like a typical weekend golf tournament: four rounds, one round each day on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Weather permitting, of course.)
Keegan Bradley off to fast start
Keegan Bradley entered the second round at even par, and scored a par on each of Friday’s first two holes. But Bradley has gone on to birdie two of the next four holes, including No. 6 when he stuck his third shot within 2 feet of the hole and tapped in the birdie putt. Bradley is at 2-under for the tournament, which puts him in a tie for 17th place.
Tour Championship weather
According to Accuweather, the forecast at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta is expected to be cloudy and humid with heavy thunderstorms late in the day. These rains are expected to arrive as early as 2 p.m. ET.
Tour Championship begins
With heavy thunderstorms in the Atlanta forecast Friday, the Tour Championship’s second round started at 8 a.m. ET with Maverick McNealy and Sepp Straka teeing off.
What time is Tour Championship?
The 2025 Tour Championship continues Friday, Aug. 22. The first tee time on Friday is 8 a.m. ET. This differs from Thursday’s 11:16 first tee, which is due to expected inclement weather.
How to watch Tour Championship: TV channel, streaming
The 2025 Tour Championship, the final event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs, will be televised nationally on the Golf Channel and NBC. It can be live streamed via ESPN+, Peacock and Fubo depending on the time. Here’s the full broadcast schedule for all four rounds:
All times Eastern
Friday, Aug. 22
11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
1-6 p.m. on Golf Channel,Fubo
Saturday, Aug. 23
Noon-7 p.m. on ESPN+
1-2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
2:30-7 p.m. on NBC, Peacock
Sunday, Aug. 24
11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
Noon-1:30 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
1:30-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock
FedEx Cup standings
Here are the 30 players who qualified for the 2025 Tour Championship and their FedEx Cup points following the BMW Championship, won by Scottie Scheffler:
Scottie Scheffler: 7,456 points
Rory McIlroy: 3,687 points
J.J. Spaun: 3,493 points
Justin Rose: 3,326 points
Tommy Fleetwood: 2,923 points
Ben Griffin: 2,798 points
Russell Henley: 2,795 points
Sepp Straka: 2,783 points
Robert MacIntyre: 2,750 points
Maverick McNealy: 2,547 points
Harris English: 2,512 points
Justin Thomas: 2,477 points
Cameron Young: 2,185 points
Ludvig Aberg: 2,179 points
Andrew Novak: 2,030 points
Keegan Bradley: 1,993 points
Sam Burns: 1,871 points
Brian Harman: 1,735 points
Corey Conners: 1,719 points
Patrick Cantlay: 1,661 points
Collin Morikawa: 1,656 points
Viktor Hovland: 1,637 points
Hideki Matsuyama: 1,630 points
Shane Lowry: 1,607 points
Nick Taylor: 1,564 points
Harry Hall: 1,475 points
Jacob Bridgeman: 1,475 points
Sungjae Im: 1,422 points
Chris Gotterup: 1,414 points
Akshay Bhatia: 1,409 points