Johnson Leads at FedEx St. Jude Classic After Shooting 63

MEMPHIS, TN- The FedEx St. Jude Classic is an important event to gather FedEx Cup points. Seamus Power started the week 129^th in the FedEx Cup Standings and is now projected to finish within the top 100. Brandt Snedeker is also projected to finish within the top 100 after starting his week at 128^th. Snedeker, Power and the rest of the field are chasing Dustin Johnson who leads the tournament at 10 under after shooting a 63 on Friday.

Johnson started his round on the back nine but caught fire on the front nine. He holed out from 111 yards for eagle on one and followed that up with another near hole out on two. “I was swinging well and had a lot of good looks at birdies,” said Johnson.  He would make three more birdies to shoot a six under 29 on the front.

Dustin Johnson’s Round 2 highlights from FedEx St. Jude

SUBSCRIBE to PGA TOUR now: http://pgat.us/vBxcZSh In the second round of the 2018 FedEx St. Jude Classic, Dustin Johnson put on a show as he climbed up the leaderboard to take the solo lead heading into Saturday. The FedEx St. Jude Classic returns to TPC Southwind in Memphis, TN.

He hit 12 greens in regulation and nine of 14 fairways. Johnson is first in strokes gained off the tee and tee to green, 18^th in approach to the green and 34^th in putting. Johnson can reclaim the number one golfer in the world with a win this week.

Snedeker had the low round of the day with a bogey free round of eight under 62. He is three strokes back from Johnson. He is first in strokes gained putting. “My speed was perfect I had a bunch of good looks and I was able to take advantage of them,” said Snedeker.

The defending US Open Champion, Brooks Koepka, shot a one under round to get to five under and five back from the leader. He is 10^th in strokes gained putting and seems to be struggling to convert with the flat stick. His ball striking is terrific, he is fourth in strokes gained off the tee and 8^th in driving accuracy.

Phil Mickelson ranks first or tied for first in score to par, rounds of par or better, total birdies and top 10 finishes in the FedEx St. Jude Classic since 2013. However, lefty was never able to get into any kind of rhythm today. Mickelson struggled with his ball striking and off the tee all day. He is 95^th in strokes gained off the tee and 54^th in tee to green.

Phil Mickelson plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second…

Phil Mickelson plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at at TPC Southwind on June 8, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

Mickelson said he needs to be “sharper around the greens.” He is 96^th in strokes gained around the green. He called the rough “challenging” especially around the greens. After claiming that he, “didn’t really have it today,” Mickelson remained hopeful when he said, “I’m in a decent position where if I come out tomorrow and shoot five or six under par I should get right in the mix for Sunday.”

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