World No.5 Schauffele Leads Tokyo Olympic Men's Golf, Yuan Moves Up Five

Muhammad Rameez Published July 31, 2021 | 02:56 PM

World No. 5 Xander Schauffele of the United States, world No.5, tops on men's Olympic golf leaderboard with a big finish in the rain-delayed second round, which ended on Saturday morning

TOKYO, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st Jul, 2021 ) --:World No. 5 Xander Schauffele of the United States, world No.5, tops on men's Olympic golf leaderboard with a big finish in the rain-delayed second round, which ended on Saturday morning.

Yuan Yechun of China moved from the 20th to 15th after finishing a three-under-par second round.

Schauffele shot a stunning eight-under-par 63 in the second round with two bogeys, six birdies and two eagles, which moved him from 12th to the first on the leaderboard.

"I just got in the flow, a nice flow there at the end.

One of those situations where I wish I could play some more holes. It was nice to make that last putt on 18 before they blew that horn," Schauffele said on his great finish.

"If I do the same stuff I did the first two days we will be good to go. You've really got to keep the ball on the fairway," Schauffele said.

Sitting at 11-under-par 131 overall after two rounds, Schauffele is only one ahead of Mexico's Carlos Ortiz, who finished the second round with four-under-par 67.