Brooks Koepka, shown during Thursday’s opening round at The Northern Trust, shot a 6-under 65 in Friday’s second round to move into a tie for first place at the opening event of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Koepka and Jamie Lovemark shared a one-stroke lead over Adam Scott.PARAMUS, N.J. – Brooks Koepka showed some muscle and unleashed a monstrous finish Friday to share the lead at The Northern Trust.
Tiger Woods missed yet another putt and was relieved to still be playing.
Koepka spent most of the second round trading birdies and bogeys, going nowhere. One swing on the 631-yard 13th hole at Ridgewood Country Club changed everything.
From just less than 310 yards away, he swung a 3-wood as hard as he could and saw the tight draw that had been missing all day. It stopped 20 feet from the hole, and Koepka made his putt for eagle – then closed with three straight birdies for a 6-under 65.
The reigning U.S. Open and PGA Championship winner was tied with Jamie Lovemark, who shot a 66.