English "Two-Day Lead"... DeChambeau Tied for 7th, 4 Strokes Behind

WGC Series FedEx St. Jude Day 2: 5 Under Par, Smith and Ancer Tied 2nd by 2 Shots, Thomas and Johnson Tied 13th

Harris English is hitting an iron shot on the 3rd hole on the second day of the FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Memphis (USA) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] The momentum of two-time champion Harris English (USA) is soaring.

On the 7th (Korean time), at the Southwind Golf Club in Memphis, Tennessee, USA (par 70, 7,233 yards), during the second day of the World Golf Championships (WGC) FedEx St. Jude Invitational (total prize money $10.5 million), he shot 5 under par and maintained his position at the top of the leaderboard for the second consecutive day (13 under par, 127 strokes). Cameron Smith and Abraham Ancer (Mexico) both posted a daily best of 8 under par, rising to a tie for second place (11 under par, 129 strokes).

English started with a two-stroke lead and collected one eagle and four birdies (one bogey). After his first birdie on the 11th hole (par 3) and 'stepping stone birdies' on the 14th and 16th holes, he reduced three strokes in the front nine. In the back nine, after a bogey on the 2nd hole (par 4), he made an eagle with a '2-on 1-putt' on the 3rd hole (par 5). He added another birdie on the 8th hole (par 3), maintaining the gap with his competitors. His driving distance averaging 313.4 yards is the driving force. Leading by two strokes, this is his chance for his fifth career win since the Travelers Championship last June.

Bryson DeChambeau (right) is walking with his caddy on the 6th hole during the second day of the FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Memphis, USA = Getty Images/Multivitz

Ian Poulter (England) and two others are tied for fourth place (10 under par, 130 strokes). 'The Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau (USA) dropped four strokes to sit tied for seventh place, four strokes behind (9 under par, 131 strokes). 'Shrek' Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) is also in this group. Defending champion Justin Thomas (USA) reduced three strokes for two consecutive days and is eyeing title defense from a tie for 13th place (6 under par, 134 strokes). 'WGC Slammer' Dustin Johnson (USA) also joined the tie for 13th place.

'Oldest major champion' Phil Mickelson (USA) is tied for 21st place (5 under par, 135 strokes), 'Masters champion' Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) is tied for 30th place (3 under par, 137 strokes), and 'The Open champion' Collin Morikawa (USA) is tied for 38th place (2 under par, 138 strokes). 'Tokyo Olympic gold medalist' Xander Schauffele (USA) struggled, tied for 60th place (2 over par, 142 strokes). From Korea, Im Sung-jae (23) and Kim Si-woo (26) are tied for 52nd place (even par, 140 strokes), and Lee Kyoung-hoon (30, all from CJ Logistics) is tied for 60th place.

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