Weather: Cloudy with afternoon thunderstorms. High of 75. Wind SE 10-18 mph. Preferred lies in effect for round two.

Suspension: Play was suspended due to a dangerous weather situation at 3:01 p.m. and resumed at 5:09 p.m. Play was suspended due to darkness at 7:37 p.m. with 52 players yet to complete the round. The second round will resume Saturday at 7:30 a.m. The third round will feature threesomes off split tees from approximately 10 a.m. – Noon.

Cut: Currently projected at 3-under 137

Partial Second-Round Leaderboard

Pos.        Player                     R1           R2           Total

1              Scottie Scheffler  67            62            129 (-11)

T2            Taylor Pendrith    65            65            130 (-10)

T2            Nico Echavarria    69            —            -10 (thru 16)

Leading APAC Scores

T4            Min Woo Lee        66            –               -9 (thru 16)

T8            Ryan Fox                68            –               -7 (thru 15)

T14         Kevin Yu                 71            63            134 (-6)

T30         Jason Day              70            66            136 (-4)

T30         Rico Hoey              70            66            136 (-4)

T30         Ryo Histatsune     67            69            136 (-4)

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Scottie Scheffler (1^st/-11)

• World No. 1 and reigning FedExCup champion equals the Texas Children’s Houston Open scoring record for the second time (2021/R2, 2025/R2); of the six 62s posted at the event, Scheffler and Tony Finau (2022/R2, 2024/R2) account for four; the others: Ron Streck (1981/R3/Woodlands CC), Fred Funk (1992/R3/TPC Woodlands)
• Marks his lowest score on TOUR since closing with a 62 at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship (T3); two of his six 62s on TOUR have come at Memorial Park Golf Course
• Bogey-free through 36 holes for the first time since the 2023 American Express
• Should the lead hold, would be his 16^th career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and first since the 2024 TOUR Championship; 6-for-15 to date
• Sixth start at the event and has finished in the top 10 each of the last three editions (T2/2021, T9/2022, T2/2024)

• • Held a one-stroke lead after the third round in 2021 before a 69 led to a runner-up finish (Jason Kokrak)
  • One of five 54-hole co-leaders in 2024 before a final-round 68 led to a T2 finish; missed a birdie putt from 5 feet, 4 inches on the 72^nd hole, which would have forced a playoff with champion Stephan Jaeger

• Sixth start of the season, with two top-10 finishes (T3/The Genesis Invitational, T9/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am)

Taylor Pendrith (T2/-10)

• One of five first-round co-leaders follows with a second-consecutive 65 and sits one stroke behind Scheffler
• Making fourth start at the Texas Children’s Houston Open (MC/2021, 66th/2022, T36/2024)

• Would become first Canadian winner at the event and second this season (Nick Taylor/Sony Open in Hawaii)
• Two top-10 finishes in eight starts this season (T7/Farmers Insurance Open, T9/AT&T Pebble Beach Por-Am)
• Earned lone PGA TOUR victory at the 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson

Miscellaneous notes

• Two-time PGA TOUR winner Nico Echavarria (T2/-10 thru 16) is currently 9-under on his round through 16 holes and facing a 44’11” par putt on No. 17
• Denmark’s Rasmus Højgaard (T8/-7) and Nicolai Højgaard (T118/+1) were paired together during the first two rounds, marking the second consecutive year at the Texas Children’s Houston Open that twin professionals have played in the same grouping together (Pierceson Coody and Parker Coody/2024/R1, R2)
• Making first start at the event since 2014 and his debut at Memorial Park Golf Course, FedExCup leader Rory McIlroy (T30/-4) birdies three of his final four holes for a 4-under 66

• K.H. Lee withdrew prior to the second round with a back injury.