Course 記録，記録的な／記録する 63 解除するs Matsuyama to halfway lead at BMW
Aug 16 (Reuters) - Hideki Matsuyama had one of the best putting days of his career to take the halfway lead with a course-記録，記録的な／記録する nine-under 63 in the second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する at the BMW 選手権 in 郊外の Chicago on Friday.
The putter, so often the weak link in the Japanese player's game, did not let Matsuyama 負かす／撃墜する as he cranked out nine birdies at Medinah, five times 穴を開けるing out from outside 15 feet.
He capped off his day by 沈むing a 25-footer at the 17th and then a 30-footer at the last for a 12-under 132 total, one 一打／打撃 better than Americans Tony Finau (66) and Patrick Cantlay (67) in the penultimate event of the PGA 小旅行する season.
Tiger 支持を得ようと努めるd languished equal 48th in the 69-man field, 10 一打／打撃s off the pace after a second straight 71.
Matsuyama, 階級d as high as second in the world two years ago, was delighted for a change with his form on the greens.
"I made a lot of long putts today and that was the difference," he told PGATour.com.
"It started yesterday during my 一連の会議、交渉／完成する. Halfway through I was able to see what I was doing (wrong) on the greens and I 直す／買収する，八百長をするd it and it carried over to today.
"Honestly I thought I 押し進めるd that putt (at the 18th) but somehow it 設立する the 底（に届く） of the cup."
Matsuyama is 33rd in the FedEx Cup standings and needs a strong finish on Sunday to 前進する as part of the 30-man field for next week's 小旅行する 選手権.
It would be his fifth 連続する 外見 in the 排除的 event.
He has nine 競争相手s within three 一打／打撃s starting the 週末, 含むing former world number one Justin Thomas (69), two behind.
Equal second, Finau has 始める，決める the 創立／基礎 for a 攻撃する at what would only be his second PGA 小旅行する victory, though what he 欠如（する）s in silverware he makes up for in consistency.
"I know there's a lot at 火刑／賭ける this week but the best I can do is try to stay in the moment," said the prodigiously long hitter, who has had a pair of 走者-up finishes this season.
World number nine Cantlay, who tasted victory this season at the prestigious Jack Nicklaus-hosted 記念の, 率d a par at the 15th 穴を開ける as important as any of his birdies on Friday.
"I made some good par saves, 特に after 運動ing the ball into the water on 15," he said. "It's always nice to go bogey-解放する／自由な."
Ten 一打／打撃s from the lead was Bryson DeChambeau, who became the poster boy for slow play when a ビデオ of him taking two minutes to line up a putt went viral during last week's Northern 信用 event.
DeChambeau was 的d by some heckling on Friday によれば 放送者 ゴルフ Channel, which 報告（する）／憶測d that a police officer had 排除する／（飛行機などから）緊急脱出するd a 観客 from the course on the 18th 穴を開ける. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Ian 身代金)
