Rory Macilroy Pga Tour Shane Lowry Will Zalatoris Denny Maccarthy Justin Rose Scottie Scheffler Jude Championship Japan Ireland golf Sport Rory Macilroy Pga Tour Shane Lowry Will Zalatoris Denny Maccarthy Justin Rose Scottie Scheffler Jude Championship Japan Ireland

Denny McCarthy and Hideki Matsuyama share the lead at St. Jude

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Denny McCarthy made 160 feet of putts on his way to a 7-under-par 63 that rocketed him into a tie for the second-round lead with Hideki Matsuyama of Japan at the FedEx St.

Jude Championship, on a day when the Irish contingent lost ground.In the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs at TPC Southwind, McCarthy and Matsuyama (64) stand at 11-under 129, one stroke ahead of Sam Burns (63) and two in front of Scottie Scheffler (65).Justin Rose carded a second straight 66 to sit in a tie for fifth at 8 under with Nick Dunlap (65).Rory McIlroy had a day to forget, carding a round of 73 with three bogeys and a double bogey as he finished the day on +3 for the tournament.Seamus Power's round of 70 saw him slide down the leaderboard to -3, while Shane Lowry is a shot behind on -2 after signing for a 68.McCarthy is known as one of the best putters on tour, but so far that has not translated into any victories.

He could become the third player to make a play-off event his maiden PGA Tour title, following Camilo Villegas (2008) and Will Zalatoris (2022).McCarthy's highlight birdie putts included a 26-footer for birdie at the par-3 fourth hole; a 28 1/2-footer at the par-3 eighth; and a 32-footer at the par-413th."Listen, I've missed a couple of short ones, too.

I think these greens are really tricky in close," McCarthy said. "They're really subtle with the grain, hard to find the slope...

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