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<\/p>\nXander Schauffele is four shots off the lead after two rounds of the PGA Tour’s Baycurrent Classic as he chases his first victory since July 2024.<\/p>\n
Schauffele carded a blemish-free eight-under 63 at Yokohama Country Club on Friday, recording five birdies on his front nine and a further three coming home.<\/p>\n
The world No 3’s score was matched by leader Max Greyserman, who registered six birdies and an eagle as he rose to 12 under for the tournament after 36 holes.<\/p>\n
Schauffele, Alex Smalley and Alex Noren are in a share of second place on eight under, with Sahith Theegala and Si Woo Kim among four players one shot further adrift.<\/p>\n
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\n Max Greyserman leads by four shots in Japan<\/p>\n
Schauffele, whose previous victory came at the 2024 Open Championship, has secured just three top-10 finishes in 15 events on the PGA Tour this season.<\/p>\n
Two of those have come in majors – tied eighth at The Masters and tied seventh at The Open – plus a share of eighth place at the Genesis Scottish Open.<\/p>\n
Schauffele said after his second round in Japan: “Yesterday it felt like you were just trying to survive the round and at some points it felt like there was almost no wind today.<\/p>\n
“If you’re hitting good shots you were getting rewarded for them, so I was able to take advantage of a lot of that.”<\/p>\n
Schauffele’s previous PGA Tour outing came at the BMW Championship August when he finished just inside the top 30.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old was recently part of the USA team beaten by Europe in a Ryder Cup thriller at Bethpage Black in New York.<\/p>\n