Wyndham Clark completed a second consecutive bogey-free 64 on Friday to take a 1-shot lead over Gary Woodland into the weekend at the BMW Championship.

Clark reached 12-under 128 at Bellerive, two shots ahead of J.J. Spaun and three clear of Sungjae Im. Woodland closed with successive birdies for a 65, moving within one shot of a leader who has yet to drop a shot through 36 holes.

It is the first time Clark has opened a tournament with two bogey-free rounds in 210 PGA Tour starts. He is also the only player in the field without a bogey this week, having converted every scrambling opportunity and gone three for three on sand saves.

Clark’s closest call came at the 10th on Thursday, where he made an 18-foot putt to save par. Otherwise, the two-time US Open champion has controlled his ball around Bellerive as he pursues a third victory of the season.

Woodland Moves Into East Lake Position

Woodland produced a strong finish to stay within one. He hit a 2-iron into the 608-yard 17th before making birdie, then sent his approach to eight feet at the 18th and converted again.

The 2019 US Open champion entered the week 31st in the FedExCup standings, one place outside the top-30 players who qualify for next week’s Tour Championship. He has not reached East Lake for six years.

Woodland is playing close to home, having grown up in Kansas less than four hours from Bellerive, and has received strong support from the Missouri galleries. He is also continuing to manage side effects from brain surgery in 2023. After driving at the 18th, he sat down before finishing the hole.

“I’m tired,” Woodland said after the round with a grin.

His recovery routine includes spending time in a cool, dark room to help reset his brain. That makes managing his energy as important as monitoring the projected standings.

“My focus right now is one day at a time. I don’t have that luxury to look ahead,” Woodland said. “I’ve got to focus on making sure I take care of myself right now.”

FedExCup Pressure Builds Behind Clark

Spaun celebrated his 36th birthday with a 66 to reach 10-under. He and Clark have already secured places in the Tour Championship, while several players immediately behind them still need to move inside the top-30.

Im, ranked 40th entering the BMW Championship, matched Clark’s 64 to reach 9-under. He is trying to preserve a record of qualifying for East Lake in every season since joining the PGA Tour in 2019.

Patrick Cantlay, who began the week 43rd, shot 65 and shares fifth place at 8- under with Michael Thorbjornsen. The Rocket Classic winner, 41st in the standings, returned a 66.

Rory McIlroy made only two birdies in a 69 and trails Clark by five. Scottie Scheffler rebounded from an opening 72 with a 65 while dealing with an illness, but remains nine shots off the lead. Scheffler has already secured the $23 million bonus for leading the points race into East Lake.

Clark entered the week fifth in the FedExCup after winning the US Open and The CJ Cup Byron Nelson. His position after two rounds projects him to climb to third, and victory would make him the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2016 to win the US Open and BMW Championship in the same season.

This is Clark’s seventh 36-hole lead or co-lead in an individual stroke-play event. He converted two of the previous six, at the 2023 Truist Championship and 2026 US Open.

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