Men's Golf US Tour Playoff Round 2 Matsuyama is alone leader August 17 10:27

The second round of the men's golf tour in the US playoff round was held in Illinois on the 16th, and Hideki Matsuyama increased his score by nine and rose to the lead.

The playoffs will be contested in three games from this season, and the number of players will be gradually narrowed down by the points earned, and the total number of points will compete for the overall championship this season.

Matsuyama, who is the only Japanese player in the playoffs, started the second round from the top to the 25th place by 4 strokes.

Matsuyama scored a course record with nine birdies and no bogey, and increased his score to nine at a stretch.

Matsuyama said, "I was surprised because I didn't know it was a course record. I noticed that I put it in the middle of the first day, and it worked. It was good to know that I could get a good score with a little bit of engagement. "

American Patrick Cantray and Tony Finau are both in second place with one stroke difference.

In addition, American Tiger Woods is ranked 48th with a total of 2 under.

Matsuyama is in 33rd place so far in this season's total points, and he must be in the 30th place at the end of this tournament to participate in the final round.