Written by: Manvi Singh

By the end of a delayed Round 2 on Saturday morning, Xander Schauffele managed to maintain his lead at 11 under par 63, though the rest of the leaderboard did hold changes for the score. 

Xander Schauffele at his happiest. 

The halt in Round 2 was an off-guard and in-flow for a lot of people. While Xander Schauffele chose to shine through the lightning with three birdies and an eagle, Anirban Lahiri took a massive trail off to T24 at 3 under par 72 along with names like Collin Morikawa, Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood and more. While it seems a little disheartening, yet the onset of Round 3 might just make things better.

Anirban Lahiri at Tokyo Olympics.

Hideki Matsuyama finished a second-round 64 this morning and earned a spot in the final group this afternoon. It was as if he came out of bed with the goal of - wake up, make birdie, climb the leaderboard.

While Sepp Straka still lurks high on the leaderboard at T4 at 8 under par 71 along with Sweden’s Alex Noren and China’s Mito Pereira and is yet to start off his Round 3. 

Sepp Straka sustaining onto his Top 10.

The close of Round 2 came in the early morning, yet the beginning of Round 3 didn’t take much time at Kasumigaseki Country Club. With a lot more patience and resilience, let’s settle onto who’ll make it to the finals by the end of Saturday.