Japan's Hideki Matsuyama plays from the 17th fairway during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship golf tournament, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water, England. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

VIRGINIA WATER, England — Hideki Matsuyama made two eagles in shooting 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over a trio of European Ryder Cup players after the second round of the BMW PGA Championship on Friday.

Viktor Hovland (66), Ludvig Aberg (69) and Justin Rose (66) were leading the pursuit of Matsuyama in their last event before the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black from Sept. 26-28.

There are 11 members of the Europe team playing this week and only one failed to make the cut — rookie Rasmus Hojgaard (5 over after a 75).

Matsuyama is making his debut in the flagship event on the European tour and the Japanese former Masters champion has immediately taken to the Wentworth Club, having made 11 birdies this week along with eagles at two of the four par-5s in the second round to be 12 under for the tournament.

Elsewhere in golf:

– Ben Griffin had another bogey-free round and shot a 66 at the Procore Championship. That gives him a three-shot lead over fellow Ryder Cup rookie Russell Henley.

U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun was five behind.

– Chanettee Wannasaen maintained a two-shot lead Friday in the Kroger Queen City Championship, with top-ranked fellow Thai star Jeeno Thitikul and Charley Hull making big moves. Wannasaen shot a 4-under 68 at soggy TPC River’s Bend to reach 13-under 131.

– John Daly is in the PGA Tour Champions record book for the highest score on a hole. He made a 19 in the first round of the Sanford International. Daly hit seven straight balls into a hazard at the par-5 12 hole of Minnehaha Country Club. He wound up with an 88. His high score on the PGA Tour was a 90.