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Round 2 Notes

Weather: Sunny. High of 84. Wind W 6-12 mph.

36-hole cut: 75 professionals at 5-under 140 from a field of 117 professionals and three amateurs.

Second-Round Leaderboard

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	Total
1	Matti Schmid	64	63	127 (-17)
T2	Nick Dunlap	61	67	128 (-16)
T2	Sami Valimaki	61	67	128 (-16)
4	Chad Ramey	64	65	129 (-15)
T5	Victor Perez	65	65	130 (-14)
T5	Ben Griffin	65	65	130 (-14)

Matti Schmid (1st/-17)

Posts bogey-free 9-under 63 to match his career-low score to par on TOUR (others: R4/2024 Bank of Utah Championship, R2/2022 ISCO Championship)
Carded low round of the day (63), along with Eric Cole (T9/-12) and Max McGreevy (T55/-6)
127 sets tournament low 36-hole scoring record at El Cardonal (previous: 128/Camilo Villegas/2023)
Records career low 36-hole score on TOUR (previous: 128/2022 ISCO Championship/finished T8)
Holds fourth 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and second this season (Charles Schwab Challenge/finished 2nd)
One of two players in the field bogey-free thru 36 holes (other: Chad Ramey)
Joins Scottie Scheffler with most events bogey-free thru 36 holes on TOUR since 2022 (5 events)
Making his fourth consecutive World Wide Technology Championship start (MC/2022, T38/2023, MC/2024)
Career-best finish on TOUR in 89 starts: 2nd/2025 Charles Schwab Challenge
German native holds four top-10 finishes in 25 starts this season (T6/Puerto Rico Open, T9/Corales Puntacana Championship, T7/ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, 2nd/Charles Schwab Challenge)
Enters the week No. 70 in the FedExCup Fall standings; currently projected No. 51

Miscellaneous notes

At 16-under 128, first round co-leader and two-time PGA TOUR winner Nick Dunlap (T2/-16) sets career low 36-hole score on TOUR (previous best: 129/2024 American Express/Won); making his World Wide Technology Championship debut and enters the week at No. 145 in FedExCup Fall standings
First round co-leader Sami Valimaki (T2/-16) sets career low 36-hole score on TOUR (128/ previous best: 131/2024 Mexican Open at VidantaWorld/finished 2nd); looks to secure his best finish in 25 starts on TOUR this season (4th/Texas Children's Houston Open)
Chad Ramey (4th/-15) posts a 7-under 65 his third start at the World Wide Technology Championship; best finish on TOUR this season: T5/Valero Texas Open)
Making his tournament debut, Victor Perez (T5/-14) sets his career low 36-hole total (130) after carding second round 65 (previous best: 131/2025 RBC Canadian Open)
World Wide Technology ambassador and World No. 12 Ben Griffin (T5/-14) is making his fourth consecutive start at the event (best: T23/2023); 2025 marks his best season on TOUR, highlighted by 11 top-10 finishes including two victories (Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Charles Schwab Challenge)
Defending champion and World Wide Technology ambassador Austin Eckroat (T65/-5) records a 7-under 65 during the second round to make the cut on the number
Two of the five players from Mexico made the cut: Emilio Gonzalez (T25/-9/San Miguel de Allende), Alejandro Madariaga (T65/-5/Puebla)
Camilo Villegas withdrew during the second round (illness)

FedExCup Fall Notes

The 2025 World Wide Technology Championship is the fifth event of the FedExCup Fall, a group of seven tournaments played after the TOUR Championship that finalizes eligibility for the 2026 PGA TOUR Season. The top 100 players in the FedExCup Fall standings at the conclusion of the FedExCup Fall at The RSM Classic will earn exempt status on TOUR for the 2026 season
Winners of events during the FedExCup Fall receive similar benefits of winners of Full-Field Events during the Regular Season, including 500 FedExCup points, Official World Golf Ranking points, a two-year PGA TOUR exemption (exempt thru 2026) and invitations to THE PLAYERS Championship, RBC Heritage and PGA Championship
The Aon Next 10 is an eligibility pathway that awards access into Signature Events (outside of The Sentry), recognizing the top 10 players, not otherwise exempt, from the FedExCup standings; Nos. 51-60 in the final FedExCup Fall standings at the conclusion of The RSM Classic will serve as the Aon Next 10 for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational