Fitzpatrick emerges from shadows to take lead halfway through WGC-FESJI
Matthew Fitzpatrick sights a putt on the seventh green during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. For much of the day the leaderboard was up for grabs, with 10 golfers within 3 strokes of the leader. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Patrick Cantlay drives off the seventh tee during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Billy Horschel hits out of the rough at No. 7 during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Bubba Watson shouts, "Fore!" after hitting a drive toward the gallery off the the 10th fairway during the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 26, 2019, at TPC Southwind. Watson started third on the leaderboard Friday. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Matt Wallace waves to fans after holing out a bunker shot on the 16th hole during the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 26, 2019, at TPC Southwind. (Houston Cofield Special To The Daily Memphian)
Jordan Spieth acknowledges the crowd after a putt on the ninth hole during the second round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Cameron Smith jokes with fellow golfers on the seventh tee during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. For much of the day the leaderboard was up for grabs, with 10 golfers within 3 strokes of the leader. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Fans watch golfers on the driving range during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Bryson DeChambeau sights a chip in the practice area before the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Cameron Smith hits off the seventh tee during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Shugo Imahira chips onto the sixth green during the second round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
C.T. Pan blasts the ball out of a deep bunker near the 16th green during the second day of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 26, 2019, at TPC Southwind. (Houston Cofield Special To The Daily Memphian)
Matthew Fitzpatrick squirms a little as he watches his ball fall just off the green on the seventh hole during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. For much of the day the leaderboard was up for grabs, with 10 golfers within 3 strokes of the leader. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Paul Casey watches his shot after playing from the rough at the third hole during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Webie Kramer (from left), 14, Aidan Taylor, 12, and Lily Chartrand, 7, shout for Dustin Johnson as he walks off the 18th green during the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 26, 2019, at TPC Southwind. (Houston Cofield Special To The Daily Memphian)
Brandt Snedeker follows his shot after hitting out of the rough on the first hole during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Adam Scott smiles to his caddie after hitting a drive down the 10th fairway during the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 26, 2019, at TPC Southwind. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Phil Mickelson chips onto the 10th green during the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 26, 2019, at TPC Southwind. Mickelson played through the back nine just one shot under par Friday. (Houston Cofield Special To The Daily Memphian)
Jon Rahm (right) reacts to a missed putt as Xander Schauffele (left) makes his way around the perimeter of the green during second-round play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 26, 2019. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Hideki Matsuyama hits out of the bunker on the 16th hole during the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 26, 2019, at TPC Southwind. (Houston Cofield Special To The Daily Memphian)
Fans watch a golf ball sail overhead at TPC Southwind's 18th hole in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 26, 2019. (Houston Cofield Special To The Daily Memphian)
Cameron Smith chips onto the 18th green during the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Smith finished Friday tied for second place at 7-under. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Rory McIlroy makes his way through a sea of fans up to the 10th tee during the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Friday, July 26, 2019. McIlroy finished the day at 4-under. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Brandt Snedeker shakes hands with Louis Oosthuizen as they finish on the 18th green during the second round of the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Friday, July 26, 2019. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Jason Day makes a long putt on the ninth hole during the second round of tournament play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 26, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Xander Schauffele makes a drop on the fourth green after hitting into the water during the second round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational July 26, 2019, at TPC Southwind. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Matthew Fitzpatrick isn't one of the bigger names in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, but the big names are looking up at him atop the leaderboard.
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