MacIntyre posts a 64 and builds 5-shot lead over Scheffler at BMW Championship
MacIntyre closed with six straight birdies in the opening round for a 62, and he started the second round with a shot into 5 feet on the 476-yard first hole for another birdie. He kept bogeys off his card this time and set a daunting target at 14-under 126.
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