Weekend Preview January 21st

Welcome to the weekend preview by Golfscale, your go-to source for all things professional golf. This week, we're covering the LPGA Tournament of Champions, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and The American Express. Let's dive into all the action from the first two rounds of the tournament.

Recap from 2 rounds

Brooke Henderson is dominating the LPGA Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida, with a four-stroke lead after shooting an impressive 6-under 66! Nelly Korda, Charley Hull, and Wei-Ling Hsu are hot on her heels with a score of 69.

Meanwhile, at The American Express, rookie Davis Thompson has tied the PGA Tour record for most eagles in a 72-hole tournament with an incredible five through 36 holes. He shot 8-under 64 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West, and sits two strokes ahead of Jon Rahm. On Friday, Tom Kim had the lowest round of the day with a sizzling 10-under 62.

At the Abu Dhabi Championship on Yas Island Links, two Italians, Francesco Molinari and Guido Migliozzi, were tied for the lead after two rounds. Both golfers performed well last week in the Hero Cup, with Molinari as Continental Europe's captain. Unfortunately, Thursday leader, Luke Donald, has fallen five shots back after a second-round 75.

Most Eagles

LPGA Tournament of Champions

• Ayaka Furue 1
• Gaby Lopez 1
• Anna Nordqvist 1

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

• Jason Scrivener 2
• Sebastian Soderberg 2
• Jordan Smith 2
• Joakim Lagergren 2
• Guido Migliozzi 1

The American Express

• Davis Thompson 5
• Chun-an Yu 3
• Xander Schauffele 2
• Taylor Montgomery 2
• Taylor Moore 2

Most Birdies

LPGA Tournament of Champions

• Brooke Henderson 12
• Wei-Ling Hsu 12
• Nelly Korda 10
• Charley Hull 10
• Nasa Hataoka 9

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

• Scott Jamieson 14
• Francesco Molinari 13
• Victor Perez 13
• George Coetzee 11
• Adrian Meronk 11

The American Express

• Jon Rahm 17
• J.T. Poston 17
• Tyler Duncan 16
• Patton Kizzire 16
• Justin Rose 15

Leaderboards through 2 rounds

LPGA Tournament of Champions

• 1 B. Henderson -11 67 66
• 2 N. Korda -7 68 69
• T3 W. Hsu -6 69 69
• T3 C. Hull -6 69 69
• T5 M. Stark -5 71 68
• T5 N. Hataoka -5 71 68
• T7 D. Kang -4 71 69
• T7 L. Maguire -4 71 69
• T9 A. Furue -3 71 70
• T9 G. Lopez -3 73 68
• T9 M. Jutanugarn -3 74 67

The American Express

• 1 D. Thompson -18 62 64
• 2 J. Rahm -16 64 64
• T3 T. Duncan -13 64 67
• T3 J. Day -13 67 64
• T3 J. Poston -13 65 66
• T3 S. Im -13 65 66
• T3 T. Kim -13 69 62
• 8 P. Kizzire -12 69 63
• T9 S. Piercy -11 66 67
• T9 X. Schauffele -11 65 68
• T9 T. Montgomery -11 64 69
• T9 S. Scheffler -11 68 65
• T9 J. Rose -11 66 67

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

• T1 G. Migliozzi -10 65 69
• T1 F. Molinari -10 67 67
• 3 J. Scrivener -9 65 70
• T4 V. Perez -8 71 65
• T4 A. Bjork -8 71 65
• T4 G. Coetzee -8 68 68
• T4 S. Jamieson -8 67 69
• T4 A. Levy -8 68 68
• T9 A. Meronk -7 70 67
• T9 A. Rozner -7 69 68
• T9 M. Lee -7 68 69
• T9 R. Fox -7 71 66
• T9 M. Kawamura -7 67 70
• T9 S. Lowry -7 67 70
• T9 S. Sharma -7 67 70

Enjoy the weekend!