Viktor Hovland holds a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship, with Scottie Scheffler firmly in FedExCup contention at East Lake Golf Club.

Hovland, the 2023 FedExCup champion, birdied the par-five last to post a second-round 66, pulling him level on 10 under alongside American Ryan Gerard. Collin Morikama and Chris Gotterup posted matching 67s to sit one back in Atlanta, while Cameron Young fired a round-of-the-day 62 to charge from joint-bottom of the leaderboard to within two of the lead.

Young is joined on eight under by Scheffler, who made five birdies in a seven-hole stretch around the turn during a three-under 67, with English duo Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick three adrift alongside Ludvig Åberg and Adam Scott. A congested leaderboard sees 19 of the 29-man field separated by just five shots, but defending champion Tommy Fleetwood is six behind on four under and three-time FedExCup winner Rory McIlroy a further stroke back.

Cameron Young was first out on his own but quickly charged up the leaderboard with five birdies in six holes from the third, before starting his back nine with successive birdies to move within one behind overnight leader Min Woo Lee. The Players champion bogeyed the next and went on a run of pars until a sensational finish at the par-five last, where a 40-foot eagle set the clubhouse target, as Lee immediately lost ground with a three-putt triple-bogey at the par-four fifth.