Young gets to 13 under to take 5-stroke lead into the weekend at Doral

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Young finally made his first bogey of the week at the Cadillac Championship. It barely put a dent into his lead going into the weekend.

Young shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to get to 13 under and take a five-shot lead at the midway point of the $20 million signature event at Trump International Doral.

Young's lone blemish: a bogey at the par-4 14th, where his chip from an awkward sidehill lie didn't reach the putting surface. Otherwise, he was flawless — just as he was Thursday when he had a bogey-free 64 to grab the lead.

He got the stroke he dropped at the 14th back two holes later, when he drove the green at the par-4 16th and coolly two-putted for his 14th birdie of the week.

“There's a lot of golf to be played on a difficult golf course," Young said. “But so far, I've played well.”

Young played with Scottie Scheffler; the world's No. 1 player had a bogey-free 67 but ended the day exactly where he started it — seven shots off the lead.

Nick Taylor (70), Alex Smalley (71) and Jordan Spieth (71) were tied for second. Gary Woodland (69) was alone in fifth at 7 under and Scheffler was in a logjam of players — Alex Fitzpatrick among them — at 6 under.

“I definitely need to not get further away,” Scheffler said. “No, it depends on how the golf course is playing. All I can do is go out there and be committed to what I need to do and that’s pretty much it.”

Young even had mistakes work out for him. He hated the birdie putt he hit on the par-4 13th, starting to walk toward the hole with the ball about halfway there.

Some guys do that when they know they've just made a putt.

Young wasn't in that mindset. He gave an almost-apologetic wave when the ball wound up dropping into the cup.

“I was absolutely disgusted about halfway there,” Young said. “I think my read netted out to be OK, but I just thought it was going to go a little bit left and then a little bit right and it ended up going six inches left and six inches right. ... When you’re putting well, some of those, they tend to wobble into the hole and that one did.”

Spieth rolled in a birdie at the par-4 18th, an absolute rarity through the first two rounds at Doral. The 18th on the Blue Monster course is a serious test, with water lining the left and seriously narrowing the fairway for all but the biggest hitters.

Spieth's birdie was the sixth on the 18th through the tournament's first two days.

“It’s just a really hard tee shot for most guys,” Taylor said.

The 18th even gave Young some trouble. Or tried to, anyway.

Young’s second shot at the finishing hole bounced off the base of the bleachers, coming to rest in the middle of a nest of cables on the ground well behind the green. He took a drop, didn’t get a great lie of out that, and still chipped to veritable tap-in range to save his par.

“I may have a two- or three- or four-shot lead starting tomorrow, but it just goes away so fast out here,” Young said. “There's no sense really playing like you have a four-shot lead. You might as well play like you’re four back.”

He took note of what happened to start the second round, using that as his proof that the leaderboard might be a whole lot tighter before he tees off in Round 3 on Saturday afternoon.

Kurt Kitayama and Sudarshan Yellamaraju — the first group off the tee Friday morning — took full advantage of very calm conditions. They both soared up the leaderboard; Kitayama had the round of the day with an 8-under 64 (which included a bogey on 18) and Yellamaraju was 9 under for the round through 16 before dropping three shots on his final two holes and finishing with a 66.

They're both at 4 under for the week.

“It definitely helps when you’re both playing,” Kitayama said. “The rhythm, being first off, helps. We didn’t have to wait for anyone, kind of going at our own pace, not worrying about being behind or waiting on a group. And so, when you’re both playing well, it’s nice to feed off each other’s energy.”

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Jordan Spieth lines up his shot on the 11th green during the second round of the Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament Friday, May 1, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Scottie Scheffler hits from the ninth tee during the second round of the Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament Friday, May 1, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Scottie Scheffler waves after his shot on the seventh green during the second round of the Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament Friday, May 1, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Cameron Young hits from the 12th tee during the second round of the Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament Friday, May 1, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Cameron Young hits from the bunker on the eighth green during the second round of the Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament Friday, May 1, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Nelly Korda kept out of trouble and played bogey-free Friday for a 5-under 67, giving her a share of the lead with Brianna Do in Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba in the LPGA Tour's only tournament in Mexico.

Korda only took advantage on two of the four par 5s at El Camaleon, and she had to scramble on the par-5 18th coming out of the right rough. But she had the right touch on a gap wedge from just over 50 yards to 4 feet to close out her round with a birdie.

That allowed her to catch Do, who had a fairway metal for her second shot into the par-4 ninth and finished with a bogey for a 69.

They were at 9-under 135,having faced a stronger wind than the morning wave from the day before on the course along the coast of the Caribbean Sea.

“Drive it straight, hit it close and make putts,” Korda said of the key to playing El Camaleon, the rest course that previously hosted PGA Tour and LIV Golf events.

Melanie Green, who shared the 18-hole lead with Do, had a slow start until making three birdies over her last six holes for a 70. She was one shot behind.

Minami Katsu of Japan had a 69 and was two shots behind.

Korda hit only seven of the 14 fairways, though she was rarely out of position and at times went with a fairway metal off the tee to avoid the bunkers. But she putted for her birdie on all but two holes and was steady over a few 4-foot par putts.

She also had a big following, only partially related to being the No. 1 player in women's golf with her wire-to-wire victory last week in The Chevron Championship for her second win this year, and her third career major.

She was playing alongside Gaby Lopez of Mexico, who shot 71 and was four shots behind.

“Playing with Gaby the crowds have been amazing to see the local support for her, ” Korda said. “And not complaining about where I am on the leaderboard. Playing some solid golf and playing in front of fun crowds, hometown crowds for Gaby is fun to see. Hopefully I can continue playing well, good golf going into the weekend.”

Do, the 36-year-old American, managed her 69 without making birdie on the par 5s. But her iron game gave her plenty of good looks for birdie, and she converted four of them.

She tied for ninth at the Riviera Maya Open a year ago, her only top 10 on the LPGA Tour.

“I put myself in that position last year here and so I think I’m going to be a little more prepared for it this year,” Do said. “I don’t think you’re ever very comfortable being in contention and leading, and so I’m going accept it and kind of just play within myself and feel the feels and kind of see what happens — just accept what happens.”

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Nelly Korda watches her tee shot on the 12th hole during the third round of the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)