2024 Houston Open scores: Tony Finau ties Memorial Park record as Scottie Scheffler lurks after Round 2

Finau benefitted from an early tee time and took full advantage of the conditions for a Round 2 lead

The 2024 Houston Open is slightly different from its last edition in Fall 2022. The golf course is playing longer, the time of year has given way to warmer temperatures, and even the grass itself has taken a new form. The Bermuda grass has subsided and the wind has picked up, however, and the last man to win at Memorial Park will be the one to beat heading into the weekend.

Tony Finau again tied the course record with a second-round 62 at Memorial Park to stand at 9 under at the halfway point. The 2022 winner fired the exact same score in the exact same round en route to victory that year. He, of course, hopes for a similar conclusion in his final start before the Masters.

"I think my 62 in the fall was actually better," said Finau. "The golf course can yield some birdies here from the rough because the rough's so much shorter. Yeah, I think my 62 in the fall was a little more impressive, just in that you had to hit the fairway. When you're playing Bermuda grass, hitting out of Bermuda rough is just ridiculous. I think when I shot 62, I hit 14 out of 14 fairways and that was quite impressive. But 62 is good anytime of the year, and I'll take the one today."