During the second round of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, Jérémy Gandon played 12 strokes more than his partner for the day, Blades Brown (61), who took the lead. Blades Brown is projected to become the youngest player to obtain his PGA Tour card via the Korn Ferry Tour if he maintains his position in the top 20 until Sunday. According to one report, Blades Brown would be 19 years, 4 months and 20 days old, dethroning Jason Day for seven months and three days. Another source states that Jason Day's record would be surpassed by this age. Jérémy Gandon, who was celebrating at the time of officially receiving his PGA Tour card after his marriage, a new house and before the birth of his first child in February, descended from his high after the second round of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia's Richmond Region. After regaining his fairways and greens the previous day, he was betrayed by his short game: he was last in the StrokesGained: Around The Green statistic with 3.5 strokes lost in the field, and not much better in putting with three strokes lost, while he was close to zero in these two categories for the season. The Drôme native conceded his first of four bogeys on hole 1, a double on hole 5 and, fortunately, four birdies including one on hole 18 to finish his round in 73 (+2). He thus lost 29 positions and joined the Scottish Sandy Scott, who was leading the Order of Merit after winning the last two KFT tournaments, at 44th place (out of 59). In this large final without a cut, he will have to return to his usual standards if he wants to finish on a good note before his first rounds among the elite. Blades Brown, unlike Jérémy Gandon, had chosen to turn professional without going through the American university circuit, at 17 years old, had obtained the Special Temporary Membership of the PGA Tour by the end of May. He notably signed two consecutive eagles (on the par 5 of holes 9 and 10) as well as birdies on the last four holes, for a one-stroke lead over the South African Barend Botha and his compatriots Austin Hitt (62) and Ian Holt.