Jordan Spieth surged to the top of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson leaderboard, tying a career-best six straight birdies.

Jordan Spieth's six consecutive birdies to start his back nine at TPC Craig Ranch helped catapult the Texan up the leaderboard during Friday's second round. He sits tied with Kensei Hirata and Sungjae Im at 11 under with just a few holes left to play.

The PGA Tour begins its annual swing through Texas at TPC Craig Ranch on Thursday

Moments after Scottie Scheffler tied the PGA Tour scoring record on TPC Craig Ranch last year, they started tearing up the course. That’s only a slight exaggeration. Former pro golfer Lanny Wadkins was tagged to lead a two-year renovation that took a brief pause when the course hosted the CJ Cup Byron Nelson last May.

Brooks Koepka shared a "huge advantage" the PGA Tour has over LIV, along with his "newfound love" for the grind at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.