MacIntyre stayed red-hot Friday just outside Baltimore, but now he will go head-to-head with Scheffler on Moving Day

With just two PGA Tour events left, the second FedExCup playoff tournament tees off Thursday in Maryland, as the BMW Championship brings together the top 50 golfers in the standings — and with them, plenty of intriguing storylines from the very first round.

Robert MacIntyre shot a bogey-free round of 64 to lead the BMW Championship at Caves Valley after two rounds by 5 shots over Scottie Scheffler.

Robert MacIntyre has built a five-stroke lead over Scottie Scheffler at the halfway point of the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler is going with a PGA Tour caddie for the BMW Championship in Owings Mills, Maryland, as his regular looper, Ted Scott, deals with a family emergency at home in Louisiana.

Scottie Scheffler’s regular caddie, Ted Scott, is unavailable for the BMW Championship in Maryland. Will it matter?

Scheffler, 29, is looking to put the finishing touches on another remarkable season that includes his third and fourth major wins at the PGA Championship and the Open Championship. He finished T33 at the BMW Championship last year in Colorado before winning the season-ending Tour Championship.

This will be the first time Cromie has caddied for Scheffler, but the pre-tournament time together should be beneficial — at least relative to an unexpected fill-in. Scheffler was never won a PGA Tour event without Scott as his caddie.

Scottie Scheffler will have to do without Ted Scott for at least another week and will be working with a new caddie at the BMW Championship.

Scottie Scheffler will be without regular caddie Ted Scott this week for the BMW Championship, the second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Robert MacIntyre shot a 6-under 64 on Friday for a five-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler going into the weekend at the BMW Championship. It was the largest 36-hole lead at the tournament since Jason Day led by five shots in 2015.

Scottie Scheffler praised players who make it to the Tour Championship without winning during the season, though he declined to mention any names.