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Third day
Justin Thomas recorded a record number of 61 course records, including two eagles, to take six free kicks for the final round of the BMW championship.
This glittering round comes two days after equaling the old Medinah course record of 65 and 24 hours after the defeat of Hideki Matsuyama with an astonishing 63.
Thomas, who was warned at 16/1 by our Ben Coley, produced one of the best golfs ever seen, reducing the mark by two more shots thanks to eight birdies and two eagles, the latter returning to tie . 16th thanks to a third exit of the fairway.
The American has six shots ahead of Tony Finau – also backed by Ben at 40/1 before the tournament, and Patrick Cantlay, with Rory Sabbatini a shot away.
Meanwhile, Tiger Woods has some work to do if he wants to qualify for the Tour Championship despite an encouraging bogey free round.
The Masters champion must finish 11th or better, but he is currently tied for 31st.
Second day
A day after Justin Thomas and Jason Kokrak tied the Medinah course record, Hideki Matsuyama broke the two-shot record with an astonishing 63-under-par defense.
In doing so, the 27-year-old Japanese also took the lead in the BMW Championship after the second run.
Matsuyama managed nine birdies and no boguey was to go to 12 subtotal, a blow to Americans Patrick Cantlay and Tony Finau.
"It seemed like all the chances I had of succeeding my putt," Matsuyama told reporters.
Thomas shot three goals out of 69 to a total of less than 10, but his fellow overnight leader, Kokrak, had a less successful day and dropped to six goals after one in 73.
After 66 years, England's Tommy Fleetwood rose to eight with Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy, who shot 67.
The form of Tiger Woods remains inconsistent, getting five birdies but also four bogeys in a second consecutive round of 71.
Brooks Koepka also had a score of 71, bringing the world number one down to five.
The Englishman Justin Rose shot a 73 and was folded back to three pennies, one behind his countrymen Paul Casey and Ian Poulter.
Report of the first day
Justin Thomas and Jason Kokrak both tied the course record with seven-under 65 at the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the BMW Championship.
Tiger Woods had a bad day, however, and finished six times slower than the Medinah Country Club in Illinois.
Thomas said that he had a terrible warm up before the first lap.
"I mean, I would probably say that I had the worst warming of my life this morning," he told reporters.
"I did not know what he was going to do, I did not know how I was going to hit him." My father [caddie Jimmy Johnson] and I just sort of said we were going to have to guess and just try to find something. "
He ended the day with seven birdies, a common course record and direction.
In addition to Thomas and Kokrak, three other players shot 65 years in Medinah: Skip Kendall at the 1999 PGA Championship, Mike Weir and Tiger Woods winner at the 2006 PGA.
Woods, who has won two of his 15 major league wins in Medinah, started well with three birdies on the first five holes.
He had one more bird before the end of the day, but also three bogeys.
"I did not trade it, I did not make as many putts and as a result, I'm one of the least," Woods told the press.
"It's just not accurate, I'm trying to make changes to my momentum and it's not quite there yet.
"I need representatives and I have not put a lot of reps.
"I did not feel any tension in my oblique, I felt no traction and so it was positive, I just have to clean my rounds and leave."
The English Justin Rose finished the day at four under, while Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, was one in three under 69 years old.
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