Deutsche Bank Championship 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Saturday

The big story heading into Saturday's second round at the Deutsche Bank Championship had nothing to do with the top of the leaderboard, though Charley Hoffman's brilliant 63 leaves plenty to dissect and everything to do with Jordan Spieth.  

It's been a rough stretch for the 22-year-old Spieth, who missed the cut at The Barclays last week and did the same thing again this week. He did improve on Friday's 75, but still finished with a 73 for a 36-hole score of six over. 

According to Brian Wacker of PGATour.com, Spieth had never missed back-to-back cuts in his young career. 

Even though Spieth won't be around to see how things play out in Norton, Massachusetts, there's a lot of maneuvering that will happen over the next two days. 

As things stand after Saturday, here's the full Deutsche Bank Championship leaderboard:

Saturday Recap

Hoffman's round of 63, putting him at 12 under overall, is easily the best round of the tournament thus far, with no other player shooting under 65. 

The 38-year-old only started on the back nine and only had one misstep in the second round, a bogey on No. 8, but he negated it with nine birdies overall and three straight from No. 16 through 18.

Per Golf Channel's Justin Ray, Hoffman is no stranger to success or posting low scores at this tournament:

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Charley Hoffman shot a final round 62 at @DBChampionship in 2010 to win. He's -8 on his round today with 4 holes to play.

— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGC) September 5, 2015"

In the 2010 Deutsche Bank Championship, Hoffman started the final round in fourth place, at 13 under, before leapfrogging leader Jason Day and others en route to his second career PGA Tour win. 

Speaking after his 63 Saturday (via Michael Whitmer of the Boston Globe), Hoffman was quick to avoid drawing parallels between the two rounds because there's still work to do this time. 

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It was a little different five years ago. I came back from a decent amount on Sunday, so I never really actually had to deal with the lead. Any time you’re in the lead, you’ve got a little added pressure on yourself. I’ve got to deal with that tonight. I’ll hang out with the kids, sleep on it, and have a late tee time tomorrow.

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Even though Hoffman isn't exactly tooting his own horn, ESPN.com's Jason Sobel did note he was surprised certain analysts weren't on him coming into the tournament:

There are still two days left for things to change. Hoffman did lose steam last week at The Barclays, opening with a 69 and 71 before settling in with back-to-back rounds of 72, so an aggressive approach is going to serve him well with 36 holes left. 

Moving back to Spieth's day, while he wasn't making a move early, he did seem to be finding a groove through his first nine holes, per Sobel:

Unfortunately, as was the case on Friday, Spieth couldn't figure out the back nine. He had to dig himself out of a hole yesterday, starting on the back nine and shooting four over, and buried himself in it Saturday with bogeys on 13, 14 and 17. 

It was only a birdie on 18 that saved Spieth from playing the entire round at par or bogey. 

After missing another cut, per GolfChannel.com's Randall Mell, Spieth acknowledged that he's having problems getting out of his own head:

There is some good news for Spieth, as Ray noted; the young Texan can make history at the end of Monday's final round with some help:

Ray stated that as long as Jason Day doesn't win and Rory McIlroy finishes outside the top 10, Spieth moves back into the top spot. 

One of those scenarios seems like a virtual lock at this point, as McIlroy (plus-two) finished one shot above the projected cut line and is tied for 59th, thanks to a three-over 74.

Pinpointing everything that's gone wrong for McIlroy and Spieth this weekend is a long exercise, but one big answer Ray provided highlights their putters:

Day's role in the ranking scenario is less certain at this point, though that's a good thing for his sake. He remains steady after a second consecutive 68 pushed him to six under overall and is within striking distance of Hoffman. 

While there is very little that seems to be going right for McIlroy and Spieth, this video from the PGA Tour's official Twitter account makes it appear Day is doing everything right:

On the rankings side of things, Day also has a chance to move into the top spot with a more likely scenario than Spieth's. 

Per Mell, Day goes to No. 1 with a win, McIlroy finishing worse than alone in second place and Spieth finishing worse than a two-way tie for second place. 

Day seems to be right where he needs to be heading into the final two rounds. He's been on a roll in the last two tournaments, closing the PGA Championship with a 36-hole score that was 11 under par and The Barclays with a 36-hole score of 15-under par. 

Hoffman may be in the driver's seat after two rounds, but the golf world is keeping an eye on Day because of his last two performances. 

He also has to contend with a crowded leaderboard behind Hoffman, as there are eight players within five shots of the lead and three others tied with Day. 

Even with Spieth heading home and McIlroy playing for pride, there are plenty of storylines still to play out at this year's Deutsche Bank Championship.