Wide-awake Furyk surges to summit

Jim Furyk, the man who began the FedEx Cup play-offs by oversleeping and being disqualified, now looms as the biggest threat to Luke Donald's hopes of a bumper pay day this weekend.

While Paul Casey fell back badly late in the second round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta, playing partner Furyk produced a brilliant best-of-the-day 65 to reach halfway on eight-under-par.