Scottie Scheffler leads with Rory McIlroy seven back as play suspended Friday at Texas Children's Houston Open.

Three late birdies squeezed Rory McIlroy inside the cut line as Scottie Scheffler tied the course record to take the lead at the Houston Open. McIlroy was outside the cut before three successive birdies from the 16th lifted him to four-under-par on a day disrupted by thunderstorms.

Rory McIlroy previously shared how awestruck he is of Scottie Scheffler's game, prompting the World No. 1 to respond in kind at the Houston Open.