A surprising 12-under 60 gave teenager Blades Brown a share of the lead with world primary Scottie Scheffler after the second spherical of the American Specific in California.
The 18-year-old’s eye-catching 10 birdies and an eagle put him on 17 beneath alongside his fellow American.
On his first PGA Tour look of the season, Scheffler adopted up his opening spherical of 63 with an eight-under 64.
The 29-year-old made three birdies on the entrance 9 at in La Quinta, earlier than one other 5 adopted for a second consecutive bogey-free spherical.
Scheffler has but to win the American Specific event, which boasts a prize of £1,236,000 ($1.656m) for the champion.
South Korea’s Si-Woo Kim is a shot behind the leaders after a spherical of 65 left him at 16 beneath, whereas compatriot Seong-Hyeon Kim and American Matt McCarty are an extra shot again.
