Akshay Bhatia shot an eight-under-par 64 to share the second-round lead with Ryo Hisatsune at 15 underneath on the AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy birdied the ultimate gap to signal for a 67 however sits six strokes off the tempo heading into the weekend.
The Northern Irishman made 5 birdies and an eagle however was left to rue bogeys on the tenth and 14th, though his 4 on the par-five 18th proved a greater than passable conclusion to the five-time main winner’s day.
American Bhatia had earlier produced one of many rounds of the day at Spyglass Hill, whereas Hisatsune recovered from dropping photographs both aspect of the flip to select up 4 photographs in his closing 5 holes.
Rickie Fowler was equally as spectacular as he moved right into a tie for second alongside Sam Burns, at 14 underneath as he chases his first win since July 2023.
Austria Sepp Straka is at the moment the most effective positioned European participant at 12 underneath, with England’s Matt Fitzpatrick two photographs additional again together with the likes of Keegan Bradley, Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele.
Englishman Tommy Fleetwood adopted his 67 on Thursday with a 68 to take a seat at 9 underneath with McIlroy, with Eire’s Shane Lowry one shot additional again.
A charging Scottie Scheffler introduced himself again into image with three birdies and an eagle on a five-hole stretch after the flip to succeed in the clubhouse at six underneath throughout the primary two days.
England’s Justin Rose and Harry Corridor are at 5 underneath with Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre, with every participant within the discipline having performed one spherical at Pebble Seaside and Spyglass Hill.
All of the third and fourth-round motion will happen solely at Pebble Seaside, with there additionally being no 36-hole reduce on the $20m (£14.7m) PGA Tour signature occasion.
