Tom Hoge signed a -7 card on Friday, to share a four-way tie for the lead after two rounds of the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, SC
Hoge, looking for the second victory of his career on the PGA Tour, He is tied at -11 with Sepp Straka (65 on Friday)the leader of the first round JT Poston (68) and the six-time circuit champion Collin Morikawa (66)who tied for third on Sunday at the Masters.
The number 1 in the world, Scottie Schefflerwho claimed his second Masters title on Sunday, is tied for 10th place at 8 under par after a bogey-free 65 on Friday at Harbor Town Golf Links. Scheffler, seeking his fourth victory in his last five appearances, distributed his six birdies evenly, with three on the front nine holes and three on the back nine.
Scheffler said after Thursday’s opening round that he was “pretty tired,” almost feeling like he had more energy at the end than at the beginning.
Hoge opened his bogey-free round with two birdies and made five on the front nine to reach the round in 31 shots, followed by two birdies on the back nine. He made his first birdie attempt, a 15-foot shot on hole 1, and his next, a 2-foot shot on hole 2. His putt from nearly 30 feet on hole 3 was also notable. Another milestone was his putt from about 10 meters for birdie on the par four 8th hole.
Straka, for his part, started with a double bogey on the par-four first hole, and then bounced back with a birdie on the par-five number two. He reached eight birdies.
Morikawa also enjoyed a bogey-free Friday with five birdies, and Poston had a relatively quiet round with three birdies and 15 pars in 18 holes.
Defending Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick moved up 20 spots after his opening-round 70 with a 5-under 66 and tied for 18th at 6 under. Xander Schauffele, like Hoge, shot a 7-under 64 and moved up 39 spots to tie for 18th.
Source: La Verdad

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