CT Pan of Taiwan and Aaron Rai of England lead the John Deere Classic after the second day where they both signed a card of 63 strokes (-8).
Pan and Rai enter the weekend with -14 (128), one stroke ahead of England’s Harry Hall, who shot 66 on Friday.
Rai, who competed last week in the Rocket Mortgage Classic before tying for second, made six of his nine birdies on the front nine (his second nine holes). Pan’s highlight was a 30-meter eagle on the par-4 14th hole from the rough.
Hayden Springer, who opened the tournament with a 12-under 59 – the 14th round under 60 in PGA Tour history – followed with an even-par 71. He started on the back nine and was 3 under through 11 holes before making a back- to-back bogeys, his first two of the tournament.
After a brief recovery with a short birdie putt on the par-4 5th hole, Springer struggled in the greenside rough on the 6th hole and made a double bogey 6.
The group tied for fourth with Springer at 12 under also included South Korea’s Sungjae Im (64), Eric Cole (68), Davis Thompson (67), Denny McCarthy (66) and amateur Luke Clanton (67). A golfer at Florida State, Clanton is tied for 10th at Rocket Mortgage and is playing on a sponsor exemption for the second straight week.
Jordan Spieth, a two-time champion at John Deere, shot a 67 to move to 6 under par, one stroke above the expected cut line. Expected to make the cut are Daniel Berger (4-under), Matt Kuchar (3-under) and Nick Dunlap (3-under).
Source: La Verdad
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