Pendrith leads after the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic

the canadian boy taylor pendrith lead the contest Rocket Mortgage Classic of Detroit, who scored for the PGA Tour, after the second round was played on Friday. He beat the American with one punch Tony Finau.

The two men finished the first round tied. But Canadian The 31-year-old, seeking his first PGA title, returned a -7 card on Friday thanks to eight birdies and a bogey. This was his comeback tournament after four months off the circuit due to a broken rib and he posted a -15.

“Being away for almost four months is very annoying, but honestly I can’t do anything about it,” said mundo 237. “I just tried to be patient and I knew I will heal and come back at some point ,” added the man who lost the momentum of a good start to the year.

In its part, will fight, winner of the previous tournament, the 3M Open in Minnesota, said he was “happy” to be able to “carry the confidence from last week into this one”. He is second at -14 after six error-free birdies on Friday and fourteen error-free in the overall tournament.

The American Lee Hodge was third at -12 after a second flight with seven birdies and one bogey. They tied for fourth place with -10 Stewart Cink (seven birdies and a bogey this Friday), Russell Henley (seven birdies without fault) and Cameron Young (an eagle and seven birdies for a -9 on the day).

Classification after the second round (par 72)

1. Taylor Pendrith (CAN) -15 (64-65)
2. Tony Finau (USA) -14 (64-66)
3. Lee Hodges (USA) -12 (66-66)
4. Cameron Young (USA) -10 (71-63)
4. Russell Henley (USA) -10 (69-65)
4. Stewart Cink (USA) -10 (68-66)
7. Sahith Theegala (USA) -9 (68-67)
7. Adam Scott (AUS) -9 (69-66)
7. Stephan Jaeger (GER) -9 (67-68)
7. Kim Si-woo (KOR) -9 (67-68)
7. Patrick Cantlay (USA) -9 (70-65)
7. Scott Stallings (USA) -9 (70-65)