Jon Rahm is tied-14th on the midway stage as he chases a 3rd consecutive PGA Tour victory; Sam Ryder holds a three-shot lead over Brendan Steele – watch the third spherical dwell on Friday from 5.30pm on Sky Sports activities Golf
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John Rahm had a formidable second spherical of the Farmers Insurance coverage Open as Sam Ryder leads the pack
Sam Ryder holds a three-shot lead on the midway stage of the Farmers Insurance coverage Open, as Jon Rahm battled again into rivalry at Torrey Pines.
Ryder adopted an opening-round 64 on the North Course by posting a four-under 68 in breezy circumstances on the South Course on Friday, taking him 12 underneath and pulling him away from closest challenger Brendan Steele.
The world No 283 went inches away from a hole-in-one on the par-three third and cancelled out a bogey on the fourth by selecting up a shot on the subsequent, with Steele then making three birdies in a five-hole stretch from the tenth to bolster his hopes of a maiden PGA Tour title.
Sam Ryder is trying to find a maiden victory on the PGA Tour
“All the pieces was sort of clicking fairly properly the final couple days and I am simply going to try to preserve doing a number of the identical,” stated Ryder, who had missed his previous three cuts getting into the week. “I am simply doing every little thing fairly stable.”
Steele birdied his remaining two holes to card a two-under 70 on the similar venue and Tano Goya posted a five-under 67 on the North Course to leap into third spot, whereas first-round chief Brent Grant struggled to a two-over 74 to slide into a gaggle of six gamers tied-fourth and on six underneath.
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Former world No 1 Jason Day and two-time main winner Collin Morikawa head into the week on 5 underneath, as Rahm jumped from 116th to contained in the top-15 after matching Goya’s round-of-the-day 67.
Rahm, trying to register his third consecutive PGA Tour title, made an eagle and three birdies in a four-hole stretch throughout a formidable second spherical, with former PGA champion Jimmy Walker and England’s Callum Tarren additionally within the group on 4 underneath.
Jon Rahm has already received the Sentry Match of Champions and the American Categorical this month
“It was nothing particular,” Rahm stated about his run from the fifth to the eighth. “I knew that is in all probability in any given day probably the most scorable a part of the golf course. Fortunately I have been hitting it actually good.”
Justin Thomas and Sungjae Im are on two underneath alongside in a single day co-leader Aaron Rai, who stuttered to a second-round 78, whereas Tony Finau and Rickie Fowler each birdied their remaining holes to make the lower on the quantity at even par.
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