England’s Tommy Fleetwood made two eagles in a second-round 65 to take a share of the lead within the Vacationers Championship in Connecticut.
The 34-year-old, who shot a first-round 66, sits on 9 underneath par alongside world primary Scottie Scheffler and his fellow American Justin Thomas.
Fleetwood, who’s trying to find his first PGA Tour title, carded a modest level-par opening half however then surged up the sector within the final six holes at TPC River Highlands.
He eagled the par-five thirteenth by discovering the inexperienced in two photographs then sinking a 10-foot putt earlier than holing out from the golf green with a 30-yard shot on the par-four 14th to choose up two extra strokes.
A 12-foot birdie putt on the par-three sixteenth gave him a share of the lead, with Australian Jason Day one shot again.
“I have been having a great season and I felt like my sport was in a extremely good place going into the US Open final week,” Fleetwood instructed Sky Sports activities.
“For no matter cause – I am going to by no means perceive the sport – I performed actually poorly however in golf there’s at all times one other week and this week is a giant week.
“I got here out motivated to take no matter there’s to study to make you higher for the approaching weeks and to this point this week I am proud of how I bounced again.”
Thomas reeled off 5 consecutive birdies in his six-under 64 whereas Scheffler carded a 69 to additionally sit atop the leaderboard.
World quantity two Rory McIlroy, who was two off the first-round lead, had a irritating day with a one-over 71 that dropped him to 4 behind.
McIlroy made three bogeys in his opening 4 holes and turned in three-over 38, however three birdies in his subsequent six holes recovered the injury.
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