Shane Lowry rang up six birdies in a 5-under-par 67 to ascertain a two-shot lead midway by means of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday in Orlando, Fla.
The Irishman stands at 8-under 136 after his stellar second spherical. He handed 18-hole chief Wyndham Clark, who posted a 71 Friday and is alone in second at 6 beneath.
Lowry set the tone for his spherical by sinking a 20 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-3 second gap at Bay Hill Membership & Lodge. He added a 14-foot birdie on the par-3 seventh, his third of the day, and drained a 35-footer for birdie at No. 13.
Lowry, 37, positioned third on the Arnold Palmer Invitational final yr and is gunning for his first particular person win because the 2022 BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour. He and Northern Eire’s Rory McIlroy did workforce as much as win the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans final yr.
Collin Morikawa (68) and Canada’s Corey Conners (70) share third at 5 beneath. Jason Day posted the very best spherical of the event to this point, an 8-under 64, to shoot as much as 4 beneath; he is tied with McIlroy, who shot his second straight 70, and Russell Henley (68).
Justin Thomas (70), Max Greyserman (71) and Keegan Bradley (72) are tied at 3 beneath. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler settled for an even-par 72 and is a part of a tie at 1 beneath.
As a result of it is a player-hosted invitational, the $20 million signature occasion contains a 36-hole lower to the highest 50 gamers and ties. Notables who will miss the lower of 4 over par embody Norway’s Viktor Hovland (5 over), Max Homa (7 over), Cameron Younger (9 over) and South Korea’s Tom Kim (10 over).
–Area Degree Media