PGA Tour golf: Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Xander Schauffele in Valspar Championship rivalry | Golf Information
Viktor Hovland jumped inside a shot of the midway lead on the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship, the place Shane Lowry and Xander Schauffele are additionally in rivalry.
Hovland has been struggling along with his swing over the previous 12 months and has missed the minimize in 4 of his final 5 worldwide begins, however finds himself tied-second heading into the weekend at Florida’s Innisbrook Resort after a second-round 67.
The previous FedExCup champion combined 5 birdies with a lone bogey to maneuver to 5 underneath, tied with Byeong Hun An and Ryo Hisatsune, as Jacob Bridgeman posted a two-over 69 to maneuver prime of the leaderboard.
Viktor Hovland has made the minimize at a PGA Tour occasion – outdoors of the Signature Occasions and Play-Offs, for the primary time since July
“I nonetheless do not precisely know the place the ball’s going to begin and curve and all that stuff,” Hovland stated. “However for those who’re hitting strong pictures, that is a very good begin, particularly out right here when the wind is beginning to blow. Nonetheless would not really feel fairly that nice, however at the least it is enchancment.”
Bridgeman held a two-shot benefit till lacking a four-foot putt for par on the 18th, whereas Hisatsune birdied three of his final 5 holes to affix An and Hovland inside one of many lead.
Lowry made the dream begin to his second spherical with six birdies in his first eight holes, beginning on the again 9 in chilly morning circumstances, solely to lose prime spot after ending with two bogeys in his final seven.
“I performed that 9 holes fairly flawlessly and did not actually miss many pictures,” Lowry stated. “Sadly, I wasn’t nearly as good on the opposite 9.”
Schauffele prolonged his consecutive streak of creating the minimize to 60 and sits tied-fifth with Lowry, Kevin Velo and Jeremy Paul, whereas England’s Harry Corridor stays inside three of the lead after rounds of 69 and 70.
A congested leaderboard sees everybody who made the minimize inside eight strokes of the midway lead, with former world No 1 Adam Scott needing two birdies in his final three holes to make it via on the quantity.
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