Nov 17,2024
A string of four birdies over five holes to open the back nine propelled American Justin Lower to a 65, matching his round from the previous day and giving him a two-stroke lead through two rounds at Bermuda Championship, where Ireland's Séamus Power made the cut.
After opening with a 71, Power followed up with a 68, with three birdies on the way home seeing him finish on two under, just on the cut mark.
Lower began his second round tied for the lead with Hayden Springer and had three birdies over the first five holes before a bogey at nine.
But things heated up for Lower at Port Royal Golf Course when he carded birdies on holes 10, 12, 13 and 14 to stake himself to an eventual two-shot lead (-12) over Robby Shelton and Ryan Moore.
Most of the field completed the second round before play was suspended due to darkness for a second straight day.
On Thursday, Springer and Lower shot 6-under-par 65s to grab an early one-shote edge over Patrick Rodgers, Joseph Bramlett and Kevin Dougherty before play was suspended.
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Springer shot a 70 to fall off of Lower's pace and into a tie for 10th. Rodgers (71), Bramlett (72) and Dougherty (73) also fell behind the leaders.
Shelton and Moore, meanwhile, matched Lower on Friday to stay in contention. An eagle on 17 highlighted Shelton's day, and he added five birdies to finish with a 64. Moore was a little more up-and-down, with bogeys at 16 and 8 to go along with his eight birdies.
Among those who did not finish the second round, Greyson Sigg is in the top position at four under through 16 to tie for sixth place.
Sam Ryder (62) and Kevin Kisner (66) are tied for fourth at nine under through two complete rounds.
Additional reporting: Reuters
