Oct 26,2024
Seamus Power carded an impressive eight-under-par 62 to finish day two of the Zozo Championship tied for fourth place.
The 37-year-old from Waterford posted eight birdies during a bogey-free second round in Japan to climb 31 places on the leaderboard.
Power, who is nine under overall following an opening round of 70, sits three strokes behind leader Nico Echavarria at Narashino Country Club.
"When you shoot 62, most things go your way," Power said. "It was interesting because it was kind of an unusual start. I ended up having to make a good par save on one, two and three.
"From there on it was a lot of good stuff, everything kind of felt pretty good. It was good yesterday - I just didn't make the putts and today obviously was much better on the greens.
"I really like the golf course. It's my first time here. I think it’s beautiful off the tee. It looks great to my eye. I just really enjoy it."
Echavarria registered a second successive round of 64 as the Colombian leapfrogged American Taylor Moore at the top of the standings.
Two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas, who closed with an eagle, is level with compatriot Moore in second place, two shots off the pace.
Eric Cole and Taiwan’s CT Pan join Power in sharing fourth position following respective rounds of 67 and 66.
Open champion Xander Schauffele carded a 65 on his 31st birthday but remains 10 shots off the lead – on two under par – following his disappointing score of 73 in the opening round.
