Glover extends run of rounds in 60s at Barbasol

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Lucas Glover prolonged his streak of rounds within the 60s to 10 and his lead within the Barbasol Championship to 2 pictures, capturing a 4-under 68 in Friday’s second spherical at Keene Hint.

Glover was at 13-under 131, with Adam Long, Vincent Norrman and Daniel Brown his closest pursuers.

The 43-year-old Glover switched to a protracted putter two weeks in the past on the Rocket Mortgage Traditional and it paid off instantly as he started his run of sub-70 rounds. He tied for fourth that week in Detroit and tied for sixth final week on the John Deere Traditional.

Glover did not make as many putts as he did in Thursday’s opening 63 however was 3 beneath by way of 14 holes earlier than making his solely bogey of the day on the par-4 sixth. He then closed with birdies on his remaining two holes.

The four-time PGA Tour winner mentioned his ballstriking, not his placing, held him again.

“It was a little bit of a wrestle as we speak, particularly in comparison with yesterday,” Glover mentioned. “Uncharacteristically drove it very poorly. I simply did not hit sufficient fairways to hit the ball shut and take it low once more. Completely satisfied the best way I completed and blissful the best way I rolled it, simply not lots of them have been very shut as we speak.”

Lengthy and Norrman had related scorecards. Every started on the again 9 and made three birdies and two bogeys to show in 1-under 35, then performed bogey-free with 4 birdies on the entrance 9 to shoot 67.

Lengthy is battling a neck harm as he seeks his second PGA Tour win.

“It was type of extra of a boring ache that I can play by way of, however it wasn’t the sharp ache that I had yesterday,” Lengthy mentioned. “A number of errors right here and there, however made a number of birdies.”

Brown shot 68. The Englishman performs on the European tour and would earn a PGA Tour card with a victory on this co-sanctioned occasion.

“I will attempt to keep as calm as I can till again 9 Sunday hopefully and we have got an opportunity, fingers crossed,” Brown mentioned.

4 gamers have been 3 pictures again: Ryan Moore (70) and European tour gamers Jayden Schaper (66), Adrian Saddier (66) and Louis de Jager (65).