Stephen Jaeger leads the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship by one shot after consecutive chip-in birdies on his again 9 noticed the German card an eight-under second spherical.
Jaeger’s 63 was highlighted by features from off the inexperienced at 15 and 16, which got here amid a run of 5 birdies throughout his closing seven holes in Utah.
The 35-year-old completed Friday on 14 below for the event, a stroke away from Canada’s Adam Svensson – who posted an 11-under 60 on day one – and USA’s Ben Kohles.
Jaeger chipped in for successive birdies on his again 9 in Utah
Quite a few gamers are but to conclude their second rounds after unhealthy mild curtailed the day, with Matt McCarty, who’s enjoying simply his second PGA Tour occasion after three wins this summer time on the Korn Ferry Tour, at 12 below after 15 holes.
Jaeger made a quick begin with three birdies in a row and 4 in his first 5 holes, solely to then three-putt from 10 toes on the seventh for his sole blemish of the day.
He rallied, although, sinking from 30 toes for a birdie at 12 after which selecting up one other shot at 14 earlier than his back-to-back chip-ins on the subsequent two holes.
Jaeger – who secured his maiden PGA Tour title in March when he held off world No 1 Scottie Scheffler to win the Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open – concluded his spherical with a birdie on the par-five 18th, two-putting from 50 toes.
He mentioned afterwards: “The two chip-ins on the back kind of made this round from being good to great, so super happy with it.”
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Sam Ryder, Henrik Norlander and Harris English are alongside McCarty in a share for fourth place on 12 below par, two photographs behind Jaeger.
Watch continued protection of the Black Desert Championship dwell on Sky Sports activities Golf from 10pm on Saturday, with the motion additionally selecting up on Sky Sports activities Foremost Occasion from 11pm.
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