Séamus Power kept himself at the top end of the leaderboard with a second round 68 at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas but it was Sam Burns who seized the initiative with a round of 62 to get to 17 under par. With birdies aplenty at TPC Craig Ranch – the cut fell at a remarkable six under par – Power picked up three shots in his first five holes to move right into contention. After an opening round of 66 Pádraig Harrington endured a dismal Friday with five bogeys and just two birdies making up a round of 75 for the Dubliner which saw him miss the cut at three under. But it’s Burns – who recently claimed his first PGA Tour win at the Valspar Championship – who leads by two going into the weekend. Swede Alex Noren shot a blemish-free eight-under 64 to sit in second place, a shot ahead of South Korea’s Lee Kyoung-Hoon, who carded a second successive 65.

Source: The Irish Times May 15, 2021 09:11 UTC