Leishman sets 36-hole record
DALLAS — Marc Leishman followed the best round of his PGA Tour career with a 5-under 66 at the AT&T Byron Nelson on Friday, breaking the 36-hole tournament record previously shared by Tiger Woods.
The Australian was at 15-under 127 for a onestroke lead over Aaron Wise, the 21-year-old rookie who shot a bogeyfree 63 at the new linksstyle Trinity Forest course.
Hometown star Jordan Spieth matched Leishman’s 66 to remain eight shots back.
Leishman opened with a 61 in Trinity Forest’s debut after the Nelson spent 35 years at the TPC Four Seasons.
The par-70 course in suburban Irving is where Woods twice shot the previous record of 12-under 128, along with four others. Wise matched the 128 and was 14 under.
Brian Gay tied the best round of his tour career with a 62 and was two shots behind Leishman at 13 under.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: Gene Sauers shot a 5-under 67 to move into a first-place tie with Miguel Angel Jimenez on Friday in the second round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors.
Jimenez and Sauers were at 11-under 133. This was the first time either held or shared the lead after two rounds in a major.
Two-time defending champion Bernhard Langer was nine shots behind. He is trying to become the first to win three straight at the Tradition since it began in 1989.
Sauers completed his second straight bogeyfree round. Jimenez had four birdies and a bogey for a 69 at Greystone Golf & Country Club, a day after matching the course record with a 64.
EUROPEAN TOUR:
Jorge Campillo of Spain led the field after two days of stroke-play qualifying at the Belgian Knockout tournament. Campillo finished at 8-under-par 134 to hold a one-stroke lead over James Heath of England. Local favorite Thomas Detry was in a five-way tie a further shot behind.