Piercy belies his poor ranking

Jeju – Veteran Scott Piercy took the second-round lead at the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges yesterday with world No 3 Brooks Koepka lurking in second place.

The 39-year-old Piercy defied his world ranking of 252 to fire a bogey-free seven-under-par round of 65, moving to nine under for the $9.5 million US PGA tournament.

But Koepka, US PGA Tour Player-of-the-Year, is just one back after his own 65. He finished with an eagle at the par-five 18th. –