Kokrak rockets up leader board
Lexi Thompson extends her lead to three shots at the LPGA event
Jason Kokrak rocketed up the leader board, firing a bogeyfree 62 in the second round of the Byron Nelson as world No. 1 Dustin Johnson shot a second straight 67 to remain in striking distance.
Kokrak, who is seeking his first win on the USPGA Tour, fired a career-low eight-underpar round to forge his way into five-shot lead at 12-under 128 at the TPC Las Colinas course outside of Dallas. “If a shot fits my eye or I see it, I like to pull the trigger,” Kokrak said Friday.
Former FedEx Cup and Tour Championship winner Billy Horschel shot a 65 on Friday and is alone in second at 133.
Half a dozen players — Johnson, Cameron Tringale (68), An Byeong-Hun of South Korea (66), Bud Cauley (67), Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela (68) and first-round co-leader James Hahn (70) — are six shots back at 134.
Kokrak’s round included eight birdies, a 12-foot par putt on the 10th hole and a Seven-foot par putt on the 18th. “Anytime you can have a bogey-free round on any golf course on the PGA Tour is awesome,” Kokrak said.
In Williamsburg, Virginia. Lexi Thompson extended her lead to three shots on Friday at the LPGA Kingsmill Championship
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128 — Jason Kokrak 66-62 133 — Billy Horschel 68-65 134 — An Byeong-Hun (KOR) 68-66, Dustin Johnson 67-67, Cameron Tringale 66-68, Bud Cauley 67-67, James Hahn 64-70, Jhonattan Vegas (VEN) 66-68 135 — Peter Malnati 67-68, Grayson Murray 72-63, Morgan Hoffmann 69-66, Chad Campbell 68-67. after posting a second straight six-under-par 65.
At 12-under 130 after two rounds, Thompson was halfway to her first win of the 2017 season. Playing partner and fellow American Gerina Piller was alone in second after a 67.