Conners leads by one at Bay Hill

Corey Conners surged into the lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th hole — his second eagle on that hole in two days — for a 3-under 69 and a oneshot advantage over former Bay Hill winner Martin Laird (67) after two rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Orlando, Fla.

Rory McIlroy closed with five straight pars for a 71. He was two shots behind, along with Viktor Hovland and Lanto Griffin, who each had a 68.

Jordan Spieth remained in the mix going into the weekend, ending the round at 69.

In other news:

• Jennifer Kupcho and Austin Ernst each shot their second straight 5under 67 to share the second-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Drive On Championship at Ocala, Fla.

A day after playing most of the back nine with a migraine that blurs her vision, Kupcho had six birdies and a bogey at Golden Ocala.

• Tiger Woods was unconscious in a mangled SUV after he crashed the vehicle in Southern California last week, according to a court document that also revealed a nearby resident and not a sheriff ’s deputy was first on the scene.

The witness, who lives near the accident scene just outside Los Angeles, heard the crash and walked to the SUV, Los Angeles County sheriff ’s Deputy Johann Schloegl wrote in the affidavit. The man told deputies that Woods had lost consciousness and did not respond to his questions.