Day back in form at Harbour Town

World No. 1 shoots 69 for share; Watson tied for seniors lead.

Jason Day is back at the top in a bid for his third PGA Tour title in a month.

Coming off a disappointing Masters, the top-ranked Day shot a 2-under 69 on Friday at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, S.C., to share the second-round lead with Kevin Chappell and Charley Hoffman.

Chappell and Hoffman shot 68s for the second straight day to match Day at 6-under 136.

Luke Donald, tied for the first-round lead after a 66, was a stroke back along with Russell Knox and Patton Kizzire. Donald had a 71. Knox shot a 65, the best round of the week. Kizzire had a 68.

Past tournament champion Matt Kuchar topped the group at 4 under after a 71.

Day has won two of the past three times he’s entered, starting with a one-shot victory over Chappell a month ago in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Day followed that with a victory at the WCG-Dell Match Play and was a strong choice to slip on his first green jacket last week at Augusta National. Instead, Day tied for 10th and was never truly part of the drama in Jordan Spieth’s late collapse and Danny Willett’s triumph.

Now, Day is fighting off the fatigue and finding success again at Harbour Town Golf Links.

“I felt like I was kind of punch drunk a little bit,” he said of Thursday’s start. “But came out today a lot more alert and on top of it.”

Champions Tour: Tom Watson was in position to make senior tour history after shooting a 4-under 68 for a share of the first-round lead with Tom Byrum and Mark O’Meara in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Ga.

A week after making his final appearance in the Masters, the 66-year-old Watson is trying to become the oldest winner on the 50-andover tour. Mike Fetchick set the mark in the 1985 Hilton Head Seniors International on his 63rd birthday.

That fact surprised Watson, who said “Thanks for putting the pressure on me.”

Todd Hamilton, Jesper Parnevik and Kenny Perry were a stroke back at TPC Sugarloaf. Bernhard Langer had a 75.

LPGA Tour: Katie Burnett chipped in for birdie on the par-4 18th Friday for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead in the Lotte Championship at Kapolei, Hawaii. Winless in 59 career starts on the LPGA Tour, the 26-yearold player had a bogey-free round to take a 13-under 203 total into the final round at Ko Olina.

European Tour: Pablo Larrazabal shot an evenpar 71 in the second round through heavy winds to take the lead at the Spanish Open.

Jason Day is looking for his third PGA Tour win in a month.