Australia’s Mark Hensby birdied three of his final four holes to shoot a seven-under 64 and grab a share of the lead after the second round of the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship on Friday.
The 43-year-old from Melbourne finished 36 holes at nine-under 133 to tie Kim Whee, who fired a five-under 66 at the Grand National Lake Course.
Tour rookie Kim is hoping for his first win in the US competition after shooting an opening-round 67.
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Hensby’s only previous win on the US tour came at the 2004 John Deere Classic. His bogey-free round included seven birdies and 11 pars against a field that is made up of players who failed to qualify for The Open at St Andrews in Scotland.
First-round leader Sam Saunders, the grandson of golf legend and two-time Open winner Arnold Palmer, shot a 70 on Friday and was one behind at eight-under with Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo (66) and Charlie Beljan (64). Grillo is the highest-ranked player in the field at world No. 98.
Tour veteran David Toms carded a 66 and was in a large group on seven-under that included Andres Romero, Glen Day, J.J. Henry, Alex Cejka, Carlos Ortiz, Martin Piller, Scott Piercy and Ricky Barnes.
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Starting the day five shots back of Saunders, Hensby began on the back nine and drained a three-footer for birdie at the par-four 11th.
Hensby rolled in a 32-foot birdie at the par-three sixth. He finished up his bogey-free round strong with back-to-back birdies at eight and nine, both of which were from about eight feet.
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