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Ryo Hisatsune chipped in for birdie in shocking trend to cap a back-nine sizzling streak and overtake Japanese countryman Hideki Matsuyama for the second-round lead on the WM Phoenix Open on Friday in Arizona.
Hisatsune is 11 underneath for the week after his stellar 8-under-par 63. The 23-year-old is trying to find his first win on the PGA Tour.
Hisatsune went birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie at TPC Scottsdale’s thirteenth by way of seventeenth holes, together with an 8-footer for eagle on the par-5 fifteenth and a 7 1/2-foot birdie putt on the ‘Stadium Hole,’ the par-3 sixteenth. The latter tied him with Matsuyama, who was within the clubhouse at 10 underneath with a 64.
On the brief par-4 seventeenth, Hisatsune tried to drive the inexperienced however ended up within the adjoining water hazard. After a penalty drop, he confronted about 29 toes to the pin, and his chip tracked straight to the cup for the go-ahead birdie.
First-round chief Chris Gotterup settled for a 71 and is tied for third with Pierceson Coody (68) at 8 underneath. Si Woo Kim of South Korea had the spherical of the day, a 9-under 62 that vaulted him to 7 underneath, the place he is tied for fifth with Akshay Bhatia (67), Sahith Theegala (65) and Englishmen John Parry (65) and Matt Fitzpatrick (70).
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was at risk of lacking the minimize after a shocking spherical of 73 on Thursday. He responded with a bogey-free, 6-under 65 in his second spherical to climb to 4 underneath par.
The projected minimize line stood at 1 underneath with only a few teams nonetheless ending their rounds as play was suspended resulting from darkness.
–Field Level Media