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Lucas Glover have to be feeling deja vu.
One week after going bogey-free by two rounds on the John Deere Classic to take the outright lead, Glover has replicated the feat on the ISCO Championship following his second-round 64 Friday at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky.
Glover sits at 13-under 127, two pictures away from Chan Kim (65) and Steven Fisk (66). Aaron Wise and France’s Jeong Weon Ko are tied for fourth at 10 beneath after similar 65-65 begins to the week.
Glover, 46, is in excellent place to seize the seventh PGA Tour victory of his profession and the fourth he is had since 2021. He didn’t end the job final week, tying for third whereas Chris Gotterup gained the John Deere.
‘Pretty related (rounds). I putted very related,’ stated Glover, who birdied three holes on every 9. ‘So I used to be most likely within the fairway somewhat extra right now. The holes have been within the excessive spots due to the climate, couple locations it was exhausting to get it shut. It was somewhat bit nasty this morning after we began, had some rain by the primary few holes.
‘Yeah, performed good, strong, no bogeys by two days. Need to maintain that up. Yeah, scores are going to be low so preserve the pedal down.’
While Fisk gained the Sanderson Farms Championship final fall for his maiden PGA title, Kim has not damaged by on the tour but. He made his dwelling with eight Japan Golf Tour wins between 2017 and 2022, and he is gained twice on the Korn Ferry Tour.
The Hawaii native birdied 5 instances in an eight-hole stretch from Nos. 7-14.
‘I do love this golf course, I believe it fits my recreation very effectively,’ Kim stated. ‘I performed effectively the primary two rounds final 12 months and I slipped somewhat bit the final two rounds, however golf’s exhausting. Hopefully this 12 months I can sort of redeem myself right here and play somewhat higher on the weekend.’
The winner final time round was William Mouw, and his rivals shall be watching out for him Saturday and Sunday after he turned in a 7-under 63 — tied for low spherical of the day with Canada’s Taylor Pendrith — to climb into sixth place at 9 beneath.
Mouw, 25, made three putts from 20 ft or longer in a stretch of 4 birdies from Nos. 14-18. He had a easy clarification afterward.
‘Jokingly, I put my putter in scorching water final evening and it stayed scorching,’ Mouw stated. ‘I awoke with it scorching out of the water and stayed scorching all spherical.
‘I advised my caddie I used to be going to do it and put it in some boiling scorching water. Funny sufficient, it simply stayed scorching all day and I’m going to do it tonight too.’
–Field Level Media