(Cromwell) Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy shared the Travelers Championship lead on Friday with 15 under par at 65.
McCarthy followed up his first round of 60 with a 65 in the morning at TPC River Highlands. A few hours later, Bradley shot a 63 after his first-round 62.
At Reavie, the 2019 winner, was two strokes behind after playing for 63. Eric Cole shot 65 to go 11 under par.
“That’s good, but tournament golf doesn’t have 36 holes, unfortunately,” McCarthy laughed. I know there’s still a lot of golf left and I’m playing really well, so I’m looking forward to having some fun this weekend. »
The 30-year-old, from Maryland, started slow, bogeying on the second hole. It was the only fly in the ointment on a course that featured six birdies, including five on the final nine holes.
McCarthy, who lost in the playoffs at Memorial this month, is trying to become the 18th player to earn his first PGA Tour victory in Connecticut. Ken Duke was the last in 2013.
Bradley also had a blistering comeback, birding five in a row between the 12th and 16th holes. He putted just under 174 feet.
Rory McIlroy was tied for 10th, eight under par after a 64. He suffered a double bogey on the par-3 eighth hole, the hole he holed on Thursday for his first hole-in-one on the PGA circuit. This time, McIlroy put his tee shot in the water.
“I hit a pretty good shot, just misjudged the wind a bit and it came short in the one spot you couldn’t miss today,” he admitted. But other than that, it was a really good round of golf. »