Martin Kaymer of Germany hits his tee shot on the third hole during the third round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 10, 2014 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. PHOTO: AFP
Martin Kaymer followed a record-setting start with a three-under par 69 to lead Jordan Spieth by one stroke after Friday’s second round of the $10 million US PGA Tour’s Players Championship.
Germany’s Kaymer, whose first-round 63 matched the tournament record and included a TPC Sawgrass record front-side 29, stood on 12-under 132 after 36 holes.
“I saw positives when I backed up nine-under par with another decent round,” said Kaymer.
Spieth, the 20-year-old US prodigy who contended at last month’s Masters, is bogey-free through the first two rounds after a 66 to finish on 133 with fellow American Russell Henley third on 136.
“I’m very happy with the way I’m striking the ball,” said Spieth.
Englishman Lee Westwood and his countryman Justin Rose, the reigning US Open champion, shared fourth on 138 with Spain’s Sergio Garcia and Americans Gary Woodland and Jim Furyk.
Adam Scott, one of four players who this week can overtake injury-idled 2013 Players champion Tiger Woods for the world number one ranking, fired a 67 Friday to make the cut on the number at level par 144, sharing 64th.
A nightmare 77 for the second-ranked Australian in round one nearly doomed the 2013 Masters winner’s bid to topple Woods, with a top-16 finish needed to achieve the feat.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 11th, 2014.
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