Chile’s Mito Pereira carded a 5-under 67 on Saturday to leap into the lead after two rounds of motion at LIV Golf DC in Sterling, Virginia.
Pereira recorded 10 birdies towards 5 bogeys and sits at 9 underneath after 36 holes at Trump National Golf Club Washington. He closed his spherical on a excessive notice, tallying 4 birdies over his final six holes to move first-round chief Harold Varner III, who shot an even-par 72 on Saturday.
“Solid day, just a few errant shots, missing to the right basically,” Pereira stated. “But putting and off the tee was pretty good. Pretty happy and just ready for (Sunday).”
Varner was at 1 underneath by means of 14 holes earlier than bogeying the par-3 fifteenth. He then closed his spherical with three pars as he slid into second, only one stroke off the lead.
Kevin Na shot a 69 on Saturday and sits in a tie for third with Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, who shared low-round honors with Pereira by capturing a 67.
Stenson captured seven birdies and, like Pereira, additionally had a robust end, selecting up an eagle on the par-5 18th.
“Obviously, seven birdies and an eagle is always nice,” Stenson stated. “Unfortunately, I hit a couple of shots that weren’t really where they needed to be and resulted in a couple of bogeys, but for the most part you get what you deserve in this game.”
South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen additionally fired a 67 to vault 19 spots right into a tie for fifth at 6 underneath with Colombian Sebastian Munoz (68 on Saturday), Andy Ogletree (70) and Cameron Smith of Australia (70).
South African Branden Grace and Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra, who every recorded a second-round 69, sit in a tie for ninth at 5 underneath.
In crew play, Pereira, Munoz and Chile’s Joaquin Niemann have Torque GC within the lead at 18 underneath. Stinger GC and RangeGoats GC are tied for second at 15 underneath, whereas 4Aces GC is 5 strokes off the lead in fourth.
“The team aspect, it’s really cool to watch it out there, and it can get you off your own game,” Pereira stated. “It’s nice to have that in the background and just hope we can take the win again.”