Sahith Theegala fired a 6-under 65 to take over first place after two rounds at Riviera County Club. He’ll head into the final round of the History Maker Golf simulation with a two-shot lead over William Mouw.
Theegala began the day in second, two shots back of Derek Hitchner. But a near-flawless round that included seven birdies and just one bogey propelled Theegala to the lead. He birdied four of the final six holes. He shared the day’s low score with RJ Manke, who went from a tie for eighth up to fourth.
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Leaderboard: 1. Sahith Theegala 131 (66-65); 2. William Mouw 133 (67-66); 3. Derek Hitchner 135 (64-71); 4. RJ Manke 136 (71-65); 5. Clay Feagler 137 (69-68); 6. Andrew Putnam 138 (69-69); 7. Josh Anderson 139 (69-70); 8. Joey Vrzich 141 (73-68); 9. Johnny Mac Arthur 142 (74-68); 10. Joe Highsmith 143 (71-72); T11. Kevin DeHuff 145 (75-70); T11. Roy Cootes 145 (72-73); T11. Joshua McCarthy 145 (72-73); T11. Cody McManus 145 (70-75); 15. Frederick Wedel 147 (73-74); 16. Austin Murphy 148 (72-76).
- Hitchner couldn’t follow up his big first round (-7 64) with another one, as he shot even-par to drop to third place.
- Mouw went low for the second straight round, as his 5-under 66 included eight birdies. He reeled off four straight on holes 5-8.
- Manke had eight birdies during his 6-under 65, giving himself an opportunity to win his second straight event, although he’ll start five shots back in the final round. Twice, he had runs of three consecutive birdies.
- Vrzich and Mac Arthur went from near the bottom of the leaderboard and into the top 10 after 3-under 68s. Both had eagles on the par-5 first hole.
- Scores might have been a little better than the first round, as 10 players were at par or better.
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