Todd grabs halfway lead in Memphis, Fowler two back

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Brendon Todd plays his fairway shot on the first hole during the second round of the WGC - FedEx St. Jude Invitational golf tournament. (Reuters)
Brendon Todd plays his fairway shot on the first hole during the second round of the WGC - FedEx St. Jude Invitational golf tournament. (Reuters)

Memphis - Defending champion Brooks Koepka and South Korean An Byeong-hun finished the day four strokes off the lead

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Published: Sat 1 Aug 2020, 12:17 PM

Last updated: Sat 1 Aug 2020, 2:32 PM

Brendon Todd used a red-hot putter to claim sole ownership of the lead at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis on Friday, sitting two strokes ahead of Rickie Fowler after the second round.
World number 51 Todd, who won two PGA Tour titles on consecutive starts last November, carded a bogey-free, five-under-par 65 at TPC Southwind for an 11-under halfway total.
The 35-year-old American, who converted an impressive 50-foot birdie putt over a slope at the par-three 14th, walked off the course feeling better than ever heading into the weekend.
"In my whole life, this is definitely the most confident I've ever felt with my golf game. It's probably the most versatile I've ever been ball-striking-wise," said Todd.
Fowler, who holed three back-to-back birdies on the front nine, shot a double-bogey on 11, before recovering with a birdie-birdie finish for a three-under-par 67.
The 31-year-old has not finished in the top 10 since the Tour returned from its coronavirus hiatus, but told reporters that he feels he is "heading in the right direction."
Defending champion Brooks Koepka and South Korean An Byeong-hun finished the day four strokes off the lead.
Koepka, who led by two shots after the first round, started on the back nine and reached the turn at two under for the round but made double-bogey at the par-four second where his tee shot found a fairway bunker and then needed three putts from 57 feet.


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