Shane Lowry called six birdies in a 5-under-pair 67 to establish a lead with two shots halfway through Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday in Orlando, FLA.
The Irishman stands at 8-under 136 after his stellar second round. He passed 18-hole leader Wyndham Clark, who published a 71 Friday and is alone in second place at 6 under.
Lowry set the tone for its round by sinking a 20 1/2 foot birdie putt at the pair-3 second hole at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. He added a 14-foot birdie at pair-3 seventh, his third in the day, and lost a 35-foot for Birdie on No. 13.
Lowry, 37, placed third at Arnold Palmer Invitational last year and has been shooting for his first individual victory since 2022 BMW due to Championship on the DP World Tour. He and Northern Ireland Rory Mcilroy came together to win the Zurich classic in New Orleans last year.
Collin Morikawa (68) and Canada’s Corey Conner (70) share third at 5 under. Jason Day published the best round in the tournament so far, an 8-under 64, to postpone to 4 under; He is tied with Mcilroy, who shot his second straight 70, and Russell Henley (68).
Justin Thomas (70), Max Greyserman (71) and Keegan Bradley (72) are bound to 3 below. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was satisfied with an even 72 and is part of a tie at 1 under.
Since it is a player-host invitational, the signature event of $ 20 million has a 36-hole haircut to the 50 best players and ties. Notabla that will miss the clip of 4 over pairs includes Norway’s Viktor Hovland (5 over), Max Homa (7 over), Cameron Young (9 over) and South Korea’s Tom Kim (10 over).
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