Englishman Paul Broadhurst fired a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Saturday to leap into the lead after two rounds of motion on the PURE Insurance coverage Championship in Pebble Seaside, Calif.
The distinctive occasion has 80 PGA Tour Champions professionals play one spherical at Pebble Seaside Golf Hyperlinks and one spherical at Spyglass Hill Golf Course earlier than the low 50 and ties advance to Sunday’s remaining spherical at Pebble Seaside.
Broadhurst collected eight birdies at Pebble Seaside on Saturday, giving him the low spherical of the day and transferring him three spots up the leaderboard. He sits at 14-under 130 for the event, 5 pictures forward of Vijay Singh of Fiji.
“I had two unbelievable days,” Broadhurst stated. “I hit a number of the finest irons I’ve hit in an extended, very long time over the 2 days actually. Spyglass is somewhat bit more durable than Pebble. … I used to be actually blissful final night time, the way in which I performed, tried to return out and do the identical at present. It would not all the time occur like that, not with this recreation.”
Beginning on the again 9, Broadhurst picked up a par at No. 10 earlier than notching birdies at 4 of the subsequent 5 holes. He later rattled off three consecutive birdies at Nos. 4-6.
“I feel all the pieces went my means, though I performed very well tee to inexperienced,” Broadhurst stated. “I’ve putted solidly as nicely, which clearly it’s a must to do to get it to 14 beneath. Yeah, I’ve had two actually good days.”
Singh was enjoying at Spyglass and carded a 4-under 68, recording 5 birdies in opposition to one bogey — on the par-4 sixteenth.
Doug Barron (65 on Saturday) and Paul Goydos (71) are tied for third, six strokes off the lead. Goydos was a first-round co-leader with Steven Alker of New Zealand and Justin Leonard.
Alker shot a 72 on Saturday to slide right into a tie for fifth. Leonard had a 76 to plummet right into a tie for sixteenth.
“Broadhurst has shot some phenomenal rounds, we have some chasing to do,” Alker stated. “Hopefully somewhat little bit of wind tomorrow might make the distinction.”
Becoming a member of Alker in fifth are Boo Weekley (69), Glen Day (70), Rocco Mediate (69), Tim Herron (69) and Canadian Stephen Ames (67). Every member of that group is trailing Broadhurst by seven pictures.
–Discipline Degree Media