Rory McIlroy sits one shot behind leaders Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman on the midway stage of the Genesis Invitational.
England’s Penge hit 5 birdies in his ultimate seven holes to put up an eight-under-par 64 and transfer to 12 beneath general after two rounds in Los Angeles.
Penge’s 27-hole Friday was all of the extra exceptional, as he needed to full his 9 holes from a weather-delayed spherical one earlier than shifting on to his second spherical.
Northern Ireland’s McIlroy carded a seven-under-par 65 to maneuver to 11 beneath and having struggled to complete joint 14th at Pebble Beach final week, stated the course on the Riviera Country Club was extra forgiving.
“There’s no Pacific Ocean to hit it into around this golf course, so that helps,” stated world quantity two McIlroy.
“I still hit some loose shots, but the course set-up is in a way that you can get away with it a little bit more.
“But I’ve hit it nicely, I’ve managed my distance nicely for essentially the most half, and I’ve holed some good putts from inside eight toes for pars when I’ve wanted to.”
