John Deere Basic: Cameron Younger soars into lead as he targets first professional profession win | Golf Information

Cameron Younger has a two-shot lead after the second spherical of the John Deere Basic in Illinois; Watch the third spherical dwell on Saturday from 5pm on Sky Sports activities Golf

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Highlights from day two of the John Deere Basic

Cameron Younger fired a seven-under-par 64 on Friday to vault into the lead on the John Deere Basic in Silvis, Illinois.

Younger improved upon Thursday’s stellar 65 to get to 13-under 129, two strokes forward of Adam Schenk, Brendon Todd and South Africa’s Garrick Higgo.

As the present No 19 on this planet, Younger is the highest-ranked participant within the subject at a match most elite gamers are skipping to deal with the upcoming Open Championship. However the John Deere Basic additionally has a status for crowning younger, first-time PGA Tour winners, and Younger would match that invoice.

The 26-year-old was PGA Tour Rookie of the Yr final season, when he completed runner-up at 5 occasions, together with The Open at St Andrews. However Younger remains to be in search of his first win on tour.

Chief Cameron Younger watches his putt on the 18th gap throughout the second spherical of the John Deere Basic

“There’s a number of golf left, and there is lots of people which are three and 4 photographs behind me, and that may go away actually fast,” Younger mentioned. “There’s simply nothing that I can take as a right in that respect. It is a golf course that could be very scoreable when you find yourself in management, however when you play it sort of loosely, it is not that straightforward both.”

Schenk and Higgo carded rounds of 66 and Todd had a 65 Friday.

Swedish rookie Ludvig Aberg, who has made the reduce in three straight PGA Tour occasions since turning professional final month, is in his finest place but to contend.

Like Younger, Aberg carded a 64 on Friday and is tied for fifth at 10 underneath, together with Denny McCarthy (64) and William Mouw (66).

Watch the John Deere Basic all through the week dwell on Sky Sports activities. Early protection continues on Saturday from 5pm on Sky Sports activities Golf, forward of full protection from 6pm.