Travelers Championship | Bradley and McCarthy share the lead in the second round

(Cromwell) Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy shared the Travelers Championship lead on Friday with 15 under par at 65.

McCarthy followed up his first round of 60 with a 65 in the morning at TPC River Highlands. A few hours later, Bradley shot a 63 after his first-round 62.

At Reavie, the 2019 winner, was two strokes behind after playing for 63. Eric Cole shot 65 to go 11 under par.

“That’s good, but golf tournaments don’t have 36 holes, unfortunately,” McCarthy said. I know there’s still a lot of golf left and I’m playing really well so I’m looking forward to having some fun this weekend. »

The 30-year-old, from Maryland, started slow, bogeying on the second hole. It was the only fly in the ointment on a course that featured six birdies, including five on the final nine holes.

McCarthy, who lost in the playoffs at Memorial this month, is trying to become the 18^e player to earn his first PGA Tour victory in Connecticut. Ken Duke was the last in 2013.

Bradley also enjoyed a meteoric comeback, making five birdies in a row between the 12^e and the 16^e hole. He putted just under 174 feet.

Rory McIlroy was tied in 10^e position, eight under par after a 64. He suffered a double bogey on the par-3 eighth hole, the hole he holed on Thursday for his first hole-in-one on the PGA Tour. This time McIlroy put his tee shot in the water.

“I hit a pretty good shot, just misjudged the wind a bit and it came short in the one spot you couldn’t miss today,” he admitted. But other than that it was a really good round of golf. »