Patton Kizzire uses hot finish to take PGA lead

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Patton Kizzire uses hot finish to take PGA lead

Patton Kizzire drained six birdies on his back nine to ****** a seven-under-par 65 and take the halfway lead at the Procore Championship in Napa.

Kizzire moved to 13-under 131 for the week at Silverado Resort’s North Course. He enters the weekend one shot ahead of first-round leader David Lipsky, who followed his opening 65 with a 67.

Patrick Fishburn carded a 65 to grab third place at 11 under.

Matt Kuchar tied for the round of the day with an eight-under 64, which moved the veteran into a share of fourth place at 10 under with J.J. Spaun (65 on Friday).

Defending champion Sahith Theegala was just behind them at nine under following a 66.

Kizzire entered the “FedEx Cup Fall” portion of the season No.132 in the standings, and Lipsky was even further back at No.163.

They and their peers are trying to play their way into the top 125 by the end of the autumn in order to secure full status for the 2025 PGA Tour season, while Nos.125 and 150 will earn partial status.

*********** Min Woo Lee followed his 68 with a 69 to be seven under and in ****** 10th.

He is 60th in the standings with his Tour card secure, but the situation is not the same for compatriot Aaron Baddeley who slipped with a second-round 73 to make the cut on the line.

After a fine opening 68, Baddeley, who sits currently at No.152 in the standings, made back-to-back double bogeys on the eighth and ninth.

But he fought back with three birdies on the back nine, without any blemishes.

Kizzire, 38, birdied the first ***** but went quiet until making the turn. He recorded three straight birdies at Nos.10-12 and added circles on his card at the 15th, 17th and 18th holes.

“I didn’t have my best stuff today, especially off the tee or into the green, but I putted well again,” said Kizzire, who is chasing his first title on the PGA Tour.

“My patience in the mental game and my putting have really kept me in it and allowed me to play really well.”

Among his highlights were a tee shot at the par-3 11th that nestled within five feet of the pin and a 28 1/2-foot birdie putt at the par-3 17th that tracked from left to right and straight into the cup.

The cut line was three-under-par and among the notables to miss the cut were two-time tournament champion Max Homa (one under), Wyndham Clark (two over) and Mark Hubbard, who followed a first-round 67 with a five-over 77 to drop to even par.

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