Hughes hangs on for halfway Myrtle Beach co-lead

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Hughes hangs on for halfway Myrtle Beach co-lead

Mackenzie Hughes of Canada has shot a two-under 69 in windy conditions for a share of the second-round lead with Cristobal Del Solar in the PGA Tour’s Myrtle Beach Classic.

A stroke ahead after an opening 63, Hughes had four birdies and two bogeys in his afternoon round at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club on Friday.

“I’m in a good spot going into the weekend,” Hughes said.

“There’s a bunch of guys there with a chance. Nothing changes tomorrow. Just keep doing my thing and see where it puts me.”

Chilean Del Solar rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 eighth with a closing birdie on the par-3 ninth. He shot a 67 in the afternoon to join Hughes at 10-under 132.

“I’ve been putting in the work, playing good golf, feeling more comfortable,” Del Solar said.

“Happy to be where I am.”

The winner of the PGA Tour event — held opposite a signature event at the Truist Championship this week — gets a spot in the PGA Championship if not already eligible.

That’s not the case for Hughes, the two-time tour winner who already is in the field next week at Quail Hollow.

Nick Watney (67), the 44-year-old who hasn’t won in 13 years, is a stroke back, along with fellow Americans, Danny Walker (67), Harry Higgs (66), Will Chandler (69) and Davis Shore (66).

Defending champion Chris Gotterup sits at five under after his one-under 70, while the only *********** in the field Aaron Baddeley had a 75 to miss the cut at five over.

With AAP.

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