NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Pierceson Coody adopted a gap 11-under 61 with a 67 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead within the ISCO Championship, with the weekend lower a PGA Tour-record 8 beneath par.
Coody, the 24-year-old grandson of 1971 Masters champion Charles Coody, birdied three of his last 5 holes in his afternoon spherical to get to 16-under 128 on Keene Hint’s Champions Course.
“It wasn’t fairly 61, however 67’s nonetheless a very nice rating,” Coody mentioned. “I positively may have made a pair extra 6- to 8-foot putts. Left a pair on the market, however bounced again in loads of actually good methods and stored my spherical going.”
The Texan is winless in 26 profession begins on the PGA Tour. He has three victories on the Korn Ferry Tour, and was requested what he discovered from that success on the developmental tour.
“That I’m adequate, that I can do it out right here, I can play golf for a residing,” Coody responded. “I’m going to take that mindset the subsequent two days realizing that I’ve confirmed myself. Nevertheless, issues shake down, I’m going to be proud of the end result as a result of I’m going to attempt my finest on each shot.”
Chez Reavie had a 62 to hitch Matthis Besard (63) of Belgium and Rico Hoey (66) of the Philippines at 14 beneath within the match co-sanctioned by the European tour.
The 42-year-old Reavie is a three-time winner on the PGA Tour.
“I like enjoying with younger guys,” Reavie mentioned. “It feels prefer it retains me younger just a little bit. And watching them hit it thus far, clearly, I can’t try this, however I take pleasure in being round them. They’ve received nice vitality and it’s enjoyable to observe them play.”
Hayden Springer (67) was three strokes again at 13 beneath beneath with Alex Smalley (64), Garrick Higgo (64), Angel Hidalgo Portillo (66), Johannes Veerman (65) and Andy Sullivan (66). Final week within the John Deere Traditional, Springer opened with a 59 and tied for seventh.
Luke Clanton, the Florida State sophomore who tied for second within the John Deere to grow to be the primary beginner since 1958 to complete within the prime 10 in consecutive PGA Tour-sanctioned begins, was tied for thirty first at 9 beneath after a bogey-free 65. He birdied 4 of his last 5 holes.
Sixty-seven gamers superior to the weekend, with the 8-under lower the bottom within the Tour’s information that date to 1970. The earlier mark was 7 beneath on the 2020 Shriners Kids’s Open in Las Vegas.