Jason Day (1st/-10) recorded a 3-under 67 and moved to 10-under 130 at the Well Fargo Championship, his lowest 36-hole score on the PGA TOUR since the 2017 BMW Championship (129/finished 4th).
Through 36 holes, he leads the field in Strokes Gained: Tee To Green (9.169) and Strokes Gained: Approach The Green (6.086).
Day is 3-for-14 with the 36-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR; first since 2021 Travelers Championship (T10).
Related: Jason Day starts with a bang at Wells Fargo
The 2018 Wells Fargo Championship winner (most recent of 12 PGA TOUR titles); has multiple wins at two TOUR events (2/WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, 2/Farmers Insurance Open).
His best finish this season was T3/Farmers Insurance Open (won by Luke List).
Despite the new venue, three past @WellsFargoGolf winners are in the mix.
1. @JDayGolf -10 (2018)
2. @MaxHoma23 -7 (2019)
T4. @JamesHahnPGA -5 (2017) pic.twitter.com/l24W3w0HVd— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 6, 2022
2019 Wells Fargo Championship winner Max Homa (2nd/-7) followed an eagle at his first hole of the day, the par-5 10th, with five birdies and three bogeys, good for a 4-under 66 and 105 feet, 10 inches of total made putts; claimed his most recent of three PGA TOUR titles at this season’s first event, the Fortinet Championship.
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Denny McCarthy (T3/-6) followed an opening-round 5-under 65 with a 1-under 69; T3 marks his best 36-hole position in 125 PGA TOUR starts; remains in search of his first career PGA TOUR title.
15 straight holes without a bogey.@_DennyMcCarthy keeps rolling at @WellsFargoGolf.
He’s 3 shots back. pic.twitter.com/BAAGT2wINZ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 6, 2022
2016 Wells Fargo Championship winner James Hahn (T3/-6) made 16 pars and two birdies, good for a 2-under 68; comes off missed cuts in four of his last five starts in individual stroke-play events.
Making his seventh start in the Wells Fargo Championship, Luke List (T3/-6) carded a 4-under 66 in his bid for a third top-10 finish in the event and second in as many seasons (T6/2021, T9/2018); looks to become the fifth multiple winner of the 2021-22 season (Farmers Insurance Open).
Coming off a T2 finish at last week’s Mexico Open at Vidanta, first year Kurt Kitayama (T3/-6) made six birdies on his inward nine (Nos. 1-9), and eight overall (one shy of his career-most from round one last week); first top-5 finish of the season, third, came at The Honda Classic.
Keegan Bradley (T7/-5) carded the round of the day with a 5-under 65; his Strokes Gained: Total of 7.575 is his highest in a round since the 2018 FedEx St. Jude Championship (7.825/R3).
Defending champion and three-time Wells Fargo Championship winner Rory McIlroy shot a 3-over 73 to make the cut on the number of even-par 140.
Anirban Lahiri stayed in the hunt with another 2-under to be T10.
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