Joaquin Niemann and Tom Lewis (-10) shared the 36-hole lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic with identical bogey-free rounds.
2021 Masters Tournament champion Hideki Matsuyama was forced to withdraw before the start of his round after testing positive for COVID-19. Matsuyama had recorded a 2-under 70 in the first round to stand T56.
Niemann finished T5 at the 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic, his only prior start at the event.
He entered the week in the top 30 of the FedExCup standings (25) and Official World Golf Ranking (30).
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Niemann has two runner-up finishes this season (P2/Sentry Tournament of Champions, T2/Sony Open in Hawaii).
His lone career PGA Tour title came at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier in 2019.
For Lewis, this is his first 36-hole lead/co-lead of his Tour career.
His previous-best 36-hole position on Tour: T4/2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and tied the lowest 36-hole score of his Tour career (134).
This was his third career 36-hole score of 134, with two coming in his last two starts (134/2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, 134/2021 Travelers Championship, 134/2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic).
His best finish on Tour to date: T2, 2020 World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (career-low 61 in R3).
18-hole leader Davis Thompson failed to record a birdie in the second round (1-over 73) following a first-round 63; and enters the third-round T6 at 8-under in his seventh career PGA Tour start and third as a professional.
In his debut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, 45-time Tour winner Phil Mickelson played the final two holes in 1-under to make the cut on the number.
Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau (72-71/-1) missed cut for the second time this season and first since The Genesis Invitational; marks the eighth missed cut by a defending champion on TOUR during the 2020-21 season (most recent: Max Homa, Wells Fargo Championship).
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