AVONDALE, La. - Ben Martin shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to maintain a course-record pace at TPC Louisiana, keeping him atop the leaderboard through two rounds of the Zurich Classic.
After breaking the course record with a 62 on Thursday, Martin opened the second round with two birdies and an eagle on his first four holes. He shook off a bogey and double bogey on successive holes in the middle of the round and birdied four of his last nine to move to 15 under - the best 36-hole total at the course. No one has had a four-round score better than 20 under.
Andrew Svoboda shot a 68 to remain second at 12 under, but closed his round on the par-3 ninth with his first bogey of the tournament.
Sueng-Yul Noh and Robert Streb were 11 under, and Erik Compton and Peter Hanson were another stroke back.
Here's what the top of the leaderboard looks like through two rounds:
| Position | Golfer | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Martin | -15 (129) |
| 2 | Andrew Svoboda | -12 (132) |
| T3 | Seung-Yul Noh | -11 (133) |
| T3 | Robert Streb | -11 (133) |
| T5 | Erik Compton | -10 (134) |
| T5 | Peter Hanson | -10 (134) |
| T7 | Charley Hoffman | -9 (135) |
| T7 | Jeff Overton | -9 (135) |
| T7 | Keegan Bradley | -9 (135) |
| T10 | J.B. Holmes | -8 (136) |
| T10 | Will Wilcox | -8 (136) |
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