PGA Tour: Mito Pereira holds halfway lead at Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas | Golf News

Mito Pereira is on 12 beneath and a shot away from Robby Shelton, whereas Presidents Cup stars Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim are inside two of the lead at TPC Summerlin; watch reside on Saturday from 10pm on Sky Sports Golf

Mito Pereira holds a one-shot lead at the Shriners Children’s Open

Miro Pereira takes a one-shot lead into the weekend at the PGA Tour’s Shriners Children’s Open, as a number of of his Presidents Cup team-mates additionally impressed in Las Vegas.

The Chilean, making his first begin since that includes in the International Team’s 17.5-12.5 defeat by the USA at Quail Hollow, carded a second-round 63 at TPC Summerlin to leap to the highest of the leaderboard forward of Robby Shelton.

Korean pair Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim – each additionally a part of the International facet final month – share third spot with American Maverick McNealy, whereas Australia’s Cam Davis is inside three of the lead and in tied-sixth on 9 beneath.

Cam Davis (left) was enjoying alongside Presidents Cup team-mate Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who’s 5 off the halfway lead

“I had a really good round overall,” mentioned Pereira, who holds a 36-hole lead for the primary time on the PGA Tour. “I hit driver well, irons really good. I think I hit three or four shots inside three feet today. Solid on my putting. My putter was pretty good today. Overall, really good and happy how I played.”

Pereira – starting on the again 9 – adopted a tap-in birdie at the par-five thirteenth with back-to-back positive factors from the fifteenth, earlier than choosing up a shot at the 18th for the primary of three consecutive birdies across the flip.

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Further birdies at the fourth and sixth took the world No 49 to eight beneath for the spherical, with Pereira then cancelling out a three-putt bogey from 20 ft at the sixth to birdie his ultimate gap of the day.

Shelton posted eight birdies in a bogey-free begin to seize solo second on 11 beneath, whereas Si Woo Kim is inside two of the lead regardless of carding a triple-bogey at the par-four twelfth throughout a second-round 68.

Davis performed a five-hole stretch in six beneath on his strategy to a five-under 66, lifting him to 9 beneath with Chad Ramey and Kevin Streelman, whereas pre-tournament favourites Patrick Cantlay and Max Homa are in the group 4 again which additionally comprises Canada’s Adam Hadwin.

Scotland’s Martin Laird is 5 again in tied-Seventeenth alongside defending champion Sungjae Im, whereas England’s Harry Hall is an extra shot again and compatriots Matt Wallace and Aaron Rai head into the weekend on 5 beneath.

Watch the Shriners Children’s Open this weekend reside on Sky Sports. Live protection continues Saturday from 10pm on Sky Sports Golf and 11pm on Sky Sports Main Event.