St Jude Invitational: Brendon Todd leads Southwind with two tricks

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Brendon Todd is one of three players to win twice in the 2019-2020 US PGA campaign -11 B Todd (USA), -9 R Fowler (USA), -7 B Koepka (USA), Byeong-hun An (Kor), C Reavie -6 S Kang (Kor), M Fitzpatrick (Eng) Selected others : -3 S Lowry (Ire), P Mickelson (USA), -2 G McDowell (NI), S Garcia (Spa), -1 R McIlroy (NI), Level B DeChambeau (US), +4 J Rahm (Spa)

American Brendon Todd leads the WGC St Jude Invitational with two bats n after a five under 65 in the second round of Friday placed him 11 below. [1 9459025]

Rickie Fowler provided a birdie-birdie finish for his three-under-par lap of 67 to stay second at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

Defending champion Brooks Koepka was the leader of the night after a joint career-best round of eight under.

Koepka is joined by Chez Reavie and South Korean An Byeong-hun, the only non-American in the top five, on four shots from the lead.

Matthew Fitzpatrick from England is the best placed British golfer after he finished sixth by his under 64.

New leader Todd, pursuing his third American PGA victory. of the season, had a boge-free day.

"I just ground very hard", said the 35-year-old world number 51.

"I had to make a few links early on. I am doing very well so far. "