Patrick Fishburn and Denny McCarthy share the lead midway through the Sony Open in Hawaii, with England’s Harry Hall and in-form Hideki Matsuyama trailing .

Hall was four shots behind the leader at 6-under in the second round before losing an early lead and ultimately finding himself tied for 18th. The score was 4 under par and tied for 42nd.

American player Fishburne made three consecutive birdies on the back nine at the beginning of the round, and birdied the fifth hole before finally making the last birdie and shooting 65, 5 under par. par, putting him at 10 under for the tournament.

He was tied for the half-way lead with compatriot McCarthy, who capped his 66 with a 25-foot birdie on the fifth hole to finish at 4 under. McCarthy is considered one of the best putters on the PGA Tour, but he did miss an eight-foot birdie on the final hole that would have given him the commanding lead.

The American pair were tied for the lead at 10 under, one shot ahead of Kensei Hirata (63) and Eric Cole (67), who had a chance to share the lead but failed in Waiai Lay missed a four-foot birdie putt on the par-5 hole. .

Also lagging behind is 36-year-old rookie Paul Peterson, who played in five World Tour events before earning his PGA Tour card this year. He chose to end his round on the par-5 ninth hole, two-putting for birdie in near darkness and shooting a 67.

Two shots behind included Austria’s Sepp Straka and Zach Johnson.

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The top five players entering the weekend have never won on the PGA Tour, which could be key as invitations to the Masters in April are crucial. But the 25 players with 36 holes to go were just four strokes away from the lead and a long way from victory.

The 32-year-old Fishburne has posted two rounds of 5-under so far and said the key to his performance “is probably just keeping the ball in the fairway.”

“I’ve hit a lot of fairways and feel really comfortable with the putter,” he said. “I hit some long shots in the first round and today it felt like everything on the green was going the way I wanted it to go.

“It’s just a matter of judging the wind and breaking through. Feeling like I’m rolling the ball really well and really excited for the next two days.”

A week after posting the lowest 72-hole score in PGA Tour history last week, Matsuyama is now six shots behind after shooting a one-under 69, although he remains in the outside mix trying to move into third place Players who won the Hawaii Championship played in the same year.

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