He then went on another par streak of seven before dropping in a birdie and finally closing with a bogey - thanks to a missed two-foot putt - to get in at 70. Golf! Henley started his round with eight pars and a birdie before making the turn. Open (after missing the cut in 2009), and he's in position to make his first career PGA Tour win at a major championship amidst a loaded field of stars. This is Bland's second showing at the U.S. Richard Bland, Russell Henley (-5): With two career wins - one on the European Tour earlier this year and the other on the Challenge Tour in 2001 (!) - Bland's unlikely rise up the leaderboard Friday is a story developing with potential to be one of the more incredible stories in golf. For now, here's a rundown of the leaderboard after Round 2. It should make for one fascinating weekend. Adding to the pressure of Oosthuizen and Bubba Watson (both one stroke back), Jon Rahm is lurking two strokes behind and Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Collin Morikawa are all lurking within striking distance. Both Henley and Bland will head to Round 3 at 5 under, holding a one-stroke edge on Louis Oosthuizen.Ī successful 36-hole sprint to the finish won't come easy for Bland or Henley on the unforgiving terrain of Torrey Pines, especially not on this mega-stage with this field in pursuit. Henley nearly took the lead himself into Saturday before a bogey-free round of golf was spoiled on his final hole. Open through two rounds of play after firing a second-round 67 on Friday, making him co-leader of the championship with Russell Henley entering Moving Day at Torrey Pines. And yet, the 48-year-old Englishman finds himself at the center of the 2021 U.S. He's never even won an event on the PGA Tour.

Richard Bland has never won a major championship.

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