Canada’s Taylor Pendrith shot to the highest of the leaderboard on the 3M Open with a bogey-free second spherical Friday.
Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., shot a 7-under 64 at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., and leads with a 12-under complete.
He holds a two stroke benefit over Matt NeSmith, who additionally shot a 7-under 64 Friday.
Mackenzie Hughes of Hamilton, Ont., dropped right into a tie for seventeenth with a 1-over 72. Hughes was one again of Jacob Bridgeman for the lead after the opening spherical.
Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., and Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., are additionally tied for seventeenth at 6-under.