Ryan Fox's putter was hot again as he rose up the leaderboard at the PGA Tour's Sanderson Farms Championship.
For the second straight round, Fox rolled in seven birdie putts during a six-under 66 in the second round at The Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi on Friday (Saturday NZ Time), climbing 13 places.
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Chasing strong results over the next month to secure his PGA Tour card for 2025, Fox briefly moved into the top-10 on day two, eventually settling into a tie for 12th at 11-under, four strokes off the lead.
Starting at the 10th hole, Fox opened his round with a bogey but quickly got back on track with a birdie at the 11th. He followed with back-to-back birdies at the 14th and 15th, and 17th and 18th, making the turn at nine-under.
Fox added two birdies on his second-nine, including a 28-foot putt at the par-three fourth hole, added to a 23-footer, 17-footer and 11-footer on his first-nine.
The 37-year-old will get his third round on Saturday underway at 2pm local time (8am Sunday NZT).
At the other end of the leaderboard, fellow Kiwi Tim Wilkinson missed the cut by nine shots after a one-over 73 in the second round to finish at three-over.
Across The Pond, Daniel Hillier has remained in the top-10 and just two strokes behind the leader at the DP World Tour's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Hillier made six birdies, a bogey and double-bogey in a three-under 69 in his second round at Carnoustie on Friday (Saturday NZT) to sit in a tie for fifth.
The 27-year-old made birdies at the 10th and 12th holes on his first-nine, while adding four birdies on the front-nine. His major blemish was a double-bogey at the par-four seventh.
Sam Jones made a fast start to his round, picking up four strokes in his first five holes, before making four bogeys and just one birdie the rest of the way in a one-under 71 at Carnoustie, lifting him to a share of 49th at six-under.
Kazuma Kobori made five birdies and three bogeys at Kingsbarn Links in a second straight two-under 70 to be tied for 87th at four-under.
Hillier will tee off his third round on Saturday 10.28am local time (10.28pm NZT) and Jones at 11.01am (11.01pm NZT), both from the first tee at Kingsbarn Links, while Kobori goes off from the 10th hole at the St Andrews Old Course at 11.12am (11.12pm NZT).