Nearly 30 years and exactly zero strokes separate Michael Hendry and Cooper Moore at the Charles Tour's Race to Tieke.
Christchurch teen Moore fired a bogey-free seven-under 64 in the second round of the 54-hole season-ending tournament at the Tieke Golf Estate, outside Hamilton, on Thursday, joining Hendry at 11-under.
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The 16-year-old Golf New Zealand Academy member produced seven birdies, including five on the back-nine and three straight from the 12th to 14th holes.
Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour pro Hendry, 45, followed up his brilliant opening round with a four-under 67 on day two, making six birdies and two bogeys, as the pair lead the chasing pack by three strokes.
Auckland's Emma Zheng, the leading women's player in the mixed field, and Josh Geary, winner at last week's Vic Open on the PGA Tour of Australasia, are tied for third at eight-under.
Zheng produced an eagle, five birdies and two bogeys in a rollercoaster five-under 66, while Geary matched Hendry with six birdies and two bogeys.
Also producing blemish-free seven-under 64s were Hamilton's Nick Coxon and Wellington's Jayden Ford.
Coxon made four birdies in a six-hole stretch on the front-nine, jumping 21 places into a share of fifth at seven-under, while Ford made six straight birdies around the turn to climb 29 spots in a tie for 10th at four-under.
Asian Tour pro Nick Voke had seven birdies and a bogey in a six-under 65 to join Coxon and Mako Thompson at seven-under.
The tournament, featuring the top-24 from the Charles Tour's Order of Merit and invited professionals, concludes on Friday with the third round.