DP World Tour: Fortinet Australian PGA Championship Leaderboard
Jason Scrivener leads the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship by one shot at the halfway stage after firing a flawless 67 on day two.
First-round co-leader Scrivener started from the tenth tee early on Friday morning and made one birdie on his front nine before picking up three further shots after the turn to head into the clubhouse on ten under par.
None of the later starters were able to catch the 33-year-old Australian, with countryman Cameron Smith his nearest challenger on -9 after his 65.
Angus Opinion : Smith in a recently released interview says he spoke with Rory McIlroy, Keith Pelley, Jay Monahan as well as Greg Norman before he decided to turn his back on the established world of the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour to take the guaranteed money of the LIV series and is being allowed as are others to continue to play DP World Tour events pending a judge's ruling in February 2023.
"I could hardly sleep for 3 months or so, I was so worried about what people would think of me, After winning the Open, I had all that Greg had offered me in my head, but I hadn't signed any paperwork, or made my final decision despite speculation that I was going to LIV."
Smith decided the money was too easy to pass up on and he eventually jumped and won shortly thereafter so he plays this week with all that money now in his bank account awaiting to see what his future holds, and in fact his legacy. His friend and countryman Marc Leishman also made the jump to LIV.
Japan's Masahiro Kawamura and Australia's Cameron John were in a tie for third one shot further back.
Scrivener, who is searching for his maiden DP World Tour triumph, came into the second round tied alongside John Lyras and Min Woo Lee at the summit after kicking off his 2023 campaign with a 65 on Thursday.
Bryan Angus (edit)
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