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Antoine Rozner made two birdies in his final three holes to catch first-round leader Casey Jarvis as the pair head into the weekend of the Genesis Championship in a share of the lead.
The South African mixed four birdies with 14 pars to set the clubhouse target with a bogey-free 67, -10 total strengthening his bid for a third victory of the season that would lift him to second on the Race to Dubai Rankings.
But Rozner produced one of the rounds of the day late in the afternoon to draw level at the halfway stage, carding a flawless six-under 65 -10 total.
Starting on the tenth, the Frenchman rolled in a 44-foot birdie putt at the 13th before adding further gains at the 16th and 18th to reach the turn in 33. He then picked up three more shots with short-range birdie conversions at the fifth, seventh and eighth holes to complete his bogey-free effort.
Currently 77th on the Race to Dubai Ranking delivered by DP World, he's targeting playing his way into the top 50 to ensure he competes at both events in the DP World Tour Play-Offs
"I think the two days were pretty similar in terms of ball-striking and scoring," said Rozner.
"I played pretty solid overall. I missed a few greens here and there, but my chipping has been really good this week so far. My putting inside ten feet is very solid as well.
"So I think it's very solid overall. I'm very pleased, very happy with the score and the position I'm in."
Earlier, Jarvis had continued his impressive form after beginning the day with a one-shot lead.
Starting on the tenth tee, he opened with seven consecutive pars before birdies at the 17th and 18th saw him turn in 33.
He maintained that momentum on his second nine, converting strong iron shots into birdies at the third and fourth before parring his way home to sign for a bogey-free round.
"I mean, it's been pretty solid," said Jarvis.
"I felt like I've hit some quality golf shots and rolled in some good putts, enjoying the fans out there.
"There's a few following Si Woo, so yeah, it was pretty nice and the food's unbelievable in this country as well, so yeah, I'm enjoying it.
The pair sit three shots clear of a group of four players all on -7, including Open Champion Ryan Fox 68 67, DP World Tour winner Martin Couvra 69 66, as well as Korean Tour Order of Merit leader Sanghun Shin 66 69 and Italian Filippo Celli 69 66.
*The Korean fans are cheering on home favourite Si Woo Kim T7 67 69 -6
HEARTBREAK
While there was plenty of action at the top of the leaderboard that saw players secure their cards, there was also heartache at the bottom, as Kiradech Aphibarnrat withdrew with injury, ensuring he will miss out on keeping Category 10 status on the DP World Tour next season.
The cut fell at +2.
As will Pablo Larrazabal 73 73 +4, who vied to keep fighting at Qualifying School next month, and Sebastian Söderberg 76 70 +4 , who came into the week at 101st but missed the cut and is currently projected to fall to 103rd.
HOPEFUL
Sean Crocker produced a level-par 71 to finish on the cut line at one over, providing the American with a good chance of securing enough points over the weekend to climb from 103rd to inside the top 100 on the Race to Dubai Rankings.
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