Fleetwood shares lead at halfway stage of Arnold Palmer event

MIAMI, Florida: Tommy Fleetwood drained two eagles en route to grabbing a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the US PGA Tour’s Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida on Friday.

The 28-year-old Englishman posted a six-under 66 at the Bay Hill course in Orlando, Florida to tie Keegan Bradley at the top of the leaderboard with a nine-under 135 total.

Former PGA Championship winner Bradley fired a four-under 68 to seize a share of a 36-hole lead for the first time since 2013.

Fleetwood rolled in eagles on the sixth and 12th holes to become the only player to have two eagles in a round twice this season. He also did it in his most recent start at the WGC-Mexico Championship.

“Hopefully, I can continue to play well around here,” said Fleetwood, who now has nine straight sub-70 second round scores on the Tour.

Jhonattan Vegas and Billy Horschel are part of a group of six golfers at five-under 139, four strokes back of the Fleetwood and Bradley. Vegas shot a two-under 70 and Horschel, who teed off in the morning group, had a 71.