LAS VEGAS – Peter Uihlein birdied five of the last seven holes for a 5-under-par 66 and a two-stroke lead Friday at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Uihlein was at 13-under 129 overall at TPC Summerlin, with Whee Kim (65) and Robert Streb (66) tied for second and Abraham Ancer (66), Bryson DeChambeau (66) and Harold Varner III (67) another stroke back in fourth.
“I think we still have 36 holes,” Uihlein said. “There is a lot of golf left. I’ve heard it could be windy tomorrow, so that could be challenging.”
Kevin Tway (66) was seventh at 9 under, a stroke ahead of Cameron Champ (65), Danny Lee (66), Jordan Spieth (68) and José de Jesús Rodríguez, who still had two holes to go in his second round when play was suspended because of darkness.
Uihlein was par for the round through 11 holes, making a bogey on the par-4 second and a birdie on the par-4 fourth. On the back nine, he birdied Nos. 12-14, 16 and 18.