Australian World number one Jason Day has moved to the top of the leaderboard at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational after a second round 69 in Ohio.
Day is one of only two players in the field (along with Scott Piercy) to finish under-par in both rounds so far. He lies on -4, one shot clear of Daniel Lingmerth
Jason Day responds to Adam Scott's birdie at the 17th. #QuickHits https://t.co/vkavmxITmX
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Overnight leader William McGirt shot a second round 74 to move back to a tie for third place on -2. He is joined by Emiliano Grillo and Piercy.
Major winners Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott are both in contention to win at Firestone GC. They are both on -1. Scott already has experience of winning at the course. He was the Bridgestone champion in 2011.
Jordan Spieth has birdied 5 of his last 6 holes.
He's T2. https://t.co/0ceM4EAecW
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Reigning champion Shane Lowry has moved up to a tie for 47th place. The Offaly native shot a second round of 72. He lies 12-shots behind Day ahead of the weekend.
