Kevin Na’s lead at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals
for Children Open is up to two shots over Kris Blanks and Roland
Thatcher. Na, at 16 under, 4 under for his round, is the only
member of the final group in red numbers after the front nine today
(
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). The final trio entered the day tied for the lead at 12
under. Jhonattan Vegas remains at that number, even through nine
holes, while Charlie Wi had two bogeys and a birdie, giving one
shot away. Thatcher’s name is new to the first page of the
leaderboard this week. After opening with back-to-back 68s, he is 8
under through 17 holes in his second round. After starting the day
tied for 37th, Thatcher has moved up 35 spots into a second-place
tie.