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LIV Adelaide: Brendan Steele leads Danny Lee by one stroke after second round, firing 8-under 64

  • Steele’s last PGA Tour victory was in 2017 when he won second Safeway Open and lost 2020 play-off in Hawaii
  • He had 36-hole total of 14-under 130 with four birdies, a bogey and two more birdies in the middle of his round

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Brendan Steele waves to the crowd during the second round of LIV Golf Adelaide. Photo: AP

Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele shot an 8-under 64 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the LIV Tour’s Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club.

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The 41-year-old Steele’s last PGA Tour victory came in 2017 when he won his second Safeway Open. He lost in a playoff to Cameron Smith at the 2020 Sony Open in Hawaii.

Steele had a 36-hole total of 14-under 130. He had a stretch of four birdies, a bogey and two more birdies in the middle of his round.

Danny Lee was a stroke behind after a 67, followed by Carlos Ortiz (68) and Mito Pereira (67) in a tie for third.

First-round leader Jinichiro Kozuma shot 71 and was tied for ninth, four strokes behind Steele. The Japanese player had an eagle, three birdies and four bogeys.

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Jon Rahm, who has yet to win since joining LIV in December, shot 69 and was tied for 15th, six strokes off the lead.

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