Taylor Moore and namesake Taylor Pendrith share narrow Rocket Mortgage Classic lead
- Planet Sport writer
- 1 July 2023
The American and Canadian - sixth and runner-up in this event last year - continued their love affair with the Detroit Golf Club on Friday.
America's Taylor Moore and Canadian Taylor Pendrith shared a narrow lead ahead of a jam-packed leaderboard at the halfway mark of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit.
The pair finished Friday's second round on 13 under par after mirroring each other's scores across the first two days - Moore carding a 64 and 67, while Pendrith scored a 67 on Thursday followed by a 64.
For Pendrith, it's a rare appearance at the top of the leaderboard, having only managed one top 10 so far this season.
"I played very solid, no bogeys again today, which was great," said the World No 127. "Hit a lot of really good wedge shots on my front nine. Back nine was a little bit more of a grind, but putter kept me in it.
"All in all, super happy and excited for the weekend."
"Learned a lot from last year, got to play aggressive," Pendrith added. "There's still tons of birdies out there, so just stay aggressive and keep making birdies."
Both leaders seem to like the Detroit Golf Club. Moore, who grabbed his first-ever 18-hole lead on Thursday, finished sixth at this event last year, while Pendrith was runner-up in 2022.
"I got off to a good start, felt like I got into a pretty good rhythm," Moore said. "Saw some putts go in and was pleased about that. Feeling good for the weekend."
They lead by one stroke from America's Rickie Fowler and Sweden's Ludvig Aberg.
England's Aaron Rai features among a group of four players in the hunt on 11 under, after he recovered from an early bogey to head into the clubhouse on Friday with a score of 68.
Six players are a shot further back, with just four strokes separating the top 18.
Defending champion Tony Finau shot 71 to miss the cut.
