Henrik Stenson continued his red-hot debut on the LIV Golf Series, firing a 2-under-par 69 on Saturday to take a three-shot lead over Dustin Johnson in Bedminster, N.J.
Stenson and Johnson fired matching 69s in the second round at Trump National Bedminster.
Patrick Reed (73), Carlos Ortiz (70) and Talor Gooch are tied for third place, four shots back. Gooch vaulted up the leaderboard on the strength of a 7-under-par 64, the day's best round by far.
Stenson, fresh off being relieved of his duties as the European Ryder Cup captain, offset a double-bogey on No. 3 with an eagle on the par-5 eighth hole. Stenson then carded four birdies against two bogeys on the back nine.
"Today I definitely didn't have my best, but I was hanging in there," Stenson said. "It was tougher conditions with the wind. It's a tough golf course, and the greens are extremely quick and quite undulated. With the wind it's even harder to put the ball in the perfect spots, and yeah, it was a bit of a grind at times."
In the event's team format, 4 Aces GC, featuring Johnson, Reed, Pat Perez and Gooch, are in first place at 20 under, six shots ahead of Majesticks GC. Stenson is part of the Majesticks team.
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