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Steven Alker hits the 11th hole during the second round of the Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Kiwi star Steven Alker (68-66) is chasing his second major as he shares the Senior Players Championship lead after two rounds at Ohio’s Firestone.
Alker won the senior PGA for over 50 years for his first major in late May, scoring three birdies on his first nine and another one coming home on Saturday (NZT).
He shared the lead at six-under with German Alex Cejka (64-70) and American Tim Petrovic (68-66) and Joe Durant (69-65).
Big guns David Toms, Steve Stricker and Ernie Els are all one back.
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“First of all, it’s nice to have a bogey-free round at Firestone,” the 51-year-old New Zealander told PGA.com.
“It’s such a golf course, you just have to keep going. I scrambled nicely the last few holes.
“All in all just a solid day. A few more putts would be nice, but hey, at Firestone, just [hitting] fairways and greens around here.”
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Josh Geary (71-67) made the cut by two with a four-birdie 32 coming home to the Barbasol event in Kentucky on the PGA Tour. Canadian Adam Svensson (62-67) leads at 15-under.
American Cameron Tringale (61-72) leads the Scottish Open with three. The NZ’s Ryan Fox (74-68) made the cut by coming home two with a three-birdie 33.