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06-26-2016, 05:00 AM
BETHESDA, United States: Fiji’s Vijay Singh, trying to become the PGA’s oldest winner at age 53, and Ernie Els, trying to end a three-year title drought, moved into contention at the National here on Friday.
Unlikely co-leaders Jon Rahm, a 21-year-old Spaniard in his professional debut, and Billy Hurley, a 607th-ranked local product seeking his first PGA win, shared the top spot on 11-under 131 after 36 holes of the Tiger Woods-hosted event at Congressional Country Club.
But Singh, a three-time major winner, fired 66 to stand third on 134 and 46-year-old South African Els, a four-time major champion who won the 1997 US Open at Congressional, shot 69 to share fourth on 135 with Americans Harold Varner, Webb Simpson and Bill Haas.
Singh, a three-time major champion, has **t won on the tour since the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship. The World Golf Hall of Famer’s share of sixth last February at the Honda Classic was his lone top-25 showing in the past year.
Els, ranked 296th, hasn’t won since the European Tour’s 2013 BMW International and has **t won a US event since 2010 at Bay Hill. But he and Singh have served **tice to their rivals.
Singh’s 59 worldwide career victories include 34 on the PGA Tour and major wins at the 2000 Masters and the 1998 and 2004 PGA Championships.
Els owns 19 PGA wins among his 71 worldwide titles, which include the 1994 and 1997 US Opens and the 2002 and 2012 British Opens.
Rahm made four birdies on the front nine but opened and closed the back nine with bogeys to offset birdies at 16 and 17.
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Unlikely co-leaders Jon Rahm, a 21-year-old Spaniard in his professional debut, and Billy Hurley, a 607th-ranked local product seeking his first PGA win, shared the top spot on 11-under 131 after 36 holes of the Tiger Woods-hosted event at Congressional Country Club.
But Singh, a three-time major winner, fired 66 to stand third on 134 and 46-year-old South African Els, a four-time major champion who won the 1997 US Open at Congressional, shot 69 to share fourth on 135 with Americans Harold Varner, Webb Simpson and Bill Haas.
Singh, a three-time major champion, has **t won on the tour since the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship. The World Golf Hall of Famer’s share of sixth last February at the Honda Classic was his lone top-25 showing in the past year.
Els, ranked 296th, hasn’t won since the European Tour’s 2013 BMW International and has **t won a US event since 2010 at Bay Hill. But he and Singh have served **tice to their rivals.
Singh’s 59 worldwide career victories include 34 on the PGA Tour and major wins at the 2000 Masters and the 1998 and 2004 PGA Championships.
Els owns 19 PGA wins among his 71 worldwide titles, which include the 1994 and 1997 US Opens and the 2002 and 2012 British Opens.
Rahm made four birdies on the front nine but opened and closed the back nine with bogeys to offset birdies at 16 and 17.
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