SHANGHAI – Fredrik Jacobson didn’t see many low scores when he first arrived at Sheshan International for the HSBC Champions. Such scores were all around him Friday when his 6-under 66 was barely enough to take the lead.
Under a heavy, overcast sky on a course that was softened by rain earlier in the week, Jacobson played bogey-free and finished a solid round by hitting 3-iron into the par-4 ninth for a final birdie.
He was at 11-under 133, tying the 36-hole tournament record, and was one shot ahead of Louis Oosthuizen and Adam Scott. PGA champion Keegan Bradley made two key par saves on the back round when his game started to get away from him and salvaged a 70 to stay in the picture just two shots behind.
Oosthuizen and Scott each birdied half of their holes and were flawless from tee-to-green. Oosthuizen avoided trouble and posted a tournament-best 63, while Scott had two bogeys in his round of 65.
Sixteen players were separated by five shots going into the weekend, a group that included Lee Westwood, Malaysia winner Bo Van Pelt and Paul Casey, who lost his PGA Tour card in an injury-filled season and now has a chance to get
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