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Smith stretches lead in Tournament of Champions

LOS ANGELES: Cameron Smith shook off two early bogeys to card a nine-under par 64 on Friday (Saturday in Manila) and push his lead at the US PGA Tour Tournament of Champions to three strokes over top-ranked Jon Rahm and Daniel Berger.

Smith's 17-under par total of 129 on the par-73 Plantation Course at Kapalua, Hawaii, matched the tournament's 36-hole record set by Ernie Els in 2003.

Cameron Smith of Australia plays his shot from the second tee during the second round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Golf Club on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 (January 8 in Manila), in Lahaina, Hawaii. AFP PHOTO