SUN CITY, South Africa: Max Homa maintained a share of the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge by shooting a 4-under 68 in the second round on Friday, with Matthieu Pavon joining him atop the leaderboard.

Homa, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 8, followed up his 66 on Thursday with another bogey-free round at the Gary Player Country Club. He hasn't played since the Ryder Cup in Italy that finished on October 1, and where he collected 3 1/2 points to be the highest scorer for the United States in its loss to the Europeans. His last stroke play event was the Fortinet Championship in mid-September.