CROMWELL, Conn. – Will Gordon shot an 8-under 62 Friday to move into the early lead at the Travelers Championship, where two more golfers withdrew due to the coronavirus.Gordon, a 23-year-old Vanderbilt graduate playing his fourth PGA Tour event on a sponsor's exemption, is 12-under 128 after 36 holes.
He was two shots up on Mackenzie Hughes, who shot a first-round 60 and was playing Friday afternoon.The Travelers field continued to shrink after Denny McCarthy tested positive for the coronavirus.
McCarthy withdrew along with Bud Cauley, who tested negative for the virus, but had played with McCarthy on Thursday. The departure of McCarthy and Cauley make seven withdrawals from the tournament because of COVID-19.