South African Casey Jarvis is sharing the halfway lead at the Genesis Championship, a position that could lift him above Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy into second in the Race to Dubai standings with a victory. Jarvis, already a two-time winner on the DP World Tour this season, carded a second-round 67 at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club to sit on 10 under alongside Antoine Rozner, who posted a six-under 65.
Open champion Ryan Fox is three strokes back in a share of third. Fox sits sixth in the Race to Dubai Rankings and is chasing leader Eugenio Chacarra, who rebounded from an opening 72 with a five-under 66 to move inside the top 15, within six shots of the lead.
The week was harder on other DP World Tour regulars. Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat withdrew injured and will miss out on keeping his Category 10 status for next season. Spain's Pablo Larrazábal missed the cut along with Sebastian Soderberg, who was projected to fall to 103rd. Jason Scrivener, Zander Lombard and England's Ross Fisher also failed to make the weekend and extend their seasons.
Rozner, who reached the turn in 33 and added three more birdies in a bogey-free round, said a Play-Offs place would be a bonus but that his focus is on winning. Jarvis, who had four birdies in a six-hole stretch, described his round as solid, keeping his tee shots in the middle of the greens and making the long putts.
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