Us Ryder Cup Player Griffin Leads In California

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-14 B Griffin (US); -11 R Henley (US), J Koivun (US); -9 L Griffin (US), JJ Spaun (US)

Selected others: -6 Scottie Scheffler (US); -5 C Young (US); -4 M Laird (Sco), C Morikawa (US); -2 H English (US), D Skinns (Eng), J Thomas (US); -1 S Burns (US), P Cantlay (US)

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American Ben Griffin warmed up for nan Ryder Cup by moving into a three-shot lead astatine nan extremity of nan 2nd information of nan Procore Championship.

Griffin, who is portion of a 12-strong United States squad to play nan Ryder Cup from 26-28 September successful New York, changeable a 2nd information 66 successful Napa, California.

The 29-year-old sank six birdies without dropping a changeable arsenic he moved to 14 under.

"I've been beautiful focused connected this play tournament," said Griffin, who was a captain's prime by US Ryder Cup skipper Keegan Bradley and will beryllium making his debut successful nan event.

"Without a doubt, disconnected nan play people hanging retired pinch nan guys and stuff, there's been immoderate Ryder Cup presence. But erstwhile I get connected nan first tee, I'm reasoning I'm trying to play good here.

"This week I'm trying to virtually do nan aforesaid worldly I'm doing. I'm trying to enactment confident, enactment motivated and support nan pedal down."

Nine others from nan US Ryder Cup squad are besides playing astatine this week's tournament, including world number 1 Scottie Scheffler, Russell Henley and JJ Spaun.

Henley is associated 2nd pinch amateur Jackson Koivun connected 11 nether aft a 68 and JJ Spaun is 2 shots further backmost aft a akin 2nd information score.

Scheffler besides carded a 68 pursuing a first information 70, which ended his tally of 21 sub-70 scores, arsenic he moved to six nether par.

"I'm pulling for each nan [Ryder Cup] guys to play well," Griffin told nan PGA Tour website., external "We want to build immoderate momentum going into nan Ryder Cup.

"I deliberation nan European guys are each trying to play really good [at nan BMW PGA astatine Wentworth] and show america what they're tin of, and we're trying to show them what we're tin of.

"I want them each to play well, but I want to play a small spot better."