Daniel Berger increased his lead to five shots at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after shooting a four-under 68 in the second round at Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
Fellow American Akshay Bhatia moved into second place after a strong 66, while Sahith Theegala, Collin Morikawa, and Ludvig Åberg sit one shot behind him.
Rory McIlroy climbed the leaderboard to tied ninth after scoring 68, with four birdies on the back nine.
World number one Scottie Scheffler is three under after a late bogey, while Tommy Fleetwood recovered to make the weekend cut.
