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English Rose collecting the birdies in Texas

Rose smiles on the sixth green in Fort Worth
Rose smiles on the sixth green in Fort Worth

England's Justin Rose topped the leaderboard with a one-shot lead after firing a six-under 64 on day two of the Fort Worth Invitational in Texas.

Rose had entered the day tied in eighth but the Englishman hit seven birdies - including three in a row on holes 14 to 16 - with a bogey at the par-three eighth the only blemish of his round as he moved to 10 under par overall.

The 37-year-old, hoping for his second tour win this season, said: "I did a lot of good things today.

"I think the end of my round got a little scrappy, but until the last three holes it was pretty flawless. I think I hit every fairway pretty much and obviously every green to that point.

"Actually, I left a few out there on the greens early but didn't get frustrated. Fooch (Mark Fulcher, Rose's caddie) had a little word with me, just said, 'Hey, mate, just kind of stay patient'.

"That was great advice because I made a little eight, 10-footer which took the lid off the hole, my fifth hole of the day.

"From there got into a nice rhythm, really. The way I played through... I guess through my first 15 holes today was about as good as I've played in a long time," he said, speaking to the PGA Tour website.

Argentine Emiliano Grillo, tied in third after day one, was the new second-place man on nine-under overall, a 33ft birdie on the par-three fourth the highlight of his three-under 67 round.

First round leader Kevin Na dropped to joint sixth after a disappointing round of three-over par, including four bogeys and a double bogey on the par-four 12th.

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