Graeme McDowell lies four shots off the lead at the halfway stage of the Corales Puntacana Championship as he chases a second victory in the Dominican Republic.
McDowell, who won the title in 2019, carded a second consecutive 68 to reach eight under par, with American Ben Martin the man to catch on 12 under following back-to-back rounds of 66.
"It dawned on me on the sixth tee that I hadn't made a bogey yet and subsequently I made a bogey right away," McDowell said.
"It’s amazing how the brain works. As soon as that thought came into my head I couldn’t get rid of it again. Kind of struggled for three or four holes after that.
"Then had a great two-putt par on 12 and made a great swing into 13, which actually ended up going over the green but it was a great swing and it kind of got me back on track again.
"I hit the ball really well coming in and I obviously made some nice putts."
Former Masters champion Danny Willett raced to the turn in 31 before dropping two shots on the back nine, the subsequent 69 leaving him eight shots off the pace.
