FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Tyler McDaniel of Manchester, Ky., shot a 3-under 69 on Wednesday to take the second-round lead in the Junior PGA Championship, and defending champion Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand had a 70 to remain on top in the girls’ division.
The 16-year-old McDaniel had a 7-under 137 total at Sycamore Hills. Jim Liu of Smithtown, N.Y., the 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur winner, was a stroke back after a 71.
Beau Hossler, the 17-year-old Mission Viejo, Calif., player who tied for 29th in the U.S. Open in June, followed his opening 68 with a 77 to drop to 1 over. J.B. Williams of Danville, Ky., the first-round leader after matching the course record with a 65, also was 1 over after an 80.
The 16-year-old Jutanugarn, a 10-stroke winner last year, was 8 under — two strokes ahead of 15-year-old Samantha Wagner of Windermere, Fla. Wagner shot a 71.