Kitayama leads after second round at Arnold Palmer Invitational

American Kurt Kitayama shot a second-round four-under-par 68 to take a two-shot lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after overnight leader Jon Rahm slipped down the leaderboard.

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“I feel like when you get conditions like this it’s easy to kind of let things get away from you – for me it’s just keeping myself focused the entire way.”

The event also saw a hole in one from Norway’s Viktor Hovland, who nailed his 183-yard shot on the seventh hole, eventually finishing on two under.

Chris Kirk – who won the Honda Classic last week – was another who fell victim to the weather, dropping down the field to two under after being tied for second overnight.

England’s Matt Fitzpatrick is the best-placed British interest, sitting on five under, with compatriot Aaron Rai and Norther Ireland’s Rory McIlroy three shots further back.

The players are competing for a purse of $20m (£17m), $3.6m of which goes to the winner.