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Suh leads Kirk by one at The Honda Classic
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Second-round play was suspended Friday evening due to darkness

Reigning Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year Justin Suh leads at the 2023 Honda Classic at 10 under, one stroke ahead of veteran Chris Kirk and two clear of Ben Taylor and Ryan Gerard as second-round play was suspended Friday evening due to darkness.

Suh had four consecutive birdies on holes 8 through 11, rolling in putts from 5, 15, 25 and 30 feet in that span, to post a 36-hole total of 10-under 130.

“It’s kind of reassuring every time because for me, I think it’s — I never really let it get to me,” said Suh. “Obviously they [Morikawa, Hovland, Wolff] had immediate success, and it was cool watching them play so great.

“But for me, I knew I needed to improve. I think for me, I just kept my head down and worked on my game.

“Everyone is on a different path, and I think — I think all I’m focused on is just improving on a daily basis. That’s kind of all I’m focused on.”

Chris Kirk shot an 8-under 62 in the second round, moving him to 9 under for the week. He had an eagle and six birdies, hitting 16 greens and taking advantage of no wind blowing in the morning — very rare for PGA National.

“Usually we’re playing for 15-, 20-plus yards of hurt going into the wind shots, and 15, 20 yards of help on downwind shots,” Kirk said.
“It’s really difficult to get those just right when it’s really windy. But today there was hardly a breath most of the round, and so it became a little bit more target practice.”

There was no shortage of players taking dead aim. Ryan Gerard (63) and Ben Taylor (65) were tied for third at 8 under. Ben Martin (64), Eric Cole (66) and Brice Garnett (64) were all another shot back.