Davis Thompson made only two pars on the back nine and finished with a wedge to a foot for birdie and a 6-under 66, good for a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler at the Genesis Invitational.

Davis Thompson closed with a birdie to seize a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Scottie Scheffler with Rory McIlroy three adrift after Friday's second round of the PGA Genesis Invitational.Thompson, who needed only 23 putts in his round,

While golfers with grander resumes struggled to keep pace, a pair of veteran non-winners moved to the top of the leaderboard Saturday in the third round of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.