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S. Kang (61) matches course record to take lead at Byron Nelson

DALLAS – Sung Kang matched the Trinity Forest course record with a 10-under 61 on an unseasonably cool day Friday to take the second-round lead in the Byron Nelson.

Kang was 16 under after his round that included six birdies in a row. The 31-year-old South Korean who lives in North Texas had a four-stroke lead over playing partner Matt Every and Tyler Duncan.

Marc Leishman shot a 61 last year in the first Nelson round played at the links-style course near downtown Dallas.

With temperatures in the low 50s, Kang began his day with a 9-foot birdie on the par-5 No.