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Shell Houston Open 2017: Sung Kang Widens Lead with Strong Friday Performance

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The 2017 Shell Houston Open, the final event before the PGA Tour's first major of the season, continued Friday with Sung Kang putting on a dazzling display of excellence with a 63 to drop his 36-hole score to 16-under par.

Kang is six shots clear of the lead, with Hudson Swafford and Russell Henley, both at 10-under par, needing to make up a lot of ground over the next two days to even have a shot at making the outcome interesting.

Here's the full leaderboard after two rounds of golf from Humble, Texas:

Kang got off to a strong start Thursday, sitting one shot behind Rickie Fowler after a 65.