TEXARKANA, Ark. – Gustav Fransson carded a 5-under 67 to shoot up four spots into sole possession of first place at 7-under 137 following the second round of the Conference USA Championship at the par-72, 6,969-yard Texarkana Country Club. The 67 was Fransson's best-ever score in a round at the conference championship.
Sitting at even par for the day after six holes, Fransson fired off three consecutive birdies on the seventh, eighth and ninth holes for a front nine score of 33. After dropping a shot on the par-3 13th, the senior from Umea, Sweden once again logged a trio of birdies in a row on the 15th, 16th and 17th holes.