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THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson: Akshay Bhatia carded 5-under 67 to keep a share of the lead as he was joined by England’s Aaron Rai (65) at 13-under at the halfway stage of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Indian-American Bhatia’s card included a par on Par-5 17th after his golf ball went into a fairway drain through one of the holes in the metal cover. He got a free drop and he went on to make par. It was a second bogey free round at the Detroit Golf Club.

Aaron Rai, who like Bhatia, has Indian connections, shot 65 to match Bhatia at 13-under 131 on a course that consistently yields low scores. Rai made seven birdies, including four in a five-hole stretch midway through the round, and capped his day with a 21-foot birdie putt on the 18th.