• Travelers Championship, Round Two

Davis in contention at Travelers

Patrick Cantlay stunned the field by shooting a course record 60 in the second round © Getty Images

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Englishman Brian Davis had an up-and-down day two at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands to finish on eight-under par, but has remained in contention by following up his opening round 65 with five birdies and two bogeys in his second round 67.

Davis currently sits tied in seventh after completing 36 holes, with several groups yet to finish their second round after rain forced a halt in proceedings on day one.

The surprise performance came from amateur Patrick Cantlay, who took a four-shot lead and currently sits on 13-under. Cantlay shot a course record 10-under 60 to take a comfortable advantage into the weekend's play.

The 19-year-old American fired eight birdies and an eagle in his completed second round, but for much of the field play was suspended just after 8pm local time in Connecticut. Cantlay, meanwhile, stormed to the top of the leaderboard in an attempt to become the first amateur to win on Tour since Phil Mickleson in 1991.

"I didn't know that no amateur had ever shot a 60. So that wasn't really in my brain. I knew where I was and I knew I needed to make eagle on 18 for 59. But you know, it's tough to hole it from 152," Cantlay said.

Cantlay has already decided to wait until completing his studies at UCLA before turning pro.

"I'm not thinking about that right now. So I'm going to try and take care of business this week and then see what's going on," Cantlay said. "But I'm going to stay amateur definitely for the Walker Cup, and my plans are to stay amateur until I finish college."

Five players, including South Americans Alexandre Rocha and Andreas Romero, trail Cantlay in second place on nine-under par, with Romero looming as the biggest threat with 13 holes still to play in his second round.

Ian Poulter allowed two double bogeys to spoil what could have been a pivotal round in his pursuit of the Travelers Championship on Friday.

Faced with the prospect of completing 36 holes in one day, Poulter responded with two solid, if unspectacular, rounds of 68. He heads into the weekend at four-under-par, a significant distance behind the tournament leader.

An eagle at the par-five 13th was the highlight of Poulter's first 18 holes, but he became far more erratic as the long day began to take its toll. The Brit putted exceptionally to find seven birdies and give himself a chance of challenging over the second half of the competition, but two double bogeys dashed those hopes.

Padraig Harrington has 12 holes remaining in his second round, but was struggling prior to the suspension of play. The Irishman has already shot two bogeys in the opening six holes after shooting one-under par in the first round, and trails Cantlay by 12 shots heading into the weekend.

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