Jim Furyk shot a 2-under 69 for a share of the clubhouse lead at the Barclays, while Sweden's Henrik Stenson surged into contention with a sizzling 64 midway through the second round on Friday.
Furyk was joined on 7-under 135 by fellow Americans Kevin Chappell (67) and Brendon Todd (69) on an overcast day at Ridgewood Country Club in the opening tournament of the PGA Tour's season-ending, four-event FedExCup playoffs.
Stenson, who failed to make a single birdie in his opening round 72, had eight of them on Friday against a lone bogey to reach the halfway mark at 136 along with Ernie Els (68) and overnight leader Bo Van Pelt (71).
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"To be honest, it was pretty much only on the greens," said Stenson about his dramatic turnaround.
"I played nicely yesterday but I couldn't make one single putt out there," added the Swede, who won the FedExCup playoffs last year but begins these playoffs in 70th place in the standings.
Furyk used a string of three birdies in a row from the 15th to hit the top of the leaderboard, and overcame two bogeys with four birdies overall on the day.
Chappell posted four birdies in a bogey-free round, while Todd overcame a double-bogey six at the seventh, his 16th hole of the day, with a birdie at the last.
Alone in the clubhouse at 5-under 137 was England's Paul Casey, who birdied his last hole for an even 71.
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