Chez Reavie races to remarkable 62 to lead field by two strokes

American Chez Reavie, red-hot with his putter, flirted with a magical 59 before bogeying his final hole to claim a two-shot lead in the second round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.

Displaying scintillating form on the greens on another surprisingly calm day at the TPC Deere Run, Reavie fired a sparkling nine-under-par 62 to post a 14-under total of 128.

World number five Steve Stricker, in pursuit of a third consecutive victory at Deere Run, also made the most of the ideal scoring conditions, a sizzling 64 lifting him into second place with compatriot Steve Marino (66).

Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas (64) was a further two strokes back at ten under, level with Americans Mark Wilson (67) and Kyle Stanley (67), and Zimbabwe's Brendon de Jonge (66).

Reavie, who had raced to the turn in a sizzling five-under 31, then bogeyed his final hole of the day after his approach at the par-four ninth ended up in a greenside bunker.

"I pitched it out to about six feet and hit a good putt," he said of his finish. "I just didn't play enough break."

The cut fell at four-under 138 with British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and double major winner John Daly among those failing to advance.n South Korea's Kim In-kyung took control of the thunderstorm-delayed US Women's Open by moving two strokes clear after 14 holes before darkness halted play in the second round.

Kim, 23, and bidding for her first major title, was at four under par overall, having opened with a one-under 70 on the East Course at The Broadmoor.

Tied for second place at were Americans Wendy Ward, after 15 holes, first-round leader Stacy Lewis, after 16, and unheralded amateur Amy Anderson, who was yet to tee off in the second round.

Only 33 players managed to complete the 36 holes, including clubhouse leaders Angela Stanford (70) and fellow American Lizette Salas (73) who both finished at even-par 142.

Paula Creamer, the defending champion, kept herself in the mix after opening with a 72 and was one under for the tournament after 16 holes.

However, Taiwan's world No.1 Yani Tseng seemed somewhat out of sorts, particularly with her putting. Having opened with a 73, Tseng was seven shots off the pace after 16 holes.

Hawaiian Michelle Wie, who has not finished in the top 10 of a major since 2006, was in serious danger of missing the cut after battling to a 78.