Bubba Watson has shot a three-under-par 67 to take a two-stroke lead over Patrick Reed and Padraig Harrington after two rounds of the PGA Travelers Championship.

Watson, the 2010 Travelers champion, hasn’t won since last year’s Masters but is in the box seat at 10-under 130 after two days of play at the TPC-River Highlands.

Reed and Harrington are at eight-under after both shot second-round 66s.

Four players, including Australian Nick O’Hern and 2007 champion Hunter Mahan, are tied for fourth at seven-under.

O’Hern carded a 66 to be the best-placed Australian, with defending champion Mar Leishman (70) and Stuart Appleby (67) six shots off the pace.

Charley Hoffman, who held the first-round lead after a 61 on Thursday, followed with a 73 in a round that included three bogeys and a double-bogey.

One week after winning the US Open at Merion, Justin Rose is tied for 12th at five-under.

Watson has finished in the top 15 four times in six previous starts, including a second-place finish last year.

“I love this place,” Watson said. “I always play well here.”

With two top-10 finishes and six top-25s this season, Watson is currently 57th in FedEx Cup points. He finished tied for 32nd at the US Open.

He began his day with a bogey at No.10 but made four birdies after that in the relatively benign morning conditions.

Windy conditions kept many of those who began their rounds in the afternoon from matching the scores of their early rising counterparts. Still, Harrington managed a 66 despite teeing off at 12.40pm.

“It did get windy out there,” Harrington said. “It was a challenge but there were still opportunities to make birdies.”

Harrington hasn’t won since the 2008 PGA Championship, his third career major. The 41-year-old Irishman has missed four cuts this season but is playing relatively well lately.

He finished 10th at the St Jude Classic two weeks ago and tied for 21st at the US Open last week.