England’s Paul Casey faces a nervous wait to see if he makes the cut at the $2 million Perth International golf event, while countryman Ross Fisher is looking forward to a sleep in on Saturday.
Casey shot a one-under-par 71 on Friday to leave him at three-over for the tournament.
Given the projected cut sits at two-over, Casey is in grave danger of missing the weekend’s action.
South African star Branden Grace is at two-over.
Fisher, who was even with the card in his opening round, shot a five-under 67 on Friday to move into a share of second with world No.21 Dustin Johnson.
Swede Peter Hedblom led the way at six-under through four holes on Friday.
Fisher was a little tired after being woken by his alarm at 4.35am (WST) in preparation for his 6.40am tee off.
The lack of sleep didn’t seem to affect him on the course, with a 20-metre chip-in from the bunker on the par-3 eighth the highlight of his day.
“It was a decent lie but it was coming down the green and downhill, so I knew it was going to be pretty quick,” Fisher said.
“But it was one of those ones where, as soon as I struck it, I knew it was pretty decent.
“I thought I played really nicely but I just couldn’t buy a putt.
“I’m still getting used to the greens.
“Obviously, they are a lot quicker than what myself and all the Europeans are used to.”
Australian Clint Rice briefly held the lead at six-under before bogeying his final two holes to finish at four-under.