Aaron Rai finished the front nine strong to post a 4-under-par 67 Friday and take a one-stroke lead into the weekend of the ONEflight Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Classic.
Rai is one of only a handful of competitors in the opposite-field event, which serves as an alternate for this week’s Truist Championship, who has already qualified for next week’s PGA Championship. The winner of this event will earn a spot, if they haven’t already qualified.
Starting on the 10th hole, the Englishman was just 1 under on the back nine before carding birdies on four of the first seven holes on the front nine. He finished his round with back-to-back pars to climb to 10-under 132…