Wyndham Championship 2018: Brandt Snedeker Leads by 2 Strokes After Round 2

Brandt Snedeker couldn't match his masterful 59 from Thursday but his three-under 67 in the second round was enough to maintain the lead at the 2018 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Snedeker, who stands at 14 under overall, holds a two-shot advantage over D.A. Points atop the leaderboard after 36 holes. The event's 2007 champion played the front side in one over before bouncing back with an eagle and two birdies on the back nine to retain the top spot after Round 2.

C.T. Pan is in third place at 11 under followed by six golfers, including Sergio Garcia, tied for fourth at nine under.

Snedeker put together another strong all-around performance, hitting 72.2 percent of the greens in regulation and gaining 2.3 strokes with his putter. A trio of wayward tee shots on the front nine that led to bogeys prevented him from producing another super-low round.

Points' name in contention comes as a shock. He endured a horrific slump that featured 15 consecutive missed cuts from early February through mid-July. He ended that streak at the Barbasol Championship, but then missed another cut in the RBC Canadian Open in his last start.

Those struggles have felt like a thing of the past as he's posted back-to-back 64s to open this week's tournament. He tallied an eagle and four birdies in Friday's bogey-free round.

PGA Tour Communications provided a promising note about the veteran American's sudden return to form:

Meanwhile, Garcia pushed himself into contention with a five-under 65.

It's a crucial week for the 2017 Masters champion as he tries to secure a spot in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. He started the week in 131st place, six spots below the cut off, but his current placement would be enough to push him inside the top 125 (118th).

A victory would be his first since the Andalucía Valderrama Masters last October.

Here's a look at highlights from the second round:

All told, Snedeker will be tough to beat if he can maintain his level of play from most of the first two rounds. His driving was a bit erratic during the early going Friday, however, and a repeat of that over the weekend could open the door for the rest of the contenders.