Austin Smotherman finds himself leading the Cognizant Classic at the halfway stage, with the Korn Ferry Tour graduate three shots clear through 36 holes.

Sitting 11-under, the American leads Taylor Moore at eight-under, while a congested leaderboard proceeds the duo at PGA National.

Austin Smotherman waves to the crowd after holing a putt

Smotherman carded rounds of 62 and 69 to sit 11-under and three clear

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A three-time winner on the Korn Ferry Tour, Smotherman is yet to break out on the PGA Tour circuit, but has a great chance to win going into the weekend in Florida.

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Shane Lowry, who is five-under. Aaron Rai is also on that number, while former Ryder Cupper, Daniel Berger, is four-under.

Check out the full round three tee times for the Cognizant Classic below…