The Indian-origin pair had a birdie on the first, an eagle on the second and a birdie on the seventh. They dropped a shot on the fifth and parred the remaining holes, including all nine on the back stretch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Akshay Bhatia, who with Theegala, is signed up with Hero, missed the cut as he played with Carson Young.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
PGA Tour rookies Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo shot a 3-under 69 in alternate-shot play to remain atop the leaderboard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Defending champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry were six strokes back.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Salinda and Velo had a 17-under 127 at breezy TPC Louisiana after breaking the tournament better-ball record with a 58 on Thursday in the Tour's only team event. Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin were a stroke back after a 66.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The teams will play better ball on Saturday and alternate shot on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing the back nine first, Salinda and Velo made the turn at 1 over, then rallied with four birdies on the easier front nine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Novak is coming off a playoff loss last week to Justin Thomas in the RBC Heritage, his second straight top-three finish.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
McIlroy, making his first start since winning the Masters, and Lowry were tied for 16th at 11 under after a 69. The Irish stars eagled the par-5 second and played the first 12 holes in 6 under. They were 3 over on the last six, dropping strokes on the par-4 13th, par-3 17th and par-5 18th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Novak is coming off a playoff loss last week to Justin Thomas in the RBC Heritage, his second straight top-three finish.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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