Robert Garrigus shot a sizzling 63 to rocket to the top of the leaderboard after round two of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
Garrigus - who was four-under after day one - finished Friday on 14-under after his bogey-free round, one clear of overnight leader Carl Pettersson.
The American opened with a couple of pars before picking up four successive birdies between the third and sixth holes.
After turning for home he picked up further strokes at 10 and 12 and then produced a stunning eagle at the par-four 16th.
He followed with two more birdies on the final two holes to cap a quite spectacular effort.
Pettersson backed up his opening 66 with an impressive 67 to keep himself right in the hunt just one off the pace.
The Swede signed for five birdies as well as an eagle at the fifth, only for a bogey at the ninth to deny him parity with pacesetter Garrigus.
Pettersson's co-leader in the first round, Jonathan Byrd, shot 68 to sit third.
Rocket
The second best performance of the day came from Ernie Els, whose nine-under-par 64 saw him rocket up 18 positions on the day into a four-way share of fourth.
Alongside the South African on 10-under are American duo Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk and Italian Francesco Molinari.
Molinari's Ryder Cup team-mate Ian Poulter improved his opening 70 by two strokes on Friday, but remains six off the lead, one ahead of US Open champion Graeme McDowell.
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