Collin Morikawa said he feels he is becoming a more complete golfer after ditching the traditional 'cut' action to his shots in favour of a 'draw' in a bid to rediscover some form, shooting Friday's round of the day.
Morikawa was the only player to shoot 66 in the second round, backing up his Thursday 69 to hold a share of the lead heading into the weekend, along with Joel Dahmen.
To get to five under, Morikawa produced a bogey-free, three-under back nine, collecting birdies on 12, 14 and 17. His only bogey on the day came at the par-four fourth hole.
When asked if he plans on making a full-time switch to his new swing style, he pushed back, saying he instead sees it like another tool in his belt.
"No – [but] that's a great question," he said. "I think what it proves is just that you can play this game with many shots.
"I remember the first time I played with Tiger, and he hit every shot that called for it. Pin is on the right; you hit a little cut. Pin is on the left; you hit a little draw.
"I think this is just going to hopefully make my iron play and make my game a little bit more well-rounded rather than just hitting a cut – but this week we're just going to work with what we have, and right now it's a little baby draw."
Morikawa was also thankful for not copping the brunt of the weather.
"Yesterday I said I thought I'd see a 66, even a 65 from those afternoon guys – the winds picked up," he said.
"Today I thought a couple under was going to be a really good score just based on what the wind forecast was going to be like, but we got lucky.
"I finally got a good side of the draw, and it kind of calmed down a little bit on a couple holes, especially when we made the turn on to the front side.
"I didn't take advantage, but it was nice to see some decent weather kind of fall my way. A lot of the day kind of calmed down, was really nice, really sunny."
He went on to discuss how the course is playing in a tricky way, but that there are still opportunities.
"Fairways are bouncy, and you've got to keep it in the fairways out here," he said.
"You can play out of the first cut, but you get five, six, seven yards off the fairway, you're going to be trying to run up to greens, and sometimes you can't do that out here.
"But for the most part the greens are still – I'd say they're receptive. There was probably two or three greens out here that are getting a little bouncy, and you really have to make sure you hit your spots.
"But for the most part if you're playing out of the fairway, you have a good shot at staying somewhat aggressive to some of these pins."