Matt Kuchar was unable to match his opening-round 64 at the Genesis Invitational, but his 2-under-par 69 was still enough for him to retain a two-stroke lead at the halfway point of the $9.3 million event at Riviera Country Club. 

    Kuchar is 9 under par after 36 holes, two strokes better than Rory McIlroy, Harold Varner II and Wyndham Clark, with another four deadlocked three behind at 6 under.

    Dustin Johnson made a big move up the board, adding a 5-under 66 to his opening 73 and he's tied for 11th at 4 under. Tiger Woods began the day with a birdie on the 10th hole, but a double bogey on 15 was an omen of things to come and the best he could muster up was a 2-over 73; he's tied for 45th at even par. While he played the front nine in 31 on Thursday, a 37 yesterday left him 9 strokes behind Kuchar.

    Seminole Brooks Koepka matched Tiger's 69-73-142. 

    The cut came at 1 over par and 68 players made it into round 3. That left Jason Day (68-76), Justin Thomas (74-71) and Phil Mickelson (72-74) heading home for the weekend, along with Gators Brian Gay (72-74) and Matt Every (73-76). 

    

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