Berger shoots 65 to top PGA leaderboard

With Daniel Berger enjoying home-cooked meals and sleeping in his own bed, his scorecard is telling the story at the Honda Classic.

Berger, playing what amounts to a home tournament for him with his residence a 15-minute drive away in Jupiter, has a three-shot lead midway through the tournament after a second consecutive round of five-under 65.

"You get your mum's cooking, you get to sleep in your own bed," Berger said on Friday. "It's pretty comfortable."

First-round leader Kurt Kitayama eagled the par-5 18th as darkness was closing in, to finish with 69 and end the day tied for second at seven under with Chris Kirk (68).

Mark Hubbard (64) was another shot back at six under with Adam Svensson, who hit all 18 greens on his way to a 65.

"This course is crazy," Hubbard said. "There's so much trouble. Anything can happen on any given hole, so you really cannot get ahead of yourself."

Berger's 10-under 130 tied the third-lowest score through 36 holes since the Honda moved to PGA National in 2007 - Aaron Wise was 12 under through two rounds last year while Rory McIlroy was 11 under at the midway point in 2014 with Brendon De Jonge 10 under that same year.

None of them went on to win. McIlroy lost in a playoff to Russell Henley, Wise shot 75-73 on the weekend to tie for 13th and De Jonge went 76-78 on the weekend to freefall all the way to a tie for 63rd.

But this event just seems to suit Berger - he's had a pair of top-five finishes here in six previous starts, including losing to Padraig Harrington in a Monday playoff in 2015.

"Every tournament I play in I want to win," Berger said. "But it would be especially nice to win here having so many friends and family here with me this week."

Berger had a five-birdie, zero-bogey