Brooks Koepka the Smash GC Captain shot his second consecutive six under 65 to grab the 36-hole individual lead at 12 under at Orange County National in Florida.

He’ll take a three-shot lead over Torque GC’s Sebastián Muñoz, the first-round leader who followed his record-tying 62 with an even-par 71. Three players – Laurie Canter (Cleeks GC), Mito Pereira (Torque GC) and Patrick Reed (4Aces GC) – are at eight under.

Led by Koepka, Smash GC leads the team competition at 26 under, two shots ahead of Torque GC, with Cleeks GC another three shots back at 21 under.

Koepka, who grew up in the West Palm Beach area, played collegiately at Florida State, and currently lives in South Florida, wasn’t sure of the last time he won a golf tournament in the state.

‘Probably a minor league golf event I remember playing in like 2012, 2013,’ he said.

His family is attending LIV Golf Orlando this week, cheering for both Brooks and his younger brother Chase, who also plays for Smash GC. It could be a big celebration if Brooks and his team can claim both trophies on Sunday.

Muñoz was one of 18 players in the 48-player field who did not break par Saturday. He realizes how difficult it is to back up a low round with another one, especially in the windy conditions offered by the Crooked Cat course. Despite the even-par score, he remains in contention in just his third LIV Golf start.

‘I felt like my ball-striking was the same as yesterday,’ Muñoz said. ‘I might have hit a few less fairways. Putts didn’t go in, and that’s a nine-shot difference. Pretty crazy.’

Canter is making his third start as a reserve player filling in for Cleeks GC Captain Martin Kaymer, who is close to returning from off season wrist surgery.

The final round for the 54 hole LIV Golf League – Orlando takes place today (Sunday) with a 1.05 pm shotgun start, all chasing the $20 million prizefund in the Individual Event and $5 million in the Team Event.

Leading Second Round Team Scores (Par 71, 7,493 Yards)

Best three scores from each team

1 - SMASH GC (-26): Brooks Koepka 65, Matthew Wolff 68, Jason Kokrak 68 (Rd. 2 score: -12)2 - TORQUE GC (-24): Mito Pereira 66, Joaquin Niemann 68, David Puig 68 (Rd. 2 score: -11)3 - CLEEKS GC (-21): Laurie Canter 66, Graeme McDowell 67, Bernd Wiesberger 69 (Rd. 2 score: -11)4 - 4ACES GC (-19): Patrick Reed 67, Peter Uihlein 67, Dustin Johnson 70 (Rd. 2 score: -9)

Leading Individual Scores after 36 holes (Par 71, 7,275 Yards)

1 - B. Koepka (US) 65, 65 = 1302 - S. Munoz (Col)) 62, 71 = 1333 - L. Canter (Eng) 68, 66 = 134   - M. Pereira (Chile) 68, 66 = 134   - P. Reed (US) 67, 67 = 134