Adam Schenk shot a two-under-par 69 in the second round to earn a one-shot lead after 36 holes of the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Schenk sits at seven-under 135, ahead of Kramer Hickok (68 on Friday) by a stroke, while Jordan Spieth (70), Cody Gribble (65), Davis Riley (68) and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood (69) are two back at five-under.

Ranked number 143 in the world, Schenk held a share of the first-round lead and added two quick birdies on his first two holes Friday. He bogeyed the par-four third but recovered, adding two more birdies before carding a bogey on the par-four 18th.

"It couldn't have went a whole lot better," Schenk said of his round. "I feel like a lot of times you play a couple rounds of golf, maybe shoot two-under and you're like, it could have been six or seven. But it really couldn't have been a ton better with the amount of putts I made."

Schenk is hunting for the first PGA Tour victory of his career. His best finish is a tie for third at the 2021 Shriners Children's Open. This is just the second time he's held a lead or co-lead through two rounds on tour.

Hickok poured in five birdies with two bogeys on Friday to move up the leaderboard. The world number 266, like Schenk, is seeking his first PGA Tour title.

Notables to miss the cut of one-over-par included England's Matt Fitzpatrick (+3), 2017 Valspar champ Adam Hadwin of Canada (+3) and Kevin Kisner (+5).