Memphis, Aug. 10 -- Indian-American golfer Akshay Bhatia followed up his career-best round of 8-under 62 with a solid second-round 69, bringing his 36-hole total to 9-under par at the St Jude Championship.

Bhatia is currently tied for second place with Collin Morikawa and Justin Rose, trailing leader Tommy Fleetwood by four strokes.

Fleetwood, who shot back-to-back rounds of 63 and 64 (13-under), remains at the top of the leaderboard. He is seeking his first PGA TOUR win after several close finishes, including six runner-up results and 42 top-10s since 1983.

Bhatia, a two-time PGA TOUR winner, recorded two birdies and a bogey in his opening four holes before playing steady golf with 14 consecutive pars. His performance keeps him firmly...