After 36 holes of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Junior honoring Jim Bell, Luke Clanton of Miami Lakes, Florida, leads by one stroke. Clanton sits at 4-under-par 140. Today, he shot a 3-under-par 69 in a round that featured four birdies. His last victory came at the 2017 AJGA Junior at Blue Hill.
Jonathan Griz of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and Liam Shinn of Norcross, Georgia, are tied for second at 3-under-par 141. Three are tied for fourth at 2-under-par 142.
Andie Smith of Hobe Sound, Florida, leads the Girls Division with a 6-under-par 138. Smith fired seven birdies and finished with a 5-under-par 67 in the second round.
Lynn Lim of Gallatin, Tennessee, is in second with a 4-under-par 140. Bailey Shoemaker of West Edmeston, New York, sits in third with an even-par 144.