England's Tommy Fleetwood positioned himself to strike for a first US PGA Tour title this weekend, firing a six-under par 64 to take a four-shot lead early in the second round of the St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee.

Fleetwood used birdie bursts early and late on TPC Southwind to build a 36-hole total of 13-under 127.

With the latest starters still on the course, he had a four-shot lead over overnight leader Akshay Bhatia, Collin Morikawa and Justin Rose.

Morikawa fired a five-under 65 and was joined in the clubhouse on nine-under 131 by fellow American Bhatia, who posted a 69.

Rose was nine-under with two holes remaining when a sudden thunderstorm halted play.

Fleetwood, a seven-time winner on the DP World Tour, has six runner-up finishes on the US tour, including a playof

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