* Perez birdies last two for two-stroke lead
* Haas, Byrd share second, Mickelson another shot back (updates at end of second round)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 6 (Reuters) - American Pat Perez birdied the last two holes of the treacherous 'Green Mile' finish for a seven-under-par 65 and a
two-stroke lead at the halfway point of the Quail Hollow Championship on Friday.
Perez powered his way up the leaderboard with a sizzling stretch of five birdies over the last six holes including three in a row from the 13th. He posted nine birdies and two bogeys in all for a 12-under-par total of 132 at the halfway mark.
The brilliant finish lifted him past overnight pacesetter Bill Haas and Jonathan Byrd. Haas, who opened with a 64, shot two-under-par 70, while fellow-American Byrd added a 68 to his first-round 66.
Another stroke back at 135 were four-times major champion Phil Mickelson (66), and 2009 U.S. Open winner Lucas Glover, who registered a 68 after bogeys at 16 and 17.
Rain and lightning interrupted play for nearly 90 minutes for the early starters, but there was no stopping the charge of late finisher Perez, whose only previous U.S. PGA Tour win came at the 2009 Bob Hope Classic.
Tied for sixth on eight-under-par 136, four strokes behind Perez, were American Stewart Cink (65), 2005 winner Vijay Singh of Fiji (68) and Sweden's Carl Pettersson (68).
* Haas, Byrd share second, Mickelson another shot back (updates at end of second round)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 6 (Reuters) - American Pat Perez birdied the last two holes of the treacherous 'Green Mile' finish for a seven-under-par 65 and a
two-stroke lead at the halfway point of the Quail Hollow Championship on Friday.
Perez powered his way up the leaderboard with a sizzling stretch of five birdies over the last six holes including three in a row from the 13th. He posted nine birdies and two bogeys in all for a 12-under-par total of 132 at the halfway mark.
The brilliant finish lifted him past overnight pacesetter Bill Haas and Jonathan Byrd. Haas, who opened with a 64, shot two-under-par 70, while fellow-American Byrd added a 68 to his first-round 66.
Another stroke back at 135 were four-times major champion Phil Mickelson (66), and 2009 U.S. Open winner Lucas Glover, who registered a 68 after bogeys at 16 and 17.
Rain and lightning interrupted play for nearly 90 minutes for the early starters, but there was no stopping the charge of late finisher Perez, whose only previous U.S. PGA Tour win came at the 2009 Bob Hope Classic.
Tied for sixth on eight-under-par 136, four strokes behind Perez, were American Stewart Cink (65), 2005 winner Vijay Singh of Fiji (68) and Sweden's Carl Pettersson (68).
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