Merritt leads by 4 after record-tying 61

Winds were down Friday at Harbour Town, and the conditions allowed for a bevy of low scores. Here's how things look at the halfway point of the RBC Heritage, where Troy Merritt holds a four-shot lead:

Leaderboard: Troy Merritt (-12), Matt Kuchar (-8), John Merrick (-8), Jim Furyk (-7), Graeme McDowell (-7), Kevin Kisner (-7), Jordan Spieth (-6), Louis Oosthuizen (-6), Matt Every (-6)

What it means: McDowell and Every shared the overnight lead, but they were quickly overtaken by Kuchar, the defending champ who carded a 66 in the second round. His lead lasted only a few hours, though, as Merritt birdied six of his last seven holes to tie the course record as he looks to win for the first time…