Chez Reavie fired a nine-under par 62 to seize a two-stroke lead over fellow Americans Steve Stricker and Steve Marino after the second round of the $4.5 million US PGA John Deere Classic. Reavie, whose only tour triumph came at the 2008 Canadian Open, stood on 14-under 128 through 36 holes with Stricker, trying to win the event for the third year in a row, firing a 64 to match Marino in second on 130. \"I feel great with the putter so I just made sure I gave myself chances,\" Reavie said. \"I wasn\'t super aggressive. When I had a mid to longer iron in, I played more toward the fat part of the green and just tried to give myself an opportunity. \"I knew if I just got it on the green somewhere, I really had a good chance of making a birdie.\" Venezuela\'s Jhonattan Vegas shared fourth on 132 after a 64 of his own with Zimbabwe\'s Brendon de Jonge and Americans Mark Wilson and Kyle Stanley. India\'s Arjun Atwal, Canada\'s Matt McQuillan and Australians Nathan Green and Cameron Percy were in a group of nine players on 133. \"Could have made a few more putts, but there\'s no regrets. I made only one bogey today, so it was solid,\" Atwal said. \"Nothing stood out. Just everything was pretty good. \"Didn\'t really miss too many greens, gave myself a lot of birdie opportunities and took advantage of a few. It\'s going to be the same game plan tomorrow, just try and shoot lights out on the weekend.\" Reavie, who began his round on the back nine, opened with a birdie on the par-5 10th and birdied four of the last five holes before making the turn. Reavie eagled the par-5 second, followed with back-to-back birdies, then took a bogey at the par-4 fifth but followed that with back-to-back birdies and was thinking about matching the tour record of 59 but settled for a career-low round and leading comfortably despite a closing bogey at the ninth. \"I birdied the seventh and that\'s when I thought that I make two more birdies I shoot 59,\" Reavie said. \"Then I hit it up to about 10 feet on eight and hit a great putt and lipped out. Then I kind of took a deep breath and I was like, OK now it\'s not really in the cards. But yeah, I thought about it and I was laughing about it and joking about it.\" Marino is winless in five US PGA seasons but Stricker is the master of the course and in position for a third consecutive triumph. \"I don\'t know what it is,\" Stricker said. \"I make a lot of putts. I\'ve been putting real well here and seem to read the greens OK. I don\'t know what it is, but it has been a good ride.\" South African Louis Oosthuizen and American Stewart Cink, the past two winners of the British Open, each missed the cut by a stroke. Oosthuizen will defend his crown next week at Royal St. George\'s in England.