STATELINE, Nev. – After Saturday’s second round of the American Century Championship, Fish has knocked Pavelski into second place as he secures top spot on the leaderboard with 52 points, surpassing Pavelski’s 47 points. Annika Sörenstam had a remarkable second day, bumping Stephen Curry from the top three with 47 points.

Sörenstam came out of the gate hot during round two, scoring a birdie on Holes 3, 5, 13, 15 and 18, totaling 25 points today, placing her third before heading into tomorrow’s final rounds. 

“Today my putter was my friend,” said Sörenstam who didn’t manage to get any putts in during her first round on Friday. “It just shows you, you just have to keep on grinding, keep on going and you never know. I was lucky to be able to make those putts and it felt like, ‘Yeah, I’m still in there.'” 

Sörenstam said her strategy going into Sunday is to keep putting the way she was putting today.

“That’s really the key,” she said. “I’m not going to let my foot off the pedal.” 

First place finisher, Fish, had a rollercoaster of a round today, but his eagle putt on Hole 18 was enough to knock Pavelski from his current reign. 

“Just giving Joe a little taste of his own medicine,” Fish joked. “He made back-to-back eagles in this tournament on 18 so it’s nice to get one on him.” 

Fish recalled today’s round being a “tricky day” as he touched on the course’s perfect conditions and ideal weather, saying there’s limited excuses he could use if he didn’t do well. Along with the eagle, he had two birdies and two bogies, making for a consistent finish. 

“I don’t make a ton of eagles usually out here, and obviously six points on one hole is pretty big,” Fish added.

Pavelski touched on his performance this round, saying he made too many mistakes, the biggest one being at Hole 12.

“Caught my tee shot a little heavy and then, kind of, didn’t hit a great bunker shot,” Pavleski said. “The sand game was not good.”

Despite a few hiccups, Pavelski said that overall, he did pretty well, especially when it came to his putting game as he scored 19 points today, 10 points behind yesterday’s 29.

“[The round] was close to being decent, and close to being not very good at all.” he said.

When asked what their thoughts were on Sörenstam’s finish today and how they feel going into tomorrow with her in the final grouping, both Paveliski and Fish had only good things to say.

“I’ve always enjoyed playing with Annika. We come out here, the setup is first class, you feel like you’re in a tournament and then you play with Annika, and you watch her short game, you watch her warmup, you see some of the shots she hits and the speeds on her putt – you know she’s a professional,” Pavelski said. “It’s been fun to watch.”

“She’s the greatest female golfer of all time,” Fish said. “That’s the cool part about these tournaments and these events, you get to spend a lot of time with people you’ve watched and people you’ve looked up to.”

If Sörenstam wins, she will make history as the first female to win the ACC. 

Curry sits just under her, having scored 16 points today, and 41 points total heading into tomorrow’s final rounds.