Steady golf has seen Victorian Adam Burdett take the lead at the MMC Northern Territory PGA Championship.

Teeing off the 1^st hole, in the morning field, Burdett got his day off to a good start opening with a birdie.

Finishing with a further two birdies, Burdett fired 4-under 67 and is the current clubhouse leader on 9-under the card.

“It has been a good couple of days; I have kept the ball in play and made some putts,” said Burdett.

“It was pretty solid and my short game was good today. I missed a few greens in just bad spots but was able to get it up and down.

“I was holing putts so that is the main thing.”

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Sitting a shot further back is Jake Higginbottom who enjoyed a good day on the greens.

“I feel like I have putted really well the last couple of days. The course is in great condition, so hopefully, I can keep holing a few,” said Higginbottom, whose round was highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 13^th.

“I hit a nice drive down 13 and then hit a 9 iron to about eight feet and made eagle from there so that got my round going. Then I played solid the rest of the day.”

Higginbottom shares second place on the leaderboard with Victorian Deyen Lawson who fired 6-under 65 in the second round.

Lawson will be one to watch over the weekend after he finished runner-up to Travis Smyth at the Palmerston Golf Course last year.

Overnight leader Daniel Nisbet teed off in the second round with the aim to chase down Burdett’s lead and reclaim pole position.

He and the rest of the afternoon field are now on course.