Marc Leishman has Byron Nelson lead cut to one shot as Americans Aaron Wise and Brian Gay lead the charge

Leishman followed his opening round of 61 with a five-under 66 on Friday to lead at the cut

Marc Leishman leads the Byron Nelson by one shot at the end of the second round (Getty)

Australia’s Marc Leishman holds a one-shot halfway lead at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas after following his stunning opening round 61 with five-under-par 66.

The 34-year-old was unable to reach the exhilarating heights of his opening round, but still produced six birdies against a single bogey at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas.

At 15 under par Leishman leads by one from American Aaron Wise – the 21-year-old who finished second on his last appearance at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Leishman, who won twice on the PGA Tour last season, started on the back nine and holed a 55-foot birdie putt at the 12th before picking up another shot on the 14th.

Finding two bunkers cost him a dropped shot at the 15th, but four birdies in five holes from the first kept him ahead of the chasing pack.

“I’ll certainly take that – when you shoot a really low one like I did yesterday then it’s hard to back it up,” Leishman told the PGA Tour website.

“There probably was a few more out there but I holed a couple of good putts.”

Leishman was unable to match his first round score but maintained the lead (Getty)

Wise fired six birdies and an eagle in his round of 63, with compatriot Brian Gay a shot further back on 13 under after a round of 62.

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