Brendon de Jonge held the halfway lead at the Valspar Championship as gusting winds made scoring difficult on day two in Florida . The Zimbabwean recorded four birdies and two bogeys in a steady 69 to finish six under and open up a one-shot lead over a group of five players including Jordan Spieth , who fired the joint lowest round of the day with a 67 . Kevin Streelman , Derek Ernst , Ryan Moore and Henrik Stenson were also on five under , Ernst having got to eight under at one point with a run of five birdies before dropping three shots in his final five holes . Brendon de Jonge posted a solid round of 69 to take the lead on the second day at the Valspar Championship . De Jonge began on the 10th and dropped a shot on the par-five 14th where he had holed from 126-yards for eagle on Thursday , before a birdie on 18 saw him turn level . Another birdie followed on the first before a bogey on the sixth and two further birdies on the seventh and ninth , with De Jonge admitting the wind was making life difficult . 'It 's tricky out there , ' he told www.pgatour.com . 'It 's one of those golf courses where it 's tough enough to get it on the fairway when it 's still and when the wind blows it 's added difficulty . 'It 's difficult to pick it out there . It gets in these tress and swirls around so you 've got to try and stay patient as best you can . ' Spieth registered seven birdies and three bogeys on his way round , while Stenson opened with an eagle but could not maintain his momentum as he signed for a 70 . Jordan Spieth shot the lowest round of the day , a 67 , in difficult conditions , to sit in joint second place . Ian Poulter was then in the group at four under alongside Ricky Barnes , Lucas Glover and Sean O'Hair . Poulter started on the back nine and got himself to six under at the turn with birdies on 12,14 and 18 before back-to-back bogeys at five and six saw him slip back into the pack . But the Englishman is feeling confident for the weekend and believes the layout at Copperhead suits his game . 'Solid play , ' he told Sky Sports 4 . 'This golf course is a good golf course for me - it 's short , it 's tricky . It 's not about hitting driver off every tee - it 's about positional play . ' He added : 'It 's about putting it in to play to set up your second shot . The greens are small but undulating . 'The wind has now picked up and that 's playing tricky and I 've done a good job putting it in play and giving myself plenty of chances . ' Ian Poulter was reasonably pleased with his performance which saw him two off the lead after two rounds . Another Englishman who is feeling better about his game is Luke Donald after shooting a 68 on Friday which left him two under . The former world number one has seen his form desert him in the past couple of years and his last PGA Tour win came here in 2012 but , after finishing in a tie for seventh at the Honda Classic , he feels he is getting closer to his best . 'It 's been a while , ' he said . ' I had a chance at Honda a couple of weeks ago . I need to keep giving myself chances and keep putting myself back into contention again . ' I think once I keep doing that and getting the juices flowing and feeling it again then hopefully the results will come . ' Adam Scott splashes out of a bunker on a day which saw him lose his tour-long streak of 45 cuts made . Jonathan Byrd recorded a two-bounce ace on the 15th but could not make the cut while Justin Rose , Jamie Donaldson and Padraig Harrington were also among those returning home for the weekend . Adam Scott also missed out - ending the longest active cut streak on PGA Tour . The Australian had gone 45 consecutive PGA Tour events - and 57 tournaments worldwide - without missing a cut .
Brendon de Jonge shoots 69 to take outright lead on six under par . Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson among ground one shot back . Ian Poulter and Luke Donald still in contention after two rounds . Adam Scott misses his first cut in 45 PGA Tour events to break long streak .