Wiesberger shoots a 65 for one-shot lead in Seoul
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April 28, 2012, Saturday
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BERND Wiesberger of Austria shot a course-record 7-under 65 to take the second-round lead at the Ballantine's Championship in Seoul yesterday.
Wiesberger, who has never won on the European Tour, took advantage of calm, early morning conditions to make seven birdies in a bogey-free round at Blackstone Golf Course.
He leads by one shot from 2010 Ballantine's champion Marcus Fraser of Australia, who followed an opening 71 with a 67.
First-round leader Victor Dubuisson of France, who thrived in difficult conditions for a 68 on the opening day, carded 75 to slide to six shots off the lead.
"It was a totally different golf course out there," said the 26-year-old Wiesberger, who will attempt to follow in the footsteps of Martin Wiegele and Marcus Brier and become only the third Austrian golfer to win on the European Tour.
"Yesterday it was really tough and I had to stay patient. Today I played similar quality golf but for the first 12 holes it was totally calm out there and I couldn't really do anything wrong."
Wiesberger's best tour finish so far was at Gleneagles last year when he made it into a five-man playoff for the Johnnie Walker Championship which was won by Denmark's Thomas Bjorn.
Fraser, twice a former winner in Europe, has been recently threatening to add to that tally. At the Avantha Masters in India in February he finish fourth, and last week at the Volvo China Open he was sixth.
The leaders will be chased at the weekend by some experienced European Ryder Cup players.
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez, at 48 aiming to become the oldest winner in European Tour history, shot a 68 to move into fourth place, three shots off the lead. England's Paul Casey (72) and Ian Poulter (67) were five shots behind.
However, British Open champion Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland missed the cut after his first-round 77 was followed with a 72.
Wiesberger, who has never won on the European Tour, took advantage of calm, early morning conditions to make seven birdies in a bogey-free round at Blackstone Golf Course.
He leads by one shot from 2010 Ballantine's champion Marcus Fraser of Australia, who followed an opening 71 with a 67.
First-round leader Victor Dubuisson of France, who thrived in difficult conditions for a 68 on the opening day, carded 75 to slide to six shots off the lead.
"It was a totally different golf course out there," said the 26-year-old Wiesberger, who will attempt to follow in the footsteps of Martin Wiegele and Marcus Brier and become only the third Austrian golfer to win on the European Tour.
"Yesterday it was really tough and I had to stay patient. Today I played similar quality golf but for the first 12 holes it was totally calm out there and I couldn't really do anything wrong."
Wiesberger's best tour finish so far was at Gleneagles last year when he made it into a five-man playoff for the Johnnie Walker Championship which was won by Denmark's Thomas Bjorn.
Fraser, twice a former winner in Europe, has been recently threatening to add to that tally. At the Avantha Masters in India in February he finish fourth, and last week at the Volvo China Open he was sixth.
The leaders will be chased at the weekend by some experienced European Ryder Cup players.
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez, at 48 aiming to become the oldest winner in European Tour history, shot a 68 to move into fourth place, three shots off the lead. England's Paul Casey (72) and Ian Poulter (67) were five shots behind.
However, British Open champion Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland missed the cut after his first-round 77 was followed with a 72.
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