Zhang joint leader in Australia
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December 15, 2012, Saturday
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CHINA'S Zhang Xinjun joined overnight leader Daniel Popovic in the halfway lead of the Australian PGA with his second consecutive five-under par round on the Palmer Coolum Resort course yesterday.
Zhang fired back-to-back 67s to finish the second day at 10-under the card and lead the OneAsia co-sanctioned US$1.25 million tournament with Australian overnight leader Popovic, who shot a two-under-par 70.
In windy conditions, Zhang, 25, fired eight birdies and three bogeys, including a run of four consecutive birdies on the back nine. He got to 11-under late in the round only to bogey the difficult 18th after hitting his approach shot too long and then missing a putt to salvage par.
Zhang, from Shanxi Province in the north of China, otherwise putted superbly during his second round.
"I have been surprised by my putting," he admitted. "I needed just 22 putts, which is my best-ever round. I really like the greens here. But in the past two days I have also only been using a hybrid off the tee. I have only used a driver three times this week, so I have been very solid off the tee."
Zhang fired back-to-back 67s to finish the second day at 10-under the card and lead the OneAsia co-sanctioned US$1.25 million tournament with Australian overnight leader Popovic, who shot a two-under-par 70.
In windy conditions, Zhang, 25, fired eight birdies and three bogeys, including a run of four consecutive birdies on the back nine. He got to 11-under late in the round only to bogey the difficult 18th after hitting his approach shot too long and then missing a putt to salvage par.
Zhang, from Shanxi Province in the north of China, otherwise putted superbly during his second round.
"I have been surprised by my putting," he admitted. "I needed just 22 putts, which is my best-ever round. I really like the greens here. But in the past two days I have also only been using a hybrid off the tee. I have only used a driver three times this week, so I have been very solid off the tee."
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