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Wiesberger hits 65 to take over the lead at Ballantine's Championship

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Austria's Bernd Wiesberger surged to the top of the leaderboard with a flawless seven-under-par 65 to seize the second round lead at the Ballantine's Championship on Friday. Wiesberger posted a two-day total of seven-under-par 137 to take a slender shot lead over 2010 Ballantine's Championship winner Marcus Fraser of Australia who returned with a 67 at the Blackstone Golf Club.

Sweden's Oscar Floren is a further shot back in third place on 139 while Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez is tied for fourth alongside England's Anthony Wall and Chile's Felipe Aguilar on 140. Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee is among the eight players that include England's Ian Poulter who are five shots back of Wiesberger in tied-11th place.

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Kailash Dhiwar declared winner of TATA Steel West Zone Qualifier 2012

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The final day of the West Zone Qualifier of the Tata Steel Amateur Golf Tournament 2012 held at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club saw 5 players fighting for the top 2 spots before the start of the final round with Mr. Kailash Dhiwar emerging as the winner of the Qualifier Round.

Kailash Dhiwar, who is from RSI Club, Pune, shot a steady 2 over round and won the championship by just one stroke. The Runners-up for the tournament was Amarjeet Baisoya from Delhi who had a bogey on the last hole and finished 3 over for the round and lost by just one shot to Kailash Dhiwar.

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Europe edge closer to victory at Bonallack Trophy

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The European team holds a commanding seven match lead over the Asia Pacific side going into the final day of the Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy at Monte Rei Golf and Country Club in Portugal. On Day 2 of play, the Europeans won the morning foursomes and afternoon fourball to move into an overall 13.5-6.5 lead.

Cameron Smith (QLD) teamed up with Kiwi Mathew Perry to claim the only match for the Asia Pacific team in the morning. The pair defeated Swede Robert Karlsson and Belgian Thomas Detry 1up. In the afternoon fourball, Europe won 3.5 -1.5 to build a commanding lead.

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Flawless Wiesberger in control at the Ballantine’s Championship

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Bernd Wiesberger holds a one stroke lead at the halfway mark of the Ballantine's Championship after a flawless seven under par second round 65, but the Austrian will be pursued by a strong chasing pack over the weekend in Korea. Wiesberger was one of several players who took full advantage of the benign morning conditions at Blackstone Golf Club, near Seoul, as he posted seven birdies with no blemishes on his card.

The 26 year old, who had two runner-up finishes on The European Tour last year, chipped in from just off the green on the 18th to move to seven under par 137, one shot clear of 2010 Ballantine's Championship winner Marcus Fraser who signed for a 67.

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Early log jam on the leaderboard at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

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Two-time LPGA winner Jennifer Rosales, 2011 European Solheim Cup Team member Caroline Hedwall, Rolex Rankings No. 61 Katie Futcher and No. 86 Lindsey Wright sit tied atop the leaderboard at 5-under-par after the first round of the 2012 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. The quartet of players each shot a 67 Thursday on the Crossings Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Magnolia Grove. Sitting one stroke behind the leaders is a group of eight players who shot 4-under in Thursday's first round including Kraft Nabisco champion Sun Young Yoo, Stacy Lewis, and Morgan Pressel.

After firing an impressive 5-under-par 67 in the first round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, Lindsey Wright finds herself in familiar territory near the top of the leaderboard. At this year's Kraft Nabisco Championship, Wright opened with a 5-under par 67 then followed it up with a 1-under par 71 to go into the weekend two-strokes behind Yani Tseng. Wright then faltered on the weekend and shot two consecutive 76's to finish the tournament tied for 43rd.

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