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GREENSBORO (North Carolina), Oct 1: American John Huston returned an error-free six-under-par 66 to grab a one-shot lead over South Korea’s K.J. Choi after the second round of the Greensboro Classic on Friday.
Huston, who began the day at Forest Oaks Country Club four behind overnight leader Charles Warren, has carded only one bogey on his way to a 12-under total of 132.
Choi mixed four birdies with one bogey in a 69 for 133.
Britain’s Justin Rose tied the day’s best round, a seven-under 65 putting him joint third on 10-under 134 with American D.J. Trahan.
South African Tim Clark, 2003 champion Shigeki Maruyama of Japan and Americans John Rollins and Brian Gay were on 135.
Leading second round scores:
132 — John Huston (US) 66, 66.
133 — K.J. Choi (South Korea) 64, 69.
134 — Justin Rose (Britain) 69, 65; D.J. Trahan (US) 65, 69.
135 — Tim Clark (South Africa) 66, 69; Shigeki Maruyama (Japan) 70, 65; John Rollins (US) 67, 68; Brian Gay (US) 69, 66.
136 — Charles Warren (US) 62, 74; Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 69 67; Daniel Chopra (Sweden) 67, 69; Tim Herron (US) 70, 66; Jason Bohn (US) 71, 65.
137 — Chris Smith (US) 72, 65; Brandt Jobe (US) 72, 65; Dudley Hart (US) 70, 67.
138 — Tom Gillis (US) 70, 68; James Driscoll (US) 67, 71; Sergio Garcia (Spain) 69, 69; Ben Curtis (US) 69, 69; J.J. Henry (US) 66, 72; Tom Byrum (US) 71, 67; Joe Durant (US) 67, 71; Hank Kuehne (US) 71, 67; Gavin Coles (Australia) 68, 70; Wes Short Jr (US) 68, 70; Jonathan Kaye (US) 70, 68; Jerry Kelly (US) 70, 68; D.A. Points (US) 72 66; Darron Stiles (US) 69, 69; Hunter Haas (US) 70, 68.
MONTY THE MASTER
CARNOUSTIE (Scotland): Colin Montgomerie took a huge step towards winning his eighth European order of merit when he mastered windy conditions at St Andrews on Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the Dunhill Links Championship.
Montgomerie’s first return to the Old Course where he finished second behind Tiger Woods in the July British Open, proved a triumphant one.
The 42-year-old Scot fashioned a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 in the second round to surge to nine-under-par 135.
Leading second round scores:
135 — Colin Montgomerie (Britain) 70, 65.
136 — Kenneth Ferrie (Britain) 68, 68.
137 — Ricardo Gonzalez (Argentina) 69, 68; Pierre Fulke (Sweden) 71, 66
138 — Paul Casey (Britain) 68, 70; Brett Rumford (Australia) 68, 70.
139 — Terry Pilkadaris (Australia) 74, 65; Peter Hedblom (Sweden) 70, 69; Alessandro Tadini (Italy) 67, 72; Brian Davis (Britain) 68, 71.
140 — Anders Hansen (Denmark) 69, 71; Warren Abery (South Africa) 69, 71; Andrew Marshall (Britain) 70, 70; Ignacio Garrido (Spain) 74, 66; Mark Foster (Britain) 70, 70; Titch Moore (South Africa) 72, 68; Rich Beem (US) 67, 73; Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 70, 70; Jose Manuel Lara (Spain) 70, 70.
141 — Paul Broadhurst (Britain) 70, 71; Bradley Dredge (Britain) 68, 73; Peter Gustafsson (Sweden) 73, 68; Anthony Wall (Britain) 69, 72; Patrik Sjoeland (Sweden) 70, 71; Richard Green (Australia) 70, 71; David Howell (Britain) 67, 74; Simon Khan (Britain) 69, 72.—Reuters
