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Seoul: <\/strong>Austria\u2019s 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\u2019s Championship on Friday.<\/p>\n

Wiesberger posted a two-day total of seven-under-par 137 to take a slender shot lead over 2010 Ballantine\u2019s Championship winner Marcus Fraser of Australia who returned with a 67 at the Blackstone Golf Club.<\/p>\n

Sweden\u2019s Oscar Floren is a further shot back in third place on 139 while Spain\u2019s Miguel Angel Jimenez is tied for fourth alongside England\u2019s Anthony Wall and Chile\u2019s Felipe Aguilar on 140.<\/p>\n

Thailand\u2019s Thongchai Jaidee is among the eight players that include England\u2019s Ian Poulter who are five shots back of Wiesberger in tied-11th place.<\/p>\n

Wiesberger, who opened with a 72 under blustery conditions in the first round, took advantage of the benign conditions in the morning to mark his card with seven birdies in a blemish-free round.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday was a grinding day for everybody.\u00a0 It was windy day and you couldn’t really tell where the wind was coming from.\u00a0 It was gusty and a tough day,\u201d said Wiesberger, who is targeting his maiden victory on Tour this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really got to the stage where it kind of worked. Today I couldn’t really do anything wrong. I felt like everything was going in the right direction,\u201d added the Austrian.<\/p>\n

Fraser is hoping to repeat his 2010 winning performance after a round of 67 which could have been lower if not for his putting woes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI gave myself plenty of chances out there, and it’s just a shame that I missed a few putts on the last probably six or seven holes, which was a bit frustrating,\u201d said Fraser.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut overall I\u2019m, very happy and pleased with the way it’s going at the moment,\u201d added Fraser, who marked his card with seven birdies and two bogeys.<\/p>\n

Fraser, who has a well-stocked cellar of Ballantine\u2019s, is delighted that his love affair with the brand is still going strong.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, I\u2019m very happy and pleased with the way it’s going at the moment. It’s obviously just the alcohol and I can’t really survive without it,\u201d said a jubilant Fraser.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey looked after me after I won, and I\u2019ve developed quite a taste for it now. It’s a pretty impressive product, so I’m getting quite accustomed to it,\u201d added the Australian.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Thongchai remained confident that he can add another title haul to his current 13 Asian Tour victories at the \u20ac2,205,000 Ballantine\u2019s Championship which is sanctioned by the Asian Tour, European Tour and Korea PGA.<\/p>\n

Although he admitted that his short game was not up to scratch, the three-time Asian Tour Order of Merit winner believes that he can still put up a strong challenge when the weekend rounds start. <\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t make many putts out there today. I three-putted on three holes, otherwise I would have been four-under today,\u201d said Thongchai.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a little bit cold in the morning, but after five, six holes, I started to warm up. I\u2019m enjoying it and I\u2019m going to try to get better for the next two rounds,\u201d added Thongchai.<\/p>\n

Reigning British Open champion Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland will not be among the 73 players featuring in the weekend rounds after he missed the cut which was set at four-over.<\/p>\n

Scores after round 2 of the Ballantine’s Championship 2012 being played at the par 72, 7281 Yards Blackstone Gc course (a- denotes amateur):
137 – Bernd WIESBERGER (AUT) 72-65.
138 – Marcus FRASER (AUS) 71-67.
139 – Oscar FLOREN (SWE) 72-67.
140 – Miguel Angel JIMENEZ (ESP) 72-68, Anthony WALL (ENG) 73-67, Felipe AGUILAR (CHI) 71-69.
141 – Graeme STORM (ENG) 72-69, Alexander NOREN (SWE) 75-66, Oliver FISHER (ENG) 71-70, JUNG Ji-ho (KOR) 70-71.
142 – Paul CASEY (ENG) 70-72, Thongchai JAIDEE (THA) 71-71, Ian POULTER (ENG) 75-67, David HOWELL (ENG) 73-69, George COETZEE (RSA) 71-71, Richie RAMSAY (SCO) 70-72, Jamie DONALDSON (WAL) 70-72, Danny WILLETT (ENG) 75-67.
143 – Ross FISHER (ENG) 71-72, Victor DUBUISSON (FRA) 68-75, David OH (USA) 73-70, BAE Sang-moon (KOR) 75-68, CHOI Ho-sung (KOR) 73-70, James MORRISON (ENG) 74-69, Thaworn WIRATCHANT (THA) 73-70, Soren KJELDSEN (DEN) 74-69, Digvijay SINGH (IND) 73-70, Brett RUMFORD (AUS) 73-70.
144 – Shane LOWRY (IRL) 74-70, SIDDIKUR\u00a0 (BAN) 75-69, Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 72-72, Mikko ILONEN (FIN) 75-69, LEE Tae-kyu (KOR) 71-73, Scott JAMIESON (SCO) 76-68, Paul MCGINLEY (IRL) 71-73, Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 71-73, Damien MCGRANE (IRL) 73-71.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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