Welshman Bradley Dredge shot two eagles in a round for the first time in his 14-year professional career to earn a one-shot halfway lead at the BMW International Open. The four shots that he picked up at the sixth and 11th holes at the Golfclub Munchen Eichenreid formed the backbone of his second round 5-under 67. As a follow-up to his opening 64 Thursday, Dredge reached 13 under to move ahead of Spain's Pablo Larrazabal who shot a 6-under 66 to reach 12 under earlier in the day. “It is not just the first time I have had two eagles in a round in my career, but I also had one in the first round as well,” Dredge said. Despite the statistics Dredge was more content to have held the lead for the second day running. At three recent tournaments he had also led after the first round and then faded badly over the final three days. Larrazabal is chasing a second career victory to add to his 2008 French Open title, and the 27-year-old Spaniard will be taking guidance from his 30-year-old brother Alejandro, the 2002 British Amateur Champion who is caddying for him in Munich. Larrazabal, who has been working to curb his excitable personality on the golf course, will not be taking advice in that department. Sharing third place at 11 under were another Spaniard Ignacio Garrido after a second-round 66 and Scotland's Peter Whiteford, who birdied the final three holes to shoot a 69. The Munich tournament lost several high-profile players at the 36-hole cut which fell at 3-under. South Africa's Ernie Els missed a 15-foot eagle putt on the last green which would have seen him through into the weekend, but his level-par 72 only took him to 2-under. England's Nick Faldo also bowed out after rounds of 76 and 74 but even his 6-over total was respectable compared to Sergio Garcia's 77 and 76 that dropped him to 9 over. Kerr blazes to 5-shot lead American Cristie Kerr birdied four of her last five holes to grab a commanding five-shot lead midway through the second round of the LPGA Championship Friday. Kerr, who started the day with a share of the tournament lead, fired a bogey-free six-under-par 66 to stand 10-under-par with a 134 total at the women's second major championship of the year. She had some trouble finding the fairways on the narrow, tree-lined Locust Hill Country Club course but managed to scramble her way out of trouble. Japan's Mika Miyazato held second place in the clubhouse on five-under-par 139 after registering a 70, while Park In-bee of South Korea was four-under for the tournament through 13 holes on Friday. American Brittany Lincicome (69) and Amy Yang of South Korea (67) were in the clubhouse on four-under 140. Kerr, number five in the world and the highest ranked American, sank a 25-foot birdie putt at the first hole and parred the next eight holes despite failing to hit another fairway on the front nine. The 32-year-old Kerr caught fire on the back nine, starting with a four-foot birdie at the 10th and following with birdies on 14 and 15 before closing with two more. At the 17th she rolled in a 25-footer and at 18 she tapped in from one foot away after thrusting her arms skyward to acknowledge cheers from the gallery. Kerr started the day in a three-way tie for the lead with late starters Lee Seon-hwa of South Korea and American Stacy Lewis. Lee and Lewis were both three over par through 13. Wie might quit game by age 30 Michelle Wie is going to fulfill those great expectations, though it probably will not be this week at the LPGA Championship, coach David Leadbetter said Thursday. Leadbetter said Wie's talent will shine through once she commits her full focus on golf, yet he believes her brilliance may be on display for only a short time since he suspects she might pack it in by age 30.
