MONZA: Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat remained in contention after the second round of the US$7 million (approximately 230 million baht) Italian Open on Friday.
Kiradech, who was in a six-way tie for lead after an opening 64, shot a second-round 67 for 11-under-par 131. He was tied second with Britain's Jamie Donaldson, who also shot a 67. The pair was two strokes behind Marcus Fraser (62) and Matt Wallace (65).
Australia's Fraser produced nine birdies -- including five consecutive in the middle of his round -- and no bogeys for a second-round 62 that took him to 13 under.
It was lowest round of his European Tour career.
"To come and do that today, I'm pretty proud of myself and it's quite reassuring that I still can play golf," said Fraser, a three-time European Tour winner ranked a dismal 136th in the Race to Dubai.
"I felt like I've putted well and scrambled well this week," Fraser added. "Today I took it to a new level with the putter."
Open de Portugal winner Wallace moved into joint lead with a bogey-free 65.
"I just played good golf out there today and it's perfect weather for us to shoot low," Wallace said. bangkok post/ap
