Unheralded Bland grabs halfway lead in Tokyo


  • Golf
  • Friday, 26 Sep 2014

Adam Bland of Australia lines up his putt on the eighth green during the third round of the Australian Masters at the Victoria Golf Club near Melbourne November 13, 2010. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

TOKYO (Reuters) - Unheralded Australian Adam Bland grabbed the halfway lead at the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship after his cautious approach paid off at the Ohtone Country Club on Friday.

The 32-year-old from Adelaide carded a three-under-par 68 for a two-day total of five-under 137 at the $1.5 million event to stay one shot ahead of Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng (69) and Korea's S.K. Ho (70).

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