Zorzi leads the way

Italian Veronica Zorzi took a two-stroke lead at the end of the second round of the SAS Ladies Masters in Norway.
Four Britons were among seven women tied for fifth as Italian Veronica Zorzi took a two-stroke lead at the end of the second round of the SAS Ladies Masters.
Samantha Head had ended the first round joint second at the Larvik Golf Club in Norway but a level-par 73 saw the Bedfordshire woman finish today five shots adrift of Zorzi at seven under.
Head was joined by Rebecca Hudson, Melissa Reid and Trish Johnson.
Zorzi shot a five-under 68, including four birdies, for a two-round total of 12 under, with Lisa Holm Sorensen two shots back.
The Italian said: “I just stayed patient and hit the fairways and greens and made some putts.
“I can read the lines pretty well so I am feeling comfortable.”
Sorensen had led after the first round but she hit a second-round 74 to finish on 10 under, one shot ahead of AIB Ladies Irish Open winner Diana Luna with Laura Cabanillas of Spain fourth on eight under.
All the second round scores & totals in the Ladies European Tour SAS Masters, Fritzoe Gard Golf Course, Larvik, Norway.
(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 73):
134 Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 66 68
136 Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 62 74
137 Diana Luna (Ita) 67 70
138 Laura Cabanillas (Spa) 70 68
139 Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 69 70, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 70 69, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 68 71, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 66 73, Trish Johnson (Eng) 69 70, Samantha Head (Eng) 66 73, Melissa Reid (Eng) 67 72
140 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 71 69, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 71 69, Beth Allen (USA) 72 68, Anna Knutsson (Swe) 72 68
141 Stephanie Na (Aus) 70 71, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 71 70, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 70 71, Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa) 72 69, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 69 72, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 69 72, Breanne Alicia Loucks (Wal) 73 68
142 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 73 69, Georgina Simpson (Eng) 72 70, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 67 75, Iben Tinning (Den) 71 71, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spa) 68 74
143 Lynnette Brooky (Nzl) 72 71, Katharina Schallenberg (Ger) 68 75, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 70 73, Bing Lim (Mal) 70 73, Marta Prieto (Spa) 69 74, Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 71 72
144 Sophie Walker (Eng) 74 70, Denise-Charlotte Becker (Ger) 71 73, Julie Tvede (Den) 73 71, Martina Eberl (Ger) 70 74, Hazel Kavanagh (Irl) 71 73, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 70 74
145 Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 69 76, Km Juul (Den) 72 73, Nina Reis (Swe) 71 74, Federica Piovano (Ita) 73 72, Mianne Bagger (Den) 69 76, Malene Jorgensen (Den) 71 74, Jessica Ji (Kor) 70 75, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 75 70, Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 73 72, Elizabeth Bennett (Eng) 71 74, Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (Aus) 72 73
—————–The following players failed to make the cut——————–
146 Lill Kristin Saether (Nor) 75 71, Lydia Hall (Wal) 75 71, Ana Larraneta (Spa) 74 72, Lena Tornevall (Swe) 75 71, Florentyna Parker (Eng) 71 75, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 72 74, Beatriz Recari (Spa) 72 74, Lisa Hall (Eng) 71 75
147 Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 75 72, Anna Tybring (Swe) 74 73, Laura Terebey (USA) 75 72, Camille Fallay (Fra) 76 71, Claire Coughlan-Ryan (Irl) 74 73, Zuzana Masinova (Cze) 73 74, Frances Bondad (Aus) 75 72, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 70 77
148 Claire Louise Aitken (Eng) 74 74, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 74 74, Maria Boden (Swe) 71 77, Joanne Morley (Eng) 73 75
149 Barbara Genuini (Fra) 75 74, Martina Gillen (Irl) 74 75, Lynn Kenny (Sco) 74 75, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 73 76, Michele Thomson (Sco) 73 76, Joanne Mills (Aus) 73 76, Kiran Matharu (Eng) 77 72
150 Emma Lyons (Eng) 76 74, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 78 72, Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 74 76, Kyra Van Leeuwen (Ned) 73 77
151 Karen Lunn (Aus) 77 74, Dana Lacey (Aus) 71 80, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 76 75, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 77 74, Vikki Laing (Sco) 74 77, Tara Delaney (Irl) 73 78, Caroline Rominger (Swi) 74 77
152 Caroline Afonso (Fra) 74 78, Clare Queen (Sco) 74 78
153 Lene Krog (Nor) 79 74, Sarah Heath (Eng) 77 76, Jo Pritchard (Wal) 80 73, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 75 78, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 78 75
154 Julie Greciet (Fra) 75 79, Ellen Smets (Bel) 76 78, Lisa Jean (Aus) 78 76
155 Elena Giraud (Fra) 78 77, Anne Norman Hansen (Den) 78 77, Holly Aitchison (Eng) 75 80, Eva Steinberger (Aut) 80 75
156 Tandi Cuningham (Rsa) 78 78
157 Marousa Polias (Aus) 80 77, Marit Elisabeth Bjerke (Nor) 79 78, Cecile Eckbo (Nor) 79 78
159 Pamela Feggans (Sco) 76 83
167 Lene Hafsten Morch (Nor) 81 86
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