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Australians Peter Lonard and Robert Allenby and American Ken Duke charged into the early second round lead in difficult scoring conditions at the Ginn sur Mer Classic on Friday.

Lonard and Duke carded three-under 69s on the Conservatory course in Palm Coast, Florida to top the leaderboard while Allenby battled to a one-under 71 to grab a share of the clubhouse lead at five-under 139.

American Ryan Palmer was also on five-under, after going even par through nine holes, along with Michael Letzig.

First round leaders Letzig and Kent Jones, who began the day with a two-shot cushion, saw their advantage quickly slip away in a barrage of bogeys.

Letzig, a PGA Tour rookie chasing a first win, suffered a bogey, double-bogey, bogey start before hitting back with birdies at his fourth and fifth holes to sit two-over after six.

Playing the back nine first, Jones stumbled after the turn with a double-bogey at the second followed by three consecutive bogeys on his way to a five-over 77 that left him two-under.

Sweden's Daniel Chopra, who opened the defence of his Ginn title with a nine-over 81, continued to struggle by going three-over through eight holes after a bogey and double-bogey. source>>>