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Lampert leads in Morocco

Xinhua, December 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Germany's Karolin Lampert blitzed the field with a career low seven under par 65 at the Amelkis Course in the second round of the Ladies European Tour's Lalla Aicha Tour School Final Qualifier on Saturday.

At 12 under par, Lampert holds a two stroke lead over Denmark's Daisy Nielsen, who fired a second round 66 on the Amelkis Course and Justine Dreher, who had a 66 on the Samanah Course.

There are two fields playing on the Amelkis and Samanah courses alternately for the first four rounds, followed by a cut to the leading 60 players and those tied before the fifth and final round to be played at Samanah on Sunday, all chasing a place on the Ladies European Tour in 2016.

Lampert was all smiles after making five birdies and an eagle on the par-5 18th hole at the Amelkis course, where she used a 5-iron to hit her second shot within seven meters of the flag.

She said: "I played seven under which is my lowest score ever and I'm really happy with that."

Nielsen, whose Speedway champion father Hans is caddying for her, had an eagle of her own on the par-5 15th hole at Amelkis, where she hit a long drive down the hill setting her up for a perfect 7-iron into the green.

After finishing with five birdies and a solitary bogey on her card, she said: "I was very satisfied with my approach shots and my putting. My tee shots could have been better, I had a few bad ones but was lucky they ended up in okay places."

Also at 10 under is Germany's Justine Dreher. The 23-year-old University of South Carolina graduate had six birdies on the Samanah course, including four in a row from the 15th.

Caroline Rominger of Switzerland is a shot further back in fourth place on nine under par after a second round of 68 on the Amelkis Course. Endi