Morrison leads French Open after second round
James Morrison of England shot a flawless 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the French Open.
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Richard Green of Australia carded a 68 to slip into second place.
Mark Foster of England fired a bogey-free 68 to climb to third, four shots behind Morrisons halfway total of 132.
Peter Hanson of Sweden (147), American lefty Bubba Watson (148), Francesco Molinari of Italy (149), Pablo Larrazabal of Spain (149) and defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain (150) were among the players who failed to make the cut.
Morrison parred his first 10 holes in the morning before making five birdies in seven holes to go four strokes clear of overnight leaders Green and Graeme Storm of England, neither of whom had yet started their second rounds.
In the afternoon, Green sank three consecutive birdies on his back nine to overtake Morrison, but a double bogey on the seventh hole cost him the lead.
Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark was tied for fourth place with Richie Ramsay of Scotland and Matthew Nixon of England, five strokes back.
Martin Kaymer of Germany stayed in contention by shooting a 69 for a share of 14th place. The 2009 winner had six birdies but also dropped four shots.
Jimenez had a nightmarish round despite an eagle and a birdie as he made a quadruple bogey on No. 13 and six bogeys.
