Flesch pushes lead to two in Reno

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08/04/2007 - Reno, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Flesch managed a three-under 69 Friday to extend his lead to two strokes after two rounds of the Reno-Tahoe Open.

Flesch completed 36 holes at 12-under-par 132. He owned the 36-hole lead for the fifth time in his career, but he has not held on to win any of the previous four including this event in 2002.

Charles Warren flew into second place as he fired a nine-under 63 to jump to 10-under-par 134. Jose Coceres shot just an even-par 72 and is alone in third at minus-eight.

Johnson Wagner, Jason Dufner, Steve Allan, Todd Fischer and Brendon De Jonge share fourth place at seven-under-par 137.

Flesch played the back nine first on Friday. He posted his first birdie on the par-five 11th. Flesch gave that stroke back with a bogey on No. 14.

He missed the fairway left, then knocked it greenside with his second, but was unable to save par from five feet out.

The 40-year-old Flesch flew two strokes clear of the field with three birdies in a four-hole span from the 15th. That moved him to minus-12.

Around the turn, Flesch stumbled to a double-bogey on the par-three second at Montreux Golf and Country Club. His tee shot buried in a greenside bunker and he left his second shot in the sand. The double-bogey dropped him into a share of the lead with Warren.

Flesch fought back with a two-putt birdie No. 4 and re-claimed the lead at 11- under. He nearly holed his approach at the eighth, but settled for a kick-in birdie to finish two clear of Warren.

"I just like playing here. For some reason I've had success on this golf course," Flesch admitted. "Obviously, I just hung in there today as the wind got blustery. It was a lot different than Thursday's round."

Warren, whose best finish this year (tied for sixth) came in his first start at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, also played the back nine first.

He ran off three straight birdies from the par-five 11th to get his round going. Another birdie at the 18th helped him make the turn in minus-five.

The 32 year old birdied the par-four third and came right back with an eagle on the fourth. Warren also birdied No. 5 to move to minus-nine. He closed his round with a birdie at the eighth.

"Today went well. I was really excited about going out early on some smooth greens," said Warren, who is putting with a belly putter for the first time this week. "I hit it real close a couple times early in the round and that really got me going. After I was three-under through four, I told myself to keep the pedal to the floor and keep going."

Jason Gore headlines a group of players tied for ninth place at six-under-par 138. He was joined there by Jarrod Lyle, John Merrick, Greg Kraft, Corey Pavin and Shaun Micheel. Defending champion Will MacKenzie is one of 10 players tied for 15th at minus-five.

The cut line fell at even-par 144 with 78 players making the cut. Among those who missed the cut were Duffy Waldorf (145), Jeff Quinney (146) and former PGA Championship winner Rich Beem (148).

Sixteen-year-old Tadd Fujikawa, who was playing his first event as a professional, also missed the cut after rounds of 78-71. He carded five birdies, a double-bogey and two-bogeys in the second round.

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