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Langer takes lead with
64
Bernhard Langer fired an
8-under-par 64 to take a two-stroke lead Friday after two rounds at his own tournament,
the German Masters.
Langer missed the course
record at Gut Laerchenhof by a stroke while moving to 13-under 131 through 36
holes.
``Obviously, I played well,
but I left a couple of strokes out there at the end,'' said Langer, who had eight
birdies.
Seven shots back despite
a bogey-free 67 was John Daly, the first American to play in Europe since the
terrorist attacks.
``I never dreamed the scores
would be that low,'' Daly said. ``I felt pretty solid about the way I played.''
Langer, a two-time U.S.
Masters champion, settled for pars on his final three holes at the $3.99 million
tournament he runs with brother Erwin. The pars spoiled his chance to match the
63 shot by Australia's Rodger Davis in 1998.
``You don't really think
about a record out there,'' Langer said. ``Obviously, I played well, but I left
a couple of strokes out there at the end.''
At 133 were Australian Stephen
Leaney, Englishman Greg Owen and Swede Fredrik Jacobson. Jacobson and Leaney had
66s, and Jacobson a 68.
Langer got the better of
a field that includes 10 of the 12 European Ryder Cup players by stringing together
five birdies in six holes on the back nine.
``The greens were good,
the balls were rolling beautifully, all you had to do was read them right,'' Langer
said.
Darren Clarke, chasing U.S.
Open champion Retief Goosen for the Merit-of-Order title, had a 67 and was at
135. Goosen was another a stroke behind after a 68.
Colin Montgomerie shot a
70 and was at 140, with defending champion Michael Campbell of New Zealand, who
had a 68.
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