Karrie Webb is closing in on the LPGA Tour's 72-hole scoring records as she chases her second straight Australian Ladies Masters title.

The 24-year-old Australian shot a 5-under-par 67 today for a 14-under 130 total, leaving her just one stroke off the tour's 36-hole record of 15-under 129 set by Judy Dickinson in the 1985 S&H Golf Classic.

"It's only Friday. By no means have I won the golf tournament, there's still a long way to go," said Webb, who opened with a course-record 63 and is 45 under in her last 13 rounds.

Three LPGA players have finished 72 holes at 23 under -- Wendy Ward in the 1997 Fieldcrest Classic, Canada's Lisa Walters in the 1998 Oldsmobile Classic, and South Korea's Se Ri Pak in the 1988 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic. Pak's 261 total is the lowest in tour history.

Webb had a double-bogey 6 on the difficult 13th hole after hitting her drive into a lake, but rebounded with birdies on three of the final five holes. She said she lost focus on No. 13 after watching playing partner Akiko Fukushima of Japan hit her drive into the water.

"I don't normally watch other players hit their tee shots when I play with them," Webb said. "Akiko bombed it in the middle of the lake. ... It was a mental error."

Webb, who won The Office Depot in January for her 10th LPGA title, entered weekend play with a four-stroke lead over fellow Australian Jane Crafter and Scotland's Janice Moodie.

Crafter, the 1992 and 1996 winner, shot a 66 -- the best round of the day on the Royal Pines Resort course. Moodie, the former San Jose State star in her second year on the tour, had her second straight 67.

"I'm getting more confident. I just love this course," said Crafter, who birdied the final two holes. "My putting feels good and mentally I feel good. I got a good kind of feeling this week.

"I love playing Webbie and I'm going to be out there chasing her. It's great to have two Aussies battling it out. The crowds will be great. That's what we're out here for."

Moodie has not made a bogey in the first two rounds.

"I didn't make any mistakes," Moodie said. "I'm looking forward to playing with Karrie. When players are playing well, you push yourself. It inspires me to play well."

Americans Michelle Estill (68) and Jane Geddes (69) were five back at 135 along with Canadians Lorie Kane (67) and A.J. Eathorne (70), while American Becky Iverson (68) topped a three-player group at 137.

England's Alison Nicholas, coming off a victory Saturday in the Hawaiian Ladies Open, shot a 70 for a 138 total.