FROM THE WOMEN'S AUSTRALIAN OPEN WEBSITE

KARRIE GETS WEATHER BREAK
AND LEADS AT HALFWAY

Two-time champion Karrie Webb stands alone atop the MFS Women's Australian Open leaderboard after 36 holes at Royal Sydney.
Webb was out in the morning and carded a one-under 71 to move to six-under before heading to the practice range as her afternoon rivals found the going tougher, with the 2000 and 2002 Open winner to carry a one-stroke lead into the weekend.
Outright second following a 71 of her own is Yun-Jye Wei of Chinese Taipei, while Webb's compatriot Nikki Campbell followed her opening round 67 with a 73 to hold third on her own at minus four.
Two strokes back in equal fourth place are Koreans Sun Ju Ahn (72) and Amy Yang (73), the latter who will defend her ANZ Ladies Masters title next week at Royal Pines, and only six other players are better than even-par.
GREAT DANE'S ROUND OF 67
Dane Karen-Margrethe Juul shot the round of the day, a morning 67, to be alongside Spaniard Paula Marti (69) and Finn Minea Blomqvist (72), Australian Lindsey Wright (73), American Brittany Lincicome (73) and South African amateur Ashleigh Simon (74).
All square with the card are Spaniard Marta Prieto (69), Frenchwoman Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (70), Swede Linda Wessberg (73), Korean Da-Ye Na (71), Ya-Ni Tseng (69) of Chinese Taipei and overnight leader Sarah Kemp (78), who had a horror back nine.
Two strokes clear after eight holes at eight-under, thanks to three birdies and a bogey, Kemp added four bogeys in five holes before triple-bogeying the 16th and bogeying 18 as she dropped eight shots overall in 10 holes.
With the skies clearing after light drizzling rain fell earlier in the morning, Webb went to the equal lead when she made an early birdie, only for back-to-back bogeys at 14 and 15 to slow her.But, even though she admitted after her round that she believes she was playing 'ugly' golf, Webb managed to pick up a couple of birdies on the front nine to climb back up the board ahead of an afternoon trip to the cricket.
Wei held the solo lead herself on seven-under thanks to birdies at the 11th, 14th and third holes, before a couple of three-putt bogeys at the fourth and eighth holes checked her momentum.
A day after shooting 67, Campbell got to six-under as well with two birdies and a bogey through eight holes but after dropping shots at the ninth and 11th holes she scrambled for the rest of the afternoon to stay in touch with Webb.
BOGEY-BOGEY-BOGEY FINISH
After a promising start that left her five-under overall through 11 holes, Yang finished with three bogeys, while Australian amateur Bree Arthur squandered a brilliant three-birdie run in her first six holes with a pair of double bogeys and four bogeys as she finished on plus three with a 76.
Juul's round was the best of the day as she recovered from plus four overnight to minus one with six birdies and a lone bogey, four of the birdies coming on the front nine.
American drawcard Natalie Gulbis had another disappointing day after opening with a 74, adding a three-over 75 that contained two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey three at the 17th.
Defending champion Laura Davies survived the cut, the Englishwoman backing up after a 73 on the first day with a 77 that contained two birdies and seven bogeys, including three in four holes at the end, to finish the day on plus six.
Kathryn Imrie from Monifieth, in the last threesome out on the course, battled through the tougher conditions to repeat her opening 76 for eight-over-par 152. That was the maximum qualifying score and all credit to the Scot for doing what she had to do over the closing holes to ensure she beat the cut.
Inverness-based New Zealander Liz McKinnon finished bottom of the scoreboard with 85 and 88 for 173.

SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
(Players from Australia unless stated. (am) denotes amateur).
138 Karrie Webb 67 71
139 Yun Jye Wei (Tai) 68 71
140 Nikki Campbell 67 73
142 Sun Ju Ahn (Kor) 70 72, Amy Yang (Kor) 69 73
143 Karen-Margrethe Juul (Den) 76 67, Lindsey Wright 70 73, Brittany Lincicome (US) 70 73, Ashleigh Simon (SAf) (am) 69 74, Paula Marti (Spa) 74 69, Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 71 72
144 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 74 70, Marta Prieto (Spa) 75 69, Sarah Kemp 66 78, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 71 73, Da-Ye Na (Kor) 73 71, Ya-Ni Tseng (Tai) 75 69
145 Sophie Sandolo (Ita) 73 72, Nadina Light 72 73, Kristie Smith (am) 75 70, Ji Yai Shin (Kor) 72 73, Rebecca Stevenson 74 71, Louise Stahle (Swe) 70 75, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 70 75
146 Ayako Uehara (Jap) 71 75, Federica Piovano (Ita) 73 73, Kate Combes (am) 73 73, Hee Young Park (Kor) 69 77, Tamie Durdin 74 72
147 Michelle Ellis 75 72, Bree Arthur (am) 71 76, Rachel Hetherington 75 72, Katherine Hull 72 75, Ana B Sanchez (Spa) 79 68
148 Young Tan Jo (Kor) 71 77, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 71 77, Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 76 72, Sarah-Jane Kenyon 72 76, Eleanor Pilgrim (Wal) 71 77, Diana Luna (Ita) 75 73, So Hee Kim (Kor) 73 75
149 Anna Tybring (Swe) 73 76, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 73 76, Natalie Gulbis (US) 74 75
150 Natascha Fink (Aut) 78 72, Emma Bennett (am) 77 73, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 74 76, Laura Davies (Eng) 73 77, Martina Eberl (Ger) 70 80, Carlie Butler 74 76, Rebecca Coakley (Ire) 73 77, Joanne Mills 78 72
151 Ji Na Lim (Kor) 76 75, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 79 72, Karen Lunn 78 73, Crystal Fanning 74 77, Kristie Newton 73 78, Hae-Jung Kim (Kor) 75 76, Sarah Oh (am) 75 76, Alison Whitaker (am) 73 78, Leah Hart 76 75, Loraine Lambert 74 77, Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 74 77
152 Nathalie David-Mila (Fra) 73 79, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 77 75, Georgina Simpson (Eng) 75 77, Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 76 76, Sarah Nicholson (NZ) 73 79, Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 77 75, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 72 80, Lora Fairclough (Eng) 73 79, Anna Rawson 75 77, Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe) 73 79, Ran Hong (Kor) 76 76, Heidi McCulkin 75 77, Danielle Masters (Eng) 70 82, Kathryn Imrie (Sco) 76 76.
MISSED CUT
153 Bree Turnbull 77 76, Rachel Bailey 76 77, Rochelle Miles (am) 76 77, Elisa Serramia (Spa) 76 77, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 74 79, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 76 77, Haeji Kang (Kor) (am) 78 75, Mianne Bagger (Den) 81 72
154 Stacey Keating (x) 78 76, Tamara Beckett 75 79, Susie Mathews 79 75, Helen Oh (x) (Kor) 75 79, Virginie Auffret (Fra) 73 81, Trish Johnson (Eng) 75 79, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 81 73, Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 76 78, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 73 81, Lynn Brooky (Nzl) 79 75, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 81 73, Frances Bondad (x) 77 77, Stephanie Na (am) 75 79, Louise Friberg (Swe) 78 76
155 Lisa Hall (Eng) 80 75, Vikki Tutt 74 81, Sharon O'Neill 78 77, Kris Lindstrom (USA) 79 76, Danielle Montgomery (Eng) (am) 79 76
156 Hye Jin Jung (Kor) 77 79, Lisa Jean 79 77, Shani Waugh 78 78, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 80 76, Joanna Whalley 78 78, Sara Beautell (Spa) 77 79
157 Jenny Lee (x) 80 77, Dana Lacey 81 76, Anja Monke (Ger) 79 78, Eva Steinberger (Aut) 81 76, Vicky Thomas 76 81
158 Jane Suckling 79 79, Sapna Patel 80 78, Su-Jung Yoon (Kor) 78 80, Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 79 79, Rachel Duncan 81 77, Nienke Nijenhuis (Ned) 77 81
159 Katy Jarochowicz 78 81, Marousa Polias 79 80, Cherie Byrnes 76 83, Ana Larraneta (Spa) 79 80
160 Beatriz Recari (Spa) 82 78, Helen Beatty 80 80, Nora Angehrn (Swi) 77 83, Karen Quinn 79 81, Belinda Kerr 77 83, Nikki Garrett 82 78, Anna Knutsson (Swe) 79 81
161 Wendy Berger 78 83, Tullia Calzavara (Ita) 80 81
162 Joanne Bannerman 80 82, Tamara Hyett 77 85, Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) 81 81
164 Angela Harris 80 84, Asa Gottmo (Swe) 85 79, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 82 82, Katherine MacDouall 81 83, Carmen Railton 81 83
165 Melanie Holmes-Smith 80 85, Corinne Furnell 83 82, Denise Simon (Ger) 80 85, Suzie Fisher 82 83
167 Louise Ferguson 84 83, Stephanie Brennan (x) 84 83
170 Miho Mori (Jap) (am) 83 87
173 Elizabeth McKinnon (NZ) 85 88