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Palmer leads, Duval looms

Texan moves one clear after second round

Last updated: 1st November 2008

Duval: return to form

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-6 R Palmer (US)
-5 R Allenby (Aus)
-5 K Duke (US)
-5 P Lonard (Aus)
-5 M Letzig (US)
-4 D Duval (US)
-4 J Huston (US)

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Ryan Palmer claimed the half-way lead at six-under-par in the Ginn sur Mer Classic.

The 32-year-old played unspectacular golf to sign for a 71, managing just two birdies - at the first and 13th - and a solitary bogey at the fourth to go with 15 pars.

His one-under round was enough to move one ahead of a four-man group that includes Robert Allenby and Peter Lonard.

The Australian duo are joined at five-under by Americans Ken Duke and Michael Letzig, while former Open champion David Duval is alongside John Huston a shot further back.

Duval, also a former world number one, has been in a spectacular slump in recent times but showed glimpses of his old self during a three-under effort of 69.

Kent Jones and Letzig, the first-round leaders, both struggled to follow-up their opening 65s.

Jones, who began on the back nine, got off to a clean start but stumbled miserably after the turn with four bogeys and a double bogey on his final eight holes to finish with a five-over 77.

Letzig also started on the inward half and began badly with two bogeys and a double bogey on his first three holes before settling down with birdies at his next two holes in a round of 74 that left him one behind Palmer.