Leonard on top in Texas

Leonard was a class apart on Friday

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American Justin Leonard birdied four of his last five holes to establish a three-shot lead after the second round of the Texas Open.

In total, Leonard recorded 10 birdies, three bogeys and five pars to record a seven-under-par 64.

That moved him ahead of overnight leader Marco Dawson (68) and Carl Paulson (66), who were tied for second on 10 under.

Sweden's Jesper Parnevik carded a five-under-par 66 to finish alongside Americans Jay Williamson (68) and Tripp Isenhour (65) on 133 - four shots behind the leader.

"I've been driving well, but I'm still not hitting my irons well enough," said Parnevik.

"I holed a lot of putts for par and birdie so I'm pleased, but it still can be better."

Leonard was delighted with his efforts.

"I had 15 great holes and three others today," said the 29-year-old American.

"I made some putts today, hit the ball really close and had a lot of fun."

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Leading scores after the secong round of the PGA Tour Texas Open (US unless stated):

129 Justin Leonard 65 64

132 Marco Dawson 64 68, Carl Paulson 66 66

133 Jay Williamson 65 68, Tripp Isenhour 68 65, Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 67 66

134 Bob May 68 66, J.J. Henry 70 64

135 Jay Haas 68 67, Bob Estes 67 68, Tom Scherrer 69 66, David Frost (South Africa) 70 65, Matt Kuchar 67 68

136 Paul Goydos 70 66, Brandel Chamblee 66 70, David Ogrin 69 67, Kaname Yokoo (Japan) 67 69, Scott McCarron 66 70, Brent Geiberger 67 69, Jim McGovern 68 68, Craig Perks (New Zealand) 67 69, Danny Ellis 70 66

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