Taiwan's Lu tops leaderboard

Taiwan's Lu Wen-teh (呂文德) fired a 7-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the Asian PGA Tour's Taiwan Masters yesterday.

The 39-year-old Lu, the only player to win the event twice in its 16-year history, reeled off eight birdies and one bogey at Taiwan Golf and Country Club's Tamsui Course to finish at 10-under-par 134.

Overnight leader Aaron Meeks of the US, who opened with a 65, was alone in second place after carding a 70.

Lu won the title in 1994 and 1996, although the event only became part of the Asian Tour in 2000.

The Taiwan golfer, who turned professional in 1992, has collected just one career win on the Asian PGA Tour so far -- at the 1998 Ericsson Classic.

His impressive display on the Tamsui Course highlighted a memorable day for the home players as six of them moved into the top 10 with two rounds remaining.