Lewis' 69 keeps the lead in France

Stacy Lewis finished at 12 under at the Evian Masters on Friday, 1 stroke ahead of Ilhee Lee. ( CLAUDE PARIS / Associated Press)

Associated Press

Posted: July 28, 2012

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - Stacy Lewis, chasing her third LPGA Tour title of the year, shot a 3-under 69 to keep the lead of the Evian Masters after the second round on Friday, 1 stroke ahead of Ilhee Lee.

Lewis finished at 12 under, a day after shooting 63 in an opening round that included nine birdies.

She seemed to pick up where she left off with a birdie on No. 4 and an eagle on No. 7. But she had bogeys on the 12th and 14th holes.

Lee had four straight birdies on the back nine to finish at 67.

Inbee Park and Paula Creamer were 9 under. Park had a 64.

Cheyenne Woods, Tiger Woods' niece, made the cut for the first time in three LPGA Tour starts, shooting a 69 to reach 4 under.

PGA Tour

ANCASTER, Ontario - William McGirt shot a 4-under 66 for a share of the second-round lead with Scott Piercy in the Canadian Open.

Piercy followed his opening 8-under 62 with a 67 to join McGirt at 11-under 129 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club, matching the tournament 36-hole scoring record.

Senior Tour

TURNBERRY, Scotland - Gary Hallberg shot a 7-under 63 in the second round of the Senior British Open to take a 3-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer and Tom Lehman.