World Cup of Golf: Thomas Bjorn leads Kevin Streelman by one shot

Thomas Bjorn

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn shot 68 to take a one-stroke lead over American Kevin Streelman in the second round at the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne.

Bjorn edged ahead of Streelman (69) to go seven-under, although the United States lead the team standings overall.

Australian Jason Day and Portugal's Ricardo Santos share third place on four under after they carded 70 and 69.

Welshman Stuart Manley is a further shot behind, alongside Scotland's Martin Laird.

Bjorn, who shared the lead with Streelman after the first round, opened and closed his second round with a bogey.

But the 42-year-old Dane was satisfied with everything in between, and particularly how he played the back nine.

"There were a couple of things that happened on the golf course that really tested me," Bjorn said. "I three-putted the first, so got caught a bit there.

"After that I patiently worked my way into the round and played very solidly. Maybe not quite as good as the first round on the front nine, but on the back nine I played awesome.

"Obviously it was disappointing to bogey the last, but if you'd asked me when the ball was in the air, I would've said you couldn't have hit a better golf shot.

"You have to take that on this course. Some bounces go your way, some go against you."

Japan's Hideto Tanihara, Mexico's Oscar Fraustro and Italian Francesco Molinari were the biggest climbers on the leaderboard at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, each shooting 67.