Guanacaste, Costa Rica (Sportsbooks) - Argentina's Mauricio Molina fired a six-under 65 on Friday to take the lead midway through the Canadian Tour's Costa Rica Golf Classic. Molina moved to six-under-par 136 for a two-shot advantage over Venezuela's Diego Larrazabal (69) after 36 holes at Reserva Conchal Golf Club. Mitch Gillis (66), Clark Burroughs (70) and Sebastian Saavedra (72) shared third place at three-under 139. First-round leader Rob Grube stumbled to a 74 and dropped into a tie for sixth place with Robert Gates (71) at two-under 140. Molina managed to post the best score of the week so far despite playing the second round in swirling winds. He did most of his damage on the front nine, making five birdies in a row from the fourth hole. He then played the back at one-under, collecting three birdies and two bogeys. Larrazabal had five birdies -- including four on the back nine -- and three bogeys for his 69. The cut line fell at 11-over-par 153 with 64 players moving on to the weekend and 15 missing the number. This is the third event on the 2009 Canadian Tour schedule. |
