Australian golfer Andew Buckle is tied for 18th at the midway point of the Viking Classic at the Annandale Golf Club. Buckle fired a one-under-par round of 71 to finish the day at six-under, some five shots behind overnight leader Marc Turnesa. Starting on the back nine, Turnesa notched four birdies over a seven-hole stretch to record a two-day total of 11-under-par 133. Turnesa&aposs strong opening round 65 gave him his first 18-hole lead on the Tour. Ranked 358th in the world, the 30-year-old has made just 11 out of 23 cuts this year, with his best finish being a tie for 22nd at the Northern Trust Open in February. Brian Gay, who was victorious at the Mayakoba Golf Classic earlier this year for his only PGA Tour title, is part of a four-way tie for second place after carding a 68. He was joined on 10 under by Will MacKenzie, who birdied six of the first nine holes en route to a bogey-free eight-under 64. The other two members of the second-place quartet are Dicky Pride (67) and Paul Stankowski (65), who had nine birdies with two bogeys for on Friday. Chad Campbell, who won the event last year, is competing for the United States in the Ryder Cup this week. Of the other Australians, Steve Allan is in a tie for 33rd at five-under, Gavin Coles and Nathan Green are in joint 44th at four-under, while Nick Flanagan shot a disappointing 74 to finish at two under. Fellow Australians Matt Jones, Jason Day, Stuart Deane, Brett Rumford, John Senden and David Lutterus failed to make the cut. Second Round of The BMW Championship (Par 72) -11: Marc Turnesa 65 68 -10: Paul Stankowski 69 65, Will MacKenzie 70 64, Brian Gay 66 68, Dicky Pride 67 67 -9: Casey Wittenberg 68 67 -8: Brad Elder 68 68, Justin Boli 69 67, John Huston 68 69, Greg Kraft 68 69 -7: Bo Van Pelt 68 69, Lee Janzen 67 70, Troy Matteson 69 68, David Toms 69 68, John Daly 70 67, Garrett Willis 68 69, Shane Bertsch 69 68 -Also: -6: Andrew Buckle (Australia) 67 71, -5: Steve Allan (Australia) 71 68 -4: Gavin Coles (Australia) 71 69, Nathan Green 67 73 -2: Nick Flanagan (Australia) 68 74 -1: Grant Waite (New Zealand) 74 69, Matt Jones (Australia) 76 67 E: Tim Wilkinson (New Zealand) 74 70, Jason Day (Australia) 73 71 +2: Stuart Deane (Australia) 78 68 +2: Phil Tataurangi (New Zealand) 71 75 +3: Brett Rumford (Australia) 73 74 +5: John Senden (Australia) 75 74 +8: David Lutterus (Australia) 74 78