Date: October 25, 2007
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Lacey shoots to outright lead in LET Qualifying

Australian Dana Lacey shot a superb five-under to be outright leader of Ladies European Tour Qualifying after two rounds. The 25-year old from Scarborough in Western Australia is eight-under overall, one stroke clear of second and 10-strokes clear of the cut which will be made following round three. Barring an unlikely catastrophe, Lacey is all but certain to win her card for the 2008 season. A host of other Australians are also in a prime position to win full playing rights to the LET. As it currently stands, Frances Bondad, Kate Combes, Bronwyn-Mullins Lane, Katy Jarochowicz and Belinda Kerr would all be safely through with another couple on the cusp of qualification. The new breed of Australian women&aposs golf shone through strongly overnight when Bondad and Combes shot 69 and 68 respectively. The young and talented pair are recent graduates from Golf Australia&aposs National Squad and a strong second round will give them the confidence to finish the job and clear their first major hurdle as professionals. Australian Leaderboard: 1: Dana Lacey (69 67) -8 T13: Frances Bondad (72 69) -3 T23: Kate Combes (75 68) -1 T23: Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (73 70) -1 T29: Katy Jarochowicz (74 70) E T49: Belinda Kerr (69 77) +2 T60: Kristie Newton (70 77) +3 T66: Tamara Hyett (71 77) +4 T76: Melanie Holmes-Smith (78 72) +6 T76: Wendy Berger (78 72) +6 T84: Bree Turnbull (79 73) +8 A cut of Top 50 (plus ties) will be made after the third round with the Top 25 players winning full playing rights for 2008.