Artis stays in front as Booth remains in hunt

Overnight leader Rebecca Artis remains two shots clear of the rest of the field after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open in Ticino.

The Australian had carded a career-low round of 64 yesterday and followed that up with a 71, mixing five birdies with four bogeys. Three players are two shots off the lead, including defending champion Diana Luna.

Scotland’s Carly Booth, who had a hole in one on day one, was under par again, following up her opening 70 with a 71 to lie six shots off the lead at three-under. Luna sank birdies on the seventh, ninth and 18th, with a bogey on the fourth, to go round in 70 and take her overall score to seven-under. Also on seven-under are Luna’s compatriot Veronica Zorzi and England’s Florentyna Parker. Zorzi followed an opening round of 69 with a score of 68 today, while a double-bogey on the par-fourth ninth restricted Parker to a round of 71. “I played really well the first six, seven holes and had a lot of chances and made them and then the front nine, I missed all my birdie putts, had a few opportunities and doubled the ninth, which was a shame,” said Parker.