Flesch's 65 gives him one shot lead

Steve Flesch fired a seven-under-par 65 to take a one-shot leadafter the second round of the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

A 10-year veteran, Flesch won the Reno-Tahoe Open in August toclaim a third career title and is on track for another this weekendafter producing a stellar second round.

Flesch started on the back nine at Atunyote Golf Club, holingthree birdies and a three-shot eagle over his first five holes.

The Cincinnati native headed into the turn at 12-under overall andpicked up another stroke with a birdie on the par-four second hole.

Flesch carded five straight pars on the front nine before cardinga birdie at the par-five eighth to climb to 14-under overall.

But Flesch bogeyed his final hole to finish with an overall scoreof 13-under 131 to take a one stroke lead over American Jeff Gove andZimbabwe's Brendon de Jonge at the halfway point.

"I've always said my iron game is the strength of my game," saidFlesch. "If I get the ball on the fairway, I usually can find thepins with my irons."