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Brandon Moyo
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BENJAMIN Follett-Smith will take a slender one-shot lead into the weekend at The Fortress Invitational following the conclusion of the second round at Houghton Golf Club on Friday.
Follett-Smith, who held a three-shot lead going into the second round, carded a one-over-par 72 to move to seven-under-par 135.
The Zimbabwean professional made a solid start on his outward nine, picking up birdies at the first, third and fifth holes before dropping a shot at the seventh to reach the turn in 34.
After the turn, Follett-Smith birdied the 10th before enduring a difficult stretch in which he dropped shots at the 11th, 13th, 15th, 16th and 17th holes. He then birdied the 18th for an inward 38.
Haydn Porteous, Graham van der Merwe and Altin van der Merwe are tied for second place on six-under-par 136.
Luke Brown, Austin Bautista, Morris Schiefner and Tyran Snyders are tied for fifth place on five-under-par 137, while Lyle Rowe, Luis Carrera, JJ Senekal, Jonathan Broomhead, Stals Swart and Robson Chinhoi are tied for ninth on four-under-par 138.
