Richard Bland leads at Italian Open

England's Richard Bland has edged to the top of the leaderboard on day two of the Italian Open.

A second consecutive round of 66 left Bland on 12-under-par in Turin, with Scotland's Marc Warren one of four players a shot further back.

Overnight leader Joel Sjoholm of Sweden hit three birdies and two bogeys to put him on nine-under.

Martin Kaymer, who will represent Europe in the Ryder Cup at the end of the month, carded a 66 to give him a score of eight-under.

Meanwhile, fellow European teammates Francesco Molinari and Nicolas Colsaerts ended on seven-under and six-under respectively.

Written by
Jack Prescott