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Frenchman Michael Lorenzo-Vera (pictured below) displayed all of the talent that made him the 2007 Challenge Tour Number One to take the clubhouse lead with six under par 138 after his second round two under par 70 at The Irish Open today.

He is one shot clear of Germany’s Marcel Siem and three clear of Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke, who, along with playing partner Paul McGinley, delighted the huge Irish galleries at the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort.

Clarke and McGinley – Ryder Cup Team mates for the past three matches – compiled a pair of three under par 69s to bring the second round to life and move three and two under respectively.

McGinley was frustrated to finish with a bogey at the last, but has been delighted with the way he is swinging the club as he goes into the weekend.

There is certainly all to play for as far as Lorenzo-Vera is concerned. The 23 year old from Biarritz won the Challenge Tour’s Apulia San Domenico Grand Final last season to win the Challenge Tour Rankings, and he is hoping that he can make his breakthrough on The European Tour.

Leading Scores as Follows.

T3 1 LORENZO-VERA, Michael 67 141  18 -6 68 70     138

 T3 2 SIEM, Marcel * 90 376  18 -5 68 71     139

 T1 T3 GREEN, Richard 106 68  18 -4 66 74     140

 T10 T3 LARRAZABAL, Pablo 178 618  14 -4 70 -2     

 T30 T5 BAKER, Peter * 130 263  18 -3 72 69     141

 T30 T5 CLARKE, Darren * 16 114  18 -3 72 69     141

 T3 T5 DREDGE, Bradley * 73 87  18 -3 68 73     141

 T16 T5 KARLSSON, Robert 12 43  18 -3 71 70     141

 T3 T5 EDFORS, Johan 28 118  17 -3 68 +1     

 T16 T5 LAFEBER, Maarten * 85 291  15 -3 71 -2     

 T30 T11 BICKERTON, John * 35 174  18 -2 72 70     142

 T56 T11 FISHER, Ross 19 104  18 -2 74 68     142

 T7 T11 JAMES, Lee S * 220 724  18 -2 69 73     142

 T44 T11 McGINLEY, Paul * 40 160  18 -2 73 69     142

 T10 T11 McILROY, Rory 116 209  18 -2 70 72     142

 T56 T11 O’HARA, Steven * 214 655  18 -2 74 68     142

 T1 T11 SINGH, Jeev Milkha 13 83  18 -2 66 76     142

 T30 T11 WALL, Anthony * 117 219  18 -2 72 70     142

 T16 T19 AGUILAR, Felipe 62 149  18 -1 71 72     143

 T16 T19 FINCH, Richard 22 218  18 -1 71 72     143

 T16 T19 FORSYTH, Alastair 42 93  18 -1 71 72     143

 T30 T19 HARRINGTON, Padraig 17 12  18 -1 72 71     143

 T80 T19 KINGSTON, James * 43 102  18 -1 75 68     143

 T16 T19 MANLEY, Stuart 188 416  18 -1 71 72     143

 T10 T19 MOLINARI, Edoardo 122 357  18 -1 70 73     143

 T10 T19 O’MALLEY, Peter * 111 179  18 -1 70 73     143