Rookie Alison Walshe of Westford, Mass.,USA took the 2nd round lead at the Duramed Futures Tour inaugural $125,000 Texas Hill Country Classic, San Antonio with a bogey-free score of 66 to be on -5, 139.

"I'm happy," said Walsh, who also recorded the day's low score of six-under-par 66. "I finally putted well. I believe in professional golf, it's a putting contest. Whoever putts best, scores."

Walshe credits the tournament course, The Dominion Country Club, for some of her success on Saturday.

"The course is in great shape," said Walsh. "The greens are so pure. If you don't go where you want to go, it's your fault."

The greens did go her way as she recorded six birdies, three coming early in her round.

"The early birdies (on holes 2, 3 and 4) really got the momentum going for me," recalled Walsh, who also birdied holes 13, 14 and 16, the last of which she said she made a 40-foot "bomb."

Walshe, who missed her first cut of the season at last week's Historic Brownsville Open, credits her ability to move on after having survived Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Walshe was a student at Tulane University in New Orleans when the storm struck and was relocated with the golf team to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She then moved on to the University of Arizona, where she finished her collegiate career.

"You have to turn it into a positive and not fret over missing a cut," said Walshe. "After Katrina, I moved around a lot, which is very similar to being on tour. I learned to get along with all types of people and it's made me stronger."

Ending the day in a four-way tie for second at four-under-par (140) were Lindsey Bergeon (71) of Sarasota, Fla., Alison Hanna-Williams (71) of Portland, Ore., Angela Buzminski (67) of Oshawa, Ontario, and Jennifer Ackerson (70) of Dallas.

Rookie Bergeon, who was in a six-way tie for the lead going into Saturday's rounds, surprised herself by playing so well so soon in the season and to be in contention for the win.

"I haven't been in this situation before on the tour," said Bergeon, who played collegiately at Florida Southern College. "I played really solid today, despite a double bogey on 18. But it's not going to leave a bad taste in my mouth, as I did really well on the other 17 holes."

In addition to the double bogey, Bergeon birdied holes 8, 9, 16 and 17 and recorded one bogey on number 10.

Hanna-Williams, who was also tied for the lead coming into Saturday's play, likes where she stands.

"I want to be close," said Hanna-Williams, who is a current member of the LPGA Tour. "I hit a lot of good shots and I'm glad I'm in a position to play well tomorrow."

Hanna-Williams scored three birdies on holes 6, 11 and 17 and had one bogey on hole 7, on which she said she chose the wrong club.

"I chose a club I had to be perfect with," recalled Hanna-Williams. "And I wasn't. So I said 'no more of that.'"

Current Duramed FUTURES Tour money list leader, Buzminski put Friday's rounds behind her and it paid off.

"Yesterday I was really sloppy," said Buzminski, a five-time Tour winner who won last week in Brownsville, Texas. "I wasn't very focused. Today I focused more and I was ok."

Five birdies in a bogey-free round highlighted Buzminski's scorecard.

Fourth-year Duramed FUTURES Tour player Ackerson ended the day with three birdies on holes 6, 11 and 18 with one bogey on hole 17.

Tied for sixth at three-under-par at 141 are Sofie Andersson (72) of Angelholm, Sweden, and Gina Umeck (70) of Redlands, Calif.

Seven players are tied at one-under-par at 143, with another seven players tied at even-par (144).

Seventy-five players made the 36-hole cut at 150 (+6).

Twenty-one players currently stand at even-par 144 or lower in the first two rounds.

Sunday's final round of the Texas Hill Country Classic, presented by golfTEC Academy, will begin at 8 a.m., on the first and tenth tees. The leaders will tee off at 10 a.m.

For scores and more information, visit duramedfuturestour.com.

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSE at 15 to 25 mph. High in the low 90s.

Players Make Their Picks For Kentucky Derby

Saturday's second round competition at the Texas Hill Country Classic may have been on the forefront of the Duramed FUTURES Tour players' minds, but the 135th Run for the Roses wasn't far behind. Players from Hawaii to France and Mexico made their pick for the 2009 winner of the Kentucky Derby. Some picked with a little bit of strategy while others selected their winning horse for its name.

"It's all about the name," said Kim Goedecke from Ponte Verde Beach, Fla. "I could use some Advice, so I'll go with that horse."

"I'm a chocoholic, so I'll pick Chocolate Candy," said Kelly Froelich from Raizeux, France.

"Which one is supposed to win?" asked Perry Swenson of Charlotte, N.C., before selecting Hold Me Back, who had 15-1 odds.

Kentucky-natives Whitney Wade, from Glasgow, and Marci Turner from Thompkinsville, were especially paying close attention. Wade has never been to the actual Derby, but did go to a pre-Derby event, where she marveled at the size of the jockeys.

"I was taller than all of them," said Wade, who picked Nowhere to Hide to win.

Turner, whose pick was race favorite Friesan Fire, has also never been to the Derby, despite living two-hours from the race home of Louisville. However, a few of her friends were going and kept her updated throughout the day.

"I'm sure they'll be calling to rub it in that I'm not there with them," said Turner, prior to the race. "But at least I can watch it on TV. I hope to go one day since I do live so close."

While the Kentucky players have never been to the race, Meghan Little of Sturgis, S.D., attended three times while a student at the University of Louisville.

"I've sat in the bleachers, where you get all dressed up," said Little who picked Pioneer of the Nile for the win. "I've also gone to the infield, where it's like Mardi Gras. Pretty much, you don't see the horses at all in there."

Only one player picked the winner of the Derby. Lili Alvarez of Durango, Mexico correctly picked Mine That Bird, despite the 50-1 odds.

"I picked it because it sounds like Mind That Birdie," said Alvarez. "I could use a few birdies."

Former LPGA Tour Professional Volunteers During Event

On the surface, Betty Ferguson seems like any of the other volunteers serving in this week's Texas Hill Country Classic. But in reality, the San Antonio resident, has more in common with the players than her fellow volunteers. Ferguson played on the LPGA Tour in 1975 and 1976.

Ferguson, who served as the hole reporter for the 18th hole, watched the current up-and-coming players with a bit of awe.

"It's a much different game than when I played," said Ferguson. "I would be out of the running if I had to play against these ladies. They're much more powerful, and have a similar game to what [LPGA Hall of Famer] Mickey Wright had."

Ferguson decided to volunteer for the tournament as a way to give back to the game that gave her so much. Ferguson spoke fondly of her days on the LPGA Tour, traveling in a caravan to tournaments with her good friend, Hall of Famer JoAnne Carner. Carner gave Ferguson one of her medals for good luck, which Ferguson could have used during The Rail Classic, now called the LPGA State Farm Classic.

"It was one of the first tournaments with a $100,000 purse, other than the Colgate-Dinah Shore Tournament," recalled Ferguson. "I was in great shape going into the final holes at even-par, then I ended up shooting an 80. I won $80 instead of $8,000".

When asked if she had any advice for the Duramed FUTURES Tour players, Ferguson replied, "Be tenacious, diligent and practice a lot. And most of all, stay in the moment."

Duramed Futures Tour Texas Hill Country Classic, San Antonio 2nd Round Scoreboard (Par 72) :-

1 Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 73-66 - 139
2 Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 73-67 - 140
2 Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 70-70 - 140
2 Allison Hanna-Williams (Portland, Ore.) 69-71 - 140
2 Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 69-71 - 140
6 Gina Umeck (Redlands, Calif.) 71-70 - 141
6 Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 69-72 - 141
8 Lorraine Ballerano (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 72-71 - 143
8 Mina Harigae (Monterey, Calif.) 74-69 - 143
8 Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 70-73 - 143
8 Misun Cho (Cheongju, South Korea) 70-73 - 143
8 Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 75-68 - 143
8 Danah Ford (Indianapolis, Ind.) 70-73 - 143
8 Haeji Kang (Seoul, South Korea) 69-74 - 143
15 Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 73-71 - 144
15 Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 74-70 - 144 ]
15 Janell Howland (Boise, Idaho) 72-72 - 144
15 Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 72-72 - 144
15 Michaela Cavener (Ponca City, Okla.) 74-70 - 144
15 Sarah Lynn Sargent (Williamston, S.C.) 71-73 - 144
15 Janice Olivencia (Caguas, Puerto Rico) 69-75 - 144
22 Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.) 73-72 - 145
22 Alejandra Shaw (Vina Del Mar, Chile) 74-71 - 145
22 Song Yi Choi (Seoul, South Korea) 74-71 - 145
22 Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 72-73 - 145
22 Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 74-71 - 145
22 Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 72-73 - 145
22 Kira Meixner (a) (Richmond, British Columbia) 72-73 - 145
22 Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 74-71 - 145
22 Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 69-76 - 145
31 Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 73-73 - 146
31 Seo-Jae Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 73-73 - 146
31 Su A Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 73-73 - 146
31 Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md.) 74-72 - 146
31 Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 73-73 - 146
31 Paola Moreno (Cali, Colombia) 75-71 - 146
31 Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 75-71 - 146
31 Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 75-71 - 146
39 Amanda Mathis (Opelousas, La.) 77-70 - 147
39 Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 73-74 - 147
39 Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 74-73 - 147
39 Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 74-73 - 147
39 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 71-76 - 147
39 Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 74-73 - 147
39 Brenda McLarnon (Belfast, N Ireland) 70-77 - 147
46 Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 77-71 - 148
46 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 76-72 - 148
46 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Bangkok, Thailand) 73-75 - 148
46 Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 73-75 - 148
46 Sookhee Baek (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) 74-74 - 148
46 Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia) 72-76 - 148
46 Brandi Jackson (Greenville, S.C.) 74-74 - 148
53 Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 76-73 - 149
53 Laura Baker (a) (San Antonio, Texas) 76-73 - 149
53 Stella Lee (Seoul, South Korea) 76-73 - 149
53 Perry Swenson (Charlotte, N.C.) 75-74 - 149
53 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 75-74 - 149
53 Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas) 73-76 - 149
53 Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 74-75 - 149
53 Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 72-77 - 149
53 Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 74-75 - 149
53 Sin Ah Ham (Seoul, South Korea) 74-75 - 149
53 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 71-78 - 149
53 Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 75-74 - 149
65 Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 78-72 - 150
65 Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 78-72 - 150
65 Andrea VanderLende (Longwood, Fla.) 77-73 - 150
65 Chris Brady (Charlotte, N.C.) 77-73 - 150
65 Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 78-72 - 150
65 Stephanie Kim (a) (Orlando, Fla.) 78-72 - 150
65 Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 76-74 - 150
65 Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 80-70 - 150
65 Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 72-78 - 150
65 Amanda Costner (Claremore, Okla.) 72-78 - 150
65 Stephanie Otteson (Wilson, N.C.) 74-76 - 150

FTQ'd:

Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 77-74 - 151
Stephanie Oukeo (Paris, France) 79-72 - 151
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 76-75 - 151
Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 76-75 - 151
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 76-75 - 151
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (Cartersville, Ga.) 75-76 - 151
Cindy Lee-Pridgen (Sabah, Malaysia) 75-76 - 151
Devan Andersen (Guadalajara, Mexico) 74-77 - 151
Taya Battistella (Bend, Ore.) 74-77 - 151
Juli Erekson (Mapleton, Utah) 75-76 - 151
Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 75-76 - 151
Marci Turner (Tompkinsville, Ky.) 78-74 - 152
Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) 78-74 - 152
Mary Kate Morgan (Longview, Wash.) 79-73 - 152
Liz Janangelo (West Hartford, Conn.) 79-73 - 152
Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Southport, N.C.) 76-76 - 152
Tiffany Prats (Williston, Fla.) 76-76 - 152
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 75-77 - 152
Rak Kyung Oh (Seoul, South Korea) 75-77 - 152
Whitney Myers (York. Pa.) 78-75 - 153
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 78-75 - 153
Rebecka Heinmert (Hassleholm, Sweden) 78-75 - 153
Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 77-76 - 153
Charlotte Campbell (Heathrow, Fla.) 77-76 - 153
Bridget Dwyer (Kailua, Hawaii) 76-77 - 153
Catherine Matranga (Fort Worth, Texas) 76-77 - 153
Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 73-80 - 153
Lisa Meldrum (Montreal, Quebec) 74-79 - 153
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 78-76 - 154
Sarah Kemp (Sydney, Australia) 77-77 - 154
Dana Bates (Thousand Palms, Calif.) 76-78 - 154
Priscilla Duffield (Gold Coast, Australia) 76-78 - 154
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 79-75 - 154
Mary J. Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 76-78 - 154
Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 80-74 - 154
Jenna Pearson (Wheaton, Ill.) 73-81 - 154
Meghan Little (Sturgis, S.D.) 75-79 - 154
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 78-77 - 155
Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 78-77 - 155
Melissa Eaton (Port Shepstone, South Africa) 77-78 - 155
Kate Golden (Jasper, Texas) 79-76 - 155
Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 76-79 - 155
Kimberly Goedecke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 80-75 - 155
Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 78-78 - 156
Georgette Rolle (Nassau, Bahamas) 77-79 - 156
Carol Robertson (Virginia Beach, Va.) 79-77 - 156
Ulrika Ljungman-Smith (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 81-75 - 156
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 81-75 - 156
Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia) 81-75 - 156
Moon Su (Incheon, South Korea) 78-79 - 157
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 78-79 - 157
Y. J. Jin (Seoul, South Korea) 74-83 - 157
Laura Bavaird (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 75-82 - 157
Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 75-82 - 157
Sohi Moon (Seoul, South Korea) 78-80 - 158
Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherland 79-79 - 158
Maggie Simons (Raleigh, N.C.) 77-82 - 159
Jill Frantz (Iowa City, Iowa) 79-80 - 159
Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 80-79 - 159
Cindy Figg-Currier (Austin, Texas) 82-77 - 159
Caroline Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden) 84-75 - 159
Deborah Martinez (a) (San Carlos, Mexico) 80-80 - 160
Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 83-77 - 160
Eom Ji Park (Vancouver, BC) 80-81 - 161
Jae Oh (Je Ju, South Korea) 78-84 - 162
Eva Yoe (Hong Kong, China) 85-81 - 166
Alexandra Oviedo (a) (Monterey, Mexico) 83-85 - 168
Seema Sadekar (Toronto, Ontario) withdrew, injured

* Source - Duramed Futures Tour