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Stenson leads after late birdie blitz (Reuters)

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Henrik Stenson of Sweden tees off on the 15th hole during the first round of the BMW Masters 2015 golf …

(Reuters) - A late birdie blitz from Henrik Stenson took the Swede into a one-shot lead at 11 under par after the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Friday.

Stenson, joint overnight leader with South African Jaco van Zyl, heads the 30-man field after carding a 67 in a round that was truly a tale of two halves.

The 39-year-old had a strong opening nine holes on Thursday and faltered coming home, but it was the reverse in his second round.