New Zealand professional Pieter Zwart led after two rounds of the Fiji Open at the Denarau Golf and Racquet Club.

He maintained his lead from day one with a 11 under par 133 (65, 68) one shot ahead of Gareth Paddison 134 (70, 64) yesterday.

Hayden Beard, who carded nine under par (68, 67) is third and in fourth place is Kieran Muir (68, 68) while Fijian professional Sam Lee is fifth on (69, 69).

In the amateur category, Nick Ming (71, 70) leads with a commanding five shot over Munesh Prasad.

Ga In-Ji, 14, of Korea leads the women with an impressive score of four under par (70, 70).

“It is strong field and the course is in fantastic condition,” Club manager David Roche said.

The winner in the professional category gets $3600 and chance to play in the Fijian International.

Sponsors for the event are FIJI Water, Punjas, Sigatoka Motor Spares, Paradise Beverages, Coastal Rentals, Metframe, Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course, Coca-Cola, Bomco, Mali Pest Control, Tourism Fiji, Dayals Quarries, Tappoo, Temo Consulting, Sigatoka Electric Limites and the University of Fiji.

Edited by Osea Bola

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