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Africa Open: John Hahn grabs two-shot lead after second round 61

Image: John Hahn: two shots clear in East London

American John Hahn carded a 10-under-par 61 to move into a two-shot lead after the second round of the weather-delayed Africa Open on Friday.

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Hahn, who gained his European Tour card by coming through three stages of the qualifying school, said: "I just got the putter hot early and it stayed hot all day. It turned into a good one. "I hit a lot of fairways and greens and the greens I missed early in the round I got up and down. I made a couple of putts you don't normally make and had a couple of unexpected ones go in." Hahn admitted he had been inspired by the success of compatriots Peter Uihlein and Brooks Koepka, with Uihlein winning the Madeira Islands Open last year and Koepka earning promotion to the European Tour with three victories on the Challenge Tour. "With Peter and Brooks coming over and watching the success those guys had, I knew playing mini tours in the US wasn't going to get me anywhere so this was a good place to try to accumulate world ranking points and move forward," Hahn added. "It was a last-minute idea and it has turned into a really good opportunity for me. Seeing different countries and cultures is something I have never had. I am almost getting more enjoyment from that than the golf. "Learning how to travel, eat different foods, it's kind of a growing up experience and I am having a blast every step of the way."

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