Kane Hanson moves in front at Canadian Tour Championship

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08/27/2010 - St. Catharines, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Kane Hanson posted a six-under 64 on Friday to move in front at the halfway point of the Canadian Tour Championship.

Hanson finished 36 holes at St. Catharines Golf & Country Club at 10-under-par 130 and is one stroke ahead of Devin Carrey, who fired a seven-under 63 on Friday.

First-round leader Kris Wasylowich only managed an even-par 70 in round two and fell into third place at minus-eight.

Hanson began the second round on the 10th tee and bogeyed his first hole of the morning. He parred the 11th, but atoned for the error with four birdies in a five-hole stretch from the 12th to reach seven-under par for the championship.

Hanson parred his first three of his second nine, but birdied the par-three fourth for the second time in as many rounds. He rattled off three straight pars, but birdied his last two for the second-round lead.

This is Hanson's rookie season on the Canadian Tour and is he winless thus far in his 2010 campaign. He's played eight events this season, but made only two cuts. Hanson's best finish was a tie for 10th in mid-April at the Mexican PGA Championship.

Aaron Goldberg, the leading money winner this year on the Canadian Tour, shot a three-under 67 Friday and is tied for fourth place with Stuart Anderson (63) and Jose de Jesus Rodriguez (65).

Rodriguez fired a 10-under 61 last Saturday to take the 54-hole lead of the Seaforth Country Classic, but failed to sign his scorecard and was disqualified.

NOTES: The tournament purse is $325,000 total, the largest in Canadian Tour history...Defending champion James Love struggled to a seven-over 77 and missed the cut by eight...The cut fell at even-par 140.

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