Belgium, S Korea beat elements

– Belgium and South Korea held their nerve in wild weather to take a two-shot lead in the second round of the golf World Cup yesterday in wintry conditions.

They have the edge over a chasing group of four – Italy, India, Malaysia and England.

It was tough going with icy winds and relentless rain causing big problems for the 28 teams vying for US$7 million in prize money at Melbourne’s Metropolitan Golf Club.

The top three pairings all shot 10-under-par on Thursday in the fourballs, or better ball, where both players have a ball but only the better score counts for each hole.

But no-one could go better than two under. –

Melbourne