Aug 6, 2005 1 min read

GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) – Steve Webster shot a 5-under-par 67 Friday to share the lead with fellow Englishman Mark Foster halfway through the Johnnie Walker Championship. Webster birdied five holes on his back nine and was at 6-under 138. Foster, the first-round leader, shot a 70 that featured an eagle on the 16th.

Gregory Bourdy, a 33-year-old Frenchman in his first full year on tour, bogeyed two of his final four holes to finish at 69 on a day when the greens dried after overnight rain. He and England’s Sam Little trail the co-leader by a stroke.

France’s Raphael Jacquelin had the day’s best round, a 66 despite a bogey-6 on the final hole. He is three strokes back.

Webster won the Italian Open in May and next week will be playing his first tournament in the United States – the PGA Championship.

“This is quite a tricky driving course, so it should stand me in good stead next week,” he said.

English Ryder Cup player Paul Casey, also awaiting the PGA, had a 73 and was at 144. He is trying to recover from a slump in which he has missed cuts in his last six events.