Golf: Fox shares lead in Florida

Ryan Fox of New Zealand. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Leading New Zealand amateur golfer Ryan Fox shares the lead at halfway stage at the Southern Amateur Stroke Play Championship in Florida.

The national Stroke Play champion, Fox backed up his opening round of 70 at the Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor, with a five-under par 66 to join American Gregor Main atop of the leaderboard.

Fox's round featured six birdies and a bogey, while New Zealand's number one amateur Ben Campbell had rounds of 71 and 73 to be in share of 31st place at two-over par.

New Zealand amateur champion Mathew Perry missed the cut after rounds of 74 and 75 to be seven-over par - one shot over the cut line.

- NZPA