A second solid round from Michael Hendry has seen him strengthen his lead at the Victorian Open.

For the second day Hendry opened with a bogey yet went on to shot a second round 5-under par 66. 
 
“Today was better than yesterday, in my opinion, I hit the ball a bit better off the tee, my irons are still really solid and I am putting great so hopefully I can continue to putt as well as I have been,” said Hendry. 
 
With a tournament total of 11-under Hendry has a six stroke buffer from his nearest challenger with the weekend rounds to play.
 
“I don’t even consider it a lead at this stage, with 36 holes to go we are only half way done. Six shots is not a lot when there is still 36 holes to play.
 
“Anyone can catch me, even from ten shots back, I shot 11-under through two rounds so someone else can.”
 
Not unfamiliar to this situation Hendry has confidence in his ability to win yet knows that anything can happen over the weekend.
 
“If I hadn’t won before then you kind of wonder if you can but now I know I can so it’s just a matter of doing the right things.
 
“You can’t help and get a head of yourself a little bit so hopefully I can draw on past experiences and keep myself chugging away."
 
Hendry’s nearest opponent is 26-year-old Scott Arnold who is sitting at 5-under the card. Arnold started the day at even par shooting six birdies and one bogey to ascend the leaderboard.
 
Veteran Craig Parry who started his Victorian Open campaign strongly yesterday had a tough day on course shooting a double bogey, four bogeys and just two birdies for a four-over-par round. Parry fell from second to tied sixth at 1-under the card.
 
Yet it was Parry’s playing partner and Defending Champion Paul Sheehan who was the big casualty of the afternoon field, finishing at 7-over to miss the cut.
 
The cut finished at four-over with 51 professionals and three amateurs making it through to the weekend rounds. 
 
The third round will tee off tomorrow morning at 7am.
 
The first round of the Women's Victorian Open teed off at Woodlands Golf Club today with Rebecca Flood, Su-Huyn Oh, Jessica Speechly and Haeji Kang leading at 2-under the card.

The Women's Victorian Open will join the men tomorrow at Spring Valley Golf Club teeing off at 12-noon.
 
Entry to all days of the 2012 Vic Open at Spring Valley is just $8 for a daily adult ticket or $15 for a season pass across the four days. Juniors under 18 years of age are free on all days of the Championship.
 
The 2012 Men’s and Women’s Victorian Opens are proudly supported by the State Government of Victoria and the City of Kingston with major corporate partners Schweppes, Tabcorp, Drummond Golf, Industrial Workforce and Trader Classified.