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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Lee Williamson birdied two of his last three holes Thursday for a 7-under 65 and a two-stroke lead at the Australian Open.

Williamson, a 28-year-old former collegiate player at Purdue, took over the lead late in the day, nearly six hours after Robert Allenby''s 67 had put the Australian into a share of the lead.

Williamson birdied the 16th hole to move in front, then birdied the par-5 18th to give him a two-stroke cushion going into Friday''s second round at The Australian course.

Williamson, a regular on the Canadian Tour between 2003 and 2006, birdied his first three holes and three of the next five before stumbling with a triple-bogey 7 on the ninth hole, still making the turn in 33.

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