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Canadian golfer Richard T. Lee sits 3 shots back after 2nd round of Singapore Open

Canadian golfer Richard T. Lee remained among the leaders heading into the weekend at the Singapore Open after carding a second round of 2-under 69.

29-year-old trails strong duo of PGA Tour draws

Richard T. Lee, who has already won twice on the Asian Tour and finished 33rd on the circuit's order of merit last year, trails a couple PGA Tour draws in Matt Kuchar and Justin Rose. (Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Canadian golfer Richard T. Lee remained among the leaders heading into the weekend at the Singapore Open after carding a second round of 2-under 69.

Lee, from Toronto, was at 7 under after two rounds, three shots back of leader Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand.

The $1-million US tournament is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Tour. It features a solid international field, including American Matt Kuchar, Sweden's Henrik Stenson and England's Justin Rose.

Rose (66) and Kuchar (68) were tied for fourth at 8 under, a shot behind Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines and Joohyung Kim of South Korea.

Stenson (72) was tied for 24th at 2 under.

Lee, 29, has won twice on the Asian Tour and finished 33rd on the circuit's order of merit last year.

Lee is 392nd in the world golf rankings.