Stephen Ames holds on to 3-shot lead in Morocco

Stephen Ames fired a 3-under par 70 to maintain his spot at the top of the leaderboard following the second round of the Trophy Hassan II on Friday in Rabat, Morocco.

Australia's Mark Hensby (67) and England's Paul Broadhurst (70) were three strokes back at 6 under.

His round followed an opening-day 67 to stand at 9 under in the 54-hole tournament. In Round 2, he bogeyed No. 2, then birdied four of the next 10 holes. He