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Poulter edges ahead
Sept 20: England`s Ian Poulter leads the German Masters by one stroke on 16 under par after shooting a second round 63.
Sept 20: England's Ian Poulter leads the German Masters by one stroke on 16 under par after shooting a second round 63.
Overnight leader Fredrik Jacobson finished three strokes back after finding the water for a double bogey at the 16th.
Former Spanish Ryder Cup player Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 62 and lies second overall on 15 under.
Elsewhere, Darren Clarke's 71 leaves him at 136, eight shots back, and Retief Goosen is a further stroke behind despite a 67.
Poulter, who is seeking his sixth title in just four years on the European tour, was pushed all the way by Jacobsen.
Poulter collected nine birdies without dropping a stroke.
Bernhard Langer missed the cut for the first time in 17 appearances at the event that he has promoted with his brother Irwin since 1987.
A level-par round of 72 left him on two-under-par 142, two strokes over the cut mark
Bureau Report