Higa, Ichinose, Oyama share Mizuno Classic lead

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Shiho Oyama, of Japan, drives on the 12th tee in the second round of the LPGA Kraft Nabisco championship golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Friday, April 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

SHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Japan's Mamiko Higa, Yuki Ichinose and Shiho Oyama shared the second-round lead Saturday in the Mizuno Classic, the final tournament in the LPGA Tour's five-event Asian swing.

Higa and Ichinose shot 6-under 66 to match Oyama at 8 under at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. Oyama, the first-round leader, had her second straight 68.

American Brittany Lincicome and Japan's Asako Fujimoto were a stroke back. Lincicome had a 68, and Fujimoto shot 67.

Defending champion Stacy Lewis was 5 under after a 68. The American overcame a seven-stroke deficit in the final round last year, birdieing the last three holes for a 64 and a one-shot victory. She's the top-ranked player in the field at No. 3 and has three victories this year.