Thomas Bjorn from Denmark on Friday led in the second round of the Golf World Cup's individual event, with American Kevin Streelman temporarily chasing after him.

Streelman was in the club at seven under par for the match, with shot of two under 69 in the second round.

Bjorn was also at seven under, having scored two under through 16 holes.

The United States led the team division at ten under par, which was four shots more than Denmark.

The 2013 World Cup of Golf tournament was officially launched Thursday at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia, which has seen the prestigious match for four times.

The last occasion in Australia was in 1988 and this tournament is expected to last for four days.

A total of 60 of the world's best golfers were competing for a reward of eight million US dollars.