Broadhurst played in the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island

Broadhurst matched leader Soren Kjeldsen's four-under-par 68 on Friday to be a shot behind the Dane going into the weekend.

One shot further back is Australia's Brad Kennedy at two under through 17 holes, and Holland's Rolf Muntz (70).

Back on one under was the Scottish pair of Gary Orr (68) and Alastair Forsyth (73), alongside Wales' Stephen Dodd (71).

Former Open and Masters champion Sandy Lyle also showed glimpses of his old self with a 71 to finish level overall.

Lyle, chasing his first win since 1992, ended the day on a sour note when he branded an official "dumb-witted" for not seeing where his ball went on the final hole.

It cost him a double-bogey seven.

The crying Gane

But England's Chris Gane suffered a disastrous day, amassing a 17 - the second highest in Tour history - via deep rough at the par-five last on the way to a round of 89.

The Londoner's disaster happened only two weeks after carding the only albatross of the European tour season.

"Every seen the film Zorro? It was like that with all my slashing at it," said the left-hander after an adventure that he and anybody watching will never forget.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD (GB and Ire unless stated) -4 S Kjeldsen (Den) -3 P Broadhurst -2 R Muntz (Neth), B Kennedy (Aus) -1 G Orr, S Dodd, A Forsyth Selected scores: Level S Lyle +1 S Torrance, C Montgomerie +3 P Casey +4 L Westwood Collated clubhouse scores

The 37-year-old Broadhurst, who won both his Ryder Cup matches at Kiawah Island in 1991, picked up five birdies and a bogey to stay in contention with Kjeldsen, who birdied four holes coming home.

The 18th hole also damaged the claims of others, with defending champion Adam Scott dropping two shots to slip back to three over. Lyle also ran up a seven after losing his ball.

Colin Montgomerie carded a par five on the final hole that must have felt like an eagle and at one over - the same as 49-year-old Sam Torrance - he is well placed to mount a bid.

Ian Poulter, first and second on his last two starts, could not recover from his opening 83 and missed the cut along with Ryder Cup heroes Paul McGinley and Phillip Price.