Darren Clarke gave a huge boost to his hopes of a Ryder Cup wild card by charging into a share of the halfway lead at The KLM Open in Holland.
The 40 year old Northern Irishman wanted to show Nick Faldo he has form as well as experience and did just that with a sparkling six under par 64.
It was his lowest score in a European Tour event since his unforgettable round of 60 during The European Open at The K Club in 1999 and he is now eight under par alongside England's Robert Rock and Swede Alexander Noren.
"I need to play well this well and next week and so far this week I've done that," said Clarke, who kept a bogey off his card on a Kennemer course he had never seen until this week.
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