Michael Campbell and Greg Turner wrestled blustery conditions today in putting themselves in contention heading into the closing two rounds of the Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth, outside London.
Campbell birdied the last hole in a round of 70 to move to six under par and finish five strokes from the lead of the £2 million ($6.24 million) European Tour flagship event.
Campbell is alone in sixth place, at six under par, while Turner, who recorded a second round one under par 71, will start day three in a seven way share of seventh place one stroke behind his compatriot.
Danish-born but London-based Anders Hansen heads the field by two strokes at 11 under par, adding a 65 to his earlier 68, to finish ahead of Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Argentina's Eduardo Romeo, tied in second place at nine under par.
Montgomerie hit a spectator in the back of the head with an errant drive at the 16th. The man was taken to hospital for observation.
Montgomerie was concerned for the spectator's health and headed straight to call him after his round.
However, the spectator was more worried for Monty's plight saying: "I just wish I could have nutted it back onto the fairway."
Campbell is on target to improve on last year's fourth place finish and hopefully go one better than his debut Volvo PGA effort in 1995 when he claimed second place behind Bernhard Langer.
New Zealand's leading golfer was in damage control near the later stage of his outward nine when he dropped three strokes in two holes from the seventh.
But Campbell recovered birdying the 10th and 12th and despite a bogey at 14, he brilliantly holed a bunker shot from 30 metres out, at the par four, 15th, for birdie.
"It was rough out there and definitely harder than Thursday," he said.
"The wind was about 20 miles an hour stronger and to shoot two under today was a good score.
"I fought so hard out there, just grinding and grinding away.
"For Anders to shoot 65 was just incredible but then I am only five behind going to the weekend, so I'm in with a chance.
"I was fourth here last year, so it's kind of nice to be up there again having a chance of winning with two rounds to go."
Turner played his way to the front of the field despite ending his second round with 10 pars.
He had earlier birdied the fourth and eighth holes with a bogey, at the fifth, sandwiched between the two birdies.
"It was a battle today, a real tough day," he said.
"Unlike Thursday when I felt pretty comfortable I didn't feel very comfy at all today. I didn't hit a lot of bad shots but didn't hit that many good ones either."
"But I am very happy to be five under and I would have been happy with that score if I had played well though I am feeling less than confident over the ball.
"Though in saying that five under is a good score and still well placed."
Stephen Scahill, New Zealand's only competitor in the field, missed the level par halfway cut with a seven over par total after rounds of 70 and 80 that included a 17th hole bogey and a last hole double bogey.
- NZPA
Golf: Campbell and Turner in the hunt at Wentworth
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