Havret takes halfway lead

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After a brilliant second round 64 the 30-year-old shares the lead with Spain's Jose Manuel Lara after a day that saw Colin Montgomerie, Retief Goosen, Tom Lehman, David Howell, Trevor Immelman and defending champion Johan Edfors all miss the halfway cut.

But world number three Phil Mickelson is only one behind and world number five Ernie Els, twice a winner of the title and finding form just in time for next week's Open, looks menacing too in the group just three back on seven under par.

Not as menacing, though, as the situation that faced Havret and compatriot Raphael Jacquelin when they entered a bullring for a game of football during a friend's stag party in Madrid. The 200-kilo bull was in there as well.

"It was a little one, but still big enough," he said. "It got me, but I was not injured. It just pushed me a bit. Now you understand how mad we can be sometimes - it was fun. Would I do it again? For sure."

Lee Westwood fell back to three under with a 74, Mickelson's playing partner Graeme Storm shot a 72 for five under and Dane Soren Hansen a 73 for four under.

Joint fourth are England's Simon Khan, Argentina's Andres Romero and Boo Weekley, whose US Tour win earlier this season has set him up for an Open debut at Carnoustie.

Paul Lawrie, winner of the Open on the same course eight years ago, had a chance to join them when he stood seven under with six to play but the Aberdeen golfer bogeyed four of them.