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The 37-year-old followed his opening 66 with a four-under-par 68 to draw level on 10 under with Kang, who carded his second consecutive 67 at The Vines Resort and Country Club.

Spain's Ignacio Garrido, Japan's Hiroyuki Fujita and New Zealand amateur Danny Lee all carded 68s to finish the day tied for third place on nine under.

First-round leader Robert Jan-Derksen was tied for the lead with Kang for much of the afternoon but a run of three consecutive bogeys saw him finish with a level-par 72 that dropped him into a tie for sixth with eight other players on eight under, including world number 11 Anthony Kim (68) and John Bickerton (70).

Graeme Storm and South Africa's David Frost shot the day's best rounds of 64 to join Colin Montgomerie and Ian Poulter in an 13-way tie on seven under.

Lee Westwood recovered from a quadruple-bogey nine on the third to card a 73 that put him on five under along with Paul Casey, who shot a 68.

But world number nine Camilo Villegas of Colombia and Australian legend Greg Norman will not be around for the weekend after failing to make the cut of three under.

Villegas shot a 71 to finish on one under, while Norman's 72 saw him finish on two over.