John Daly plans to be in the pink on Sunday, even if he is not in contention for the BMW PGA Championship.

The game's notorious Wild Thing' has become the styled thing following a tie-in with a clothing company. And after beating the halfway cut with a second round one-under-par 71, the American promised his army of British fans a fashion parade over the weekend.

So far at Wentworth he has worn polka dot trousers and a pair which might have been tailored from a set of striped curtains.

This morning he was almost demure in a plain tan ensemble, but Daly, whose level par total of 144 leaves him six off the lead held by Anthony Wall and defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, is not toning down.

He warned: “The pants will be a little more flowery tomorrow. And I've got a nice solid pair for Sunday, they're bright pink. I always say it takes a man to wear pink.”

It would have taken a hard‑hearted man to approach Lee Westwood and ask for an explanation for his horrendous second round of 77 which left the former European No1 in trouble on 10 over par for the tournament.

Instead, it was Jimenez, Westwood's Ryder Cup team-mate, who carried the battle to Wall and his fellow overnight leader David Horsey.

An eagle three at the last gave the veteran from Spain a round of 70 to take the clubhouse lead on six under.

Out on the course Londoner Wall moved to the same mark with a birdie four at the fourth, while Horsey remained at five under after a bagging a birdie at the par three fifth only to give the shot back at the next hole.

Colin Montgomerie has broad shoulders but he has admitted they are beginning to sag beneath the weight of responsibility that comes with being captain of the European Ryder Cup side.

Montgomerie, set to resume on three under, is fired by the prospect of regaining the famous trophy from the United States at Celtic Manor in Wales next year. But his own game is suffering for the greater good of the team.

The 45-year-old Scot said: “The Ryder Cup is a distraction, a huge distraction.”