KJ Choi sank a 25-foot birdie putt on the18th to grab the overall lead from Greg Norman on the second day `at Royal Birkdale. The South Korean birdied the last five holes to fire a three-under par 67 with the two-time champion one shot further back.

Camilo Villegas of Colombia hit the best round of the tournament with a five-under 65 to sit on one over, while Padraig Harrington played the last four holes in four under par to bring himself right back into contention at two over with Graeme McDowell.

The defending champion was struggling at six over par after 11 holes but ended his round birdie, par, eagle, birdie.

The main threat may come from David Duval, the former world No 1, who after making a charge, finished two over.

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Colin Montgomerie had to fight to make the cut, on eight over par after 14 holes. The Scot had a triple bogey at the fifth and a double bogey at the sixth.

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8.00pm David Duval finishes a very useful round with a par to leave him handily placed at two over.

7.30pm Colin Montgomerie pars the 18th to finish with a 75, eight under, which means we will ses him this weekend, just.

7.05pm Poulter misses a difficult birdie putt on the last to finish with a very respectable 72 for the round, three over. Meanwhile, David Duval keeps par at the 15th to stay one over

6.54pm A brilliant finish from Choi who birdies the 18th to go one under and snatch the overall lead from Norman.

6.43pm David Howell pars the 18th to complete a round of 71. He will start the weekend action on seven over par after a first round of 76.

6.15pm Choi keeps up the pressure on Norman, making par on the 16th to stay one shot behind the leader.