Graeme McDowell and Sergio Garcia turned on the style to keep alive their hopes of winning The European Open at The London Golf Club.
Resuming two strokes behind first round leader Ross Fisher - one of the second round's afternoon starters - McDowell added a 67 to his opening 65 to set the clubhouse target of 12 under par.
Playing partner Garcia finished eagle-birdie for a sparkling 64 and climbed into joint second place with Fisher on nine under.
McDowell wasted little time making his mark when play resumed, following a 25-foot putt on the short 11th with further birdies at the two back nine par fives, the 12th and 15th.
He did bogey two holes later, but the outward half brought more birdies on the second, fourth and seventh before he missed a seven-foot chance at his last.
Garcia, joint 30th overnight on one under, turned in 32, but saved his best for the end of his round in his first tournament on European soil since the Volvo Masters last November and his first in Britain since he lost a play-off for The Open Championship to Padraig Harrington last July.
