Broadhurst shows his class

PAUL BROADHURST took advantage of the lack of a first-class field at the KLM Open to claim a share of the lead with a four-under-par round of 66 in Holland.

The 39-year-old winner of the Open de Portugal in April began and ended birdie-birdie to take some of the focus away from the European Tour’s lesser lights who had benefited from the absence of the entire world top 100.

A 10-foot putt for birdie was followed with one from four feet as Walsall-born Broadhurst, a former Ryder Cup player, went two under after two at the testing Hilversumsche Golf Club.