Broadhurst’s luck set to change as Baker’s runs out

FORMER Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst is in the hunt for his first European tour victory for nine years after adding a 65 to his opening 67 in the Madrid Open yesterday.

But the 39-year-old wishes Peter Baker, his best friend on the circuit, was still at Club de Campo battling for the title with him.

Instead, Baker crashed to a 77 and his failure to make the halfway cut means he has lost his card after 19 years on the circuit and will have to make his first-ever trip to the qualifying school next month.