Bjorn eager to rejoin the elite after shooting superb 64

THOMAS Bjorn yesterday spoke of his determination not only to get back among golf’s elite, but also to get back to beating them.

The Ryder Cup Dane's stop-start season burst into life again with an eight under par 64 in the second round of the French Open at Le Golf National near Paris.

At halfway he is 10 under and two in front of compatriot Anders Hansen, England's David Howell and Philip Golding, Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara and Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts. Justin Rose and Scot Stephen Gallacher are each one further shot behind.