Experience counts for Lima and Broadhurst

FORMER Ryder Cup duo Paul Broadhurst and Barry Lane, with more than 930 tournaments between them, proved the value of experience in the Portuguese Open yesterday.

Broadhurst carded a flawless 66 to share the halfway lead with Portugal’s Jose-Filipe Lima on eight under par, one shot ahead of Lane and fellow Englishman Simon Dyson.

Lane returned a 67 while Dyson set a course record with a superb 64 as the players made the most of calmer conditions at Oitavos Golf Club.