McGinley lies in fourth in Paris

Ireland's Paul McGinley is in the clubhouse in fourth position at the Lancome Trophy in Paris.

Ireland's Paul McGinley is in the clubhouse in fourth position at the Lancôme Trophy in Paris.

The Irishman is five shots behind overnight leader Retief Goosen and trails Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts and Spain's Carlos by a single stroke.

McGinley birdied the first, third, seventh, 13th and 14th holes but a bogey at the par five eighth set him up for a round of 67.

Damien McGrane and Padraig Harrington share ninth place on six under in a group that includes Ian Poulter and Raphael Jacquelin.

Gary Murphy is tied at 45th on two under.

Peter Lawrie and Philip Walton are guaranteed to miss the cut with disastrous rounds today.

Lawrie scored eight bogies and two double bogies, but three birdies clawed him back to nine over for the day, 16 over at the halfway point.

Walton didn't fare much better - five birdies and a double bogey saw him finish well down the pecking order on five over for the day and eight under at the halfway stage.