Brown surges clear at Galgorm Castle as Maguire and Meadow stay in contention

Tom McKibben produces sparkling round to make the cut on home soil

18 August 2023; Leona Maguire of Ireland during day two of the ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by AVIV Clinics 2023 at Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Antrim. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

England's Daniel Brown opened up a commanding six-shot lead at the halfway stage of the men's ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland as Tom McKibben produced a remarkable round to make the cut.

Brown added a second round of 66 to his opening 64 to reach 11 under par in an event sanctioned by the DP World Tour, LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour, which sees male and female players compete at the same time.