Hanson leads BMW Masters; McIlroy two off lead

Rory McIlroy turned on the style, yet still could not catch Swede Peter Hanson in the second round of the BMW Masters in Shanghai today.

With Welshman Jamie Donaldson struggling badly after his opening course record 62 - he crashed from four clear to six behind with a 74 - it was two of Europe's Ryder Cup stars who took over at the top.

World number one McIlroy grabbed seven birdies for a 65 that lifted him to 12 under, but he trails Hanson by two after the 35-year-old's nine-birdie 64.

They have opened up a gap with the rest of the star-studded field. Hanson's compatriot Robert Karlsson is three strokes further back in third after he also shot 64 to burst out of the pack.

Hanson, the only member of Jose Maria Olazabal's side not to have something to show for his efforts in Chicago last month, actually began his day's work with a bogey.

But then came a birdie at the long third, four in succession from the fifth and then three more in a row from the 11th.

The five-time European Tour winner added another at the 612-yard 15th, but now he faces a head-to-head battle with a player who won the Shanghai Masters on the same Lake Malaren course 12 months ago and is seeking his fifth victory of the season.

McIlroy turned in 32, picking up shots at the second, third, eighth and ninth, and then had a hat-trick of birdies from the 13th on another day of low scoring.

Ireland's Shane Lowry, winner of the Portugal Masters two weeks ago, also recorded a 64 and leapt from 48th to joint fourth with Justin Rose, another of the Medinah heroes, Donaldson and another Swede, Alex Noren.

Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer and Nicolas Colsaerts - three more of the European side - are among those one further back on seven under, but Olazabal himself slipped from fourth to 21st with a disappointing 72.

Michael Hoey shot a 70 to move to seven under, Graeme McDowell is on four under, while Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley finished on plus five after their second rounds.

On facing McIlroy in the third round, Hanson said: "It's going to be fun. He's going to be tough to beat and I'll play 30 to 40 yards behind him, but hopefully I can give him a game.

"It's always nice to follow up a good 66 with an even better round. The greens are beautiful and the course is still pretty soft."

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