DROITWICH golfer John Bickerton shot a 69 to move up the leaderboard on the second day of the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.
His round took him to two under par for the championship and in joint 21st place, just four shots adrift of leader Warren Bennett.
Bickerton is two shots ahead of Hereford's David Park, who slipped back to level par after a 74 yesterday.
Evesham's Jeremy Robinson missed the cut after a second successive 75 left him eight over par.
Colin Montgomerie admits he will have to be uncharacteristically patient to mount a staunch defence title.
The former European number one could only add a second-round 69 to his opening 70 at Kungsangen, but that was good enough to lie just three shots off the lead.
Bennett was one shot clear of the field on six under after a 70, but Montgomerie was one of 27 players within four strokes of the 30-year-old from Kent.
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