Extrovert Briton Mark Roe concluded his Scandinavian Masters second round in spectacular fashion to grab a share of a two-shot lead with Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts.
Roe shattered his seven-iron into three pieces while claiming the 18th hole birdie that took him alongside Colsaerts on 10-under-par 134. His seven-under 65 was only a stroke off the Barseback course record.
The 43-year-old Roe, with a history of mishaps and fines by the European Tour, could have done himself serious injury on the last hole when playing from close to a tree.
But instead he watched his ball arc out of the trees to six feet for his seventh birdie.
"If I'd played the shot I wanted, I could have broken an arm or a wrist," Roe told reporters. "So I decided on the route that would definitely snap the club.
"But you don't often see clubs broken in three places and a piece could still have snapped off and hit me. Luck favours the brave."
Englishman Roe is struggling in 144th place on the European money list but remains unworried at the thought of losing his Tour card.
If he does not keep it he will retire and look for a job in golf. If he does make it, he said will play "around a dozen" tournaments next season as he wants to spend more time with his family, particularly his twin five-year-old daughters.
Roe suggested he might run a trick-shot show and he certainly has the credentials.
In 1987 he practised for a tournament with exploding golf balls, wearing a paper bag on his head.
He has been fined for throwing spaghetti over fellow professional Russell Claydon's head during the French Open, a tournament he once won despite having a seriously swollen hand stung by a wasp.
In 1995 he was fined £2,000 sterling by the European Tour after antics at this week's Barseback course, when he hit a six-inch putt 45 yards past the hole on his way to an 11 and a score of 58 on the back nine. He even miscounted and was disqualified.
Roe's most infamous mishap, though, came in the 2003 British Open, when he forgot to exchange cards with Jesper Parnevik before the third round at Royal St George's and, instead of contending strongly for the lead, was disqualified.
Colsaerts continued his bid for a maiden title with a second 67. Swede Fredrik Jacobson bogeyed the last two holes to drop off the top of the leaderboard and is tied for third place after a 67.
Briton Marc Warren joined the Swede after completing a 69 interrupted by a 76-minute break caused by a thunderstorm.
Johan Edfors' hopes of climbing into Europe's Ryder Cup table this week ended when he missed the cut. His playing partner and compatriot Jesper Parnevik did make the weekend, however, despite having to play in great pain after crushing fingers in his car door before the round.
