Ash, England (My Sportsbook) - Jeev Milkha Singh and Michael Lorenzo-Vera both carded rounds of three-under 69 Friday to share the lead midway through the European Open.

Singh and Lorenzo-Vera, tied for sixth place overnight, grabbed a one-shot lead at eight-under 136 after two rounds at London Golf Club.

Anthony Wall shot a 69 and Christian Cevaer had a 70 to move into a tie for third place at seven-under 137.

First-round leader Anders Hansen managed only a one-over 73 to slip into a share of fifth place with Jose Manuel Lara (68), Jamie Donaldson (70) and Peter Lawrie (71) at six-under 138.

Singh played through windier conditions in his afternoon tee time than Lorenzo-Vera faced in the morning.

"It was quite tough in the breeze," said Singh. "I think it was quite tough to judge the right club, and especially the distance on the back nine, especially on the breeze coming left-to-right and right-to-left."

The 37-year-old Indian battled the breeze to card one of the only impactful afternoon rounds.

He collected three birdies in his first five holes, then a bogey at No. 9. He birdied the 11th and 14th holes to pass Lorenzo-Vera for sole possession of the lead, but dropped back into a tie with a bogey at 16.

Singh chipped-in for a birdie at the 17th to move into front again, but finished with a bogey at the 18th.

"I'm fortunate, I had a great chip in on number 17 -- wrong club off the tee but I got away with a birdie. That's a bonus," said the three-time European Tour winner.

"Eighteen was playing really tough, I hit a bad drive but got around the green, didn't make up and down, but I'm still happy with a 69. I think 69 in these conditions, I take any day."

Lorenzo-Vera started off the 10th tee in the morning and was particularly pleased with one aspect of his game.

"I putted better than usual," said the 24-year-old Frenchman. "My driving is good, and my irons are average, and I can fix the rest around the greens."

Lorenzo-Vera, seeking his first European Tour win, has played his first 36 holes without a bogey. He collected three birdies in his spotless second round and was excited to have the lead.

"It's going to be a big crowd (on the leaderboard) tomorrow," he said.

The cut line fell at one-over 145 with 69 players moving on to the weekend.

Among those who missed the cut were Retief Goosen, Masters champion Angel Cabrera, suspended PGA Tour player John Daly, Nick Dougherty, Darren Clarke and Players Championship winner Henrik Stenson.