(CNN) -- Ian Poulter struck a flawless round of 60 to seize the lead at the halfway stage of the Hong Kong Open.
The Englishman's ten-under-par round was a career best and catapulted him to the top of the leaderboard -- one shot in front of American Anthony Kang, who hit a 61.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy looked to be on course for a share of the lead until he tarnished his superb round with a double bogey at the last.
But it was Poulter who led the way with ten birdies, including five in a row from hole seven.
The 34-year-old hit some sparkling shots, including an approach to three feet on the 11th, a 15 foot birdie putt on 13 and a 12-foot putt at the next.
Despite his stellar performance, the European Ryder Cup star still felt he could have got under the 60 barrier.
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