Ian Woosnam was today facing a long and anxious wait to discover if he had made the halfway cut in the delayed £1million sterling Wales Open.
Woosnam added a second-round 72 in the unremitting drizzle for a one-over-par halfway total of 145 at Celtic Manor.
It meant the 1991 US Masters champion would have to wait well into the evening to learn his fate and whether or not his chance to earn more valuable Ryder Cup points had been washed away.
With Thursday washed out after just 30 minutes play was possible due to heavy rain, the 150-man field will be cut to the top 50 and ties instead of the usual top 70 after the second round.
Tournament officials are hoping to play the final 36 holes on Sunday over a Wentwood Hills course that undulates so steeply that billionaire owner Terry Matthews is building a new clubhouse and new holes in the Usk Valley in his £50million bid to stage the 2009 Ryder Cup.
Woosnam's thoughts are focused on this year's contest however and the 43-year-old is keen to combine his role as Sam Torrance's vice-captain with that of European team player.
To do so, and make his ninth cup appearance, he needs to climb from 16th in the current standings and if he were to miss the cut here, would need a good finish in the USPGA Championship next week to climb into the top 10 automatic qualifying positions.
His prospects looked good when he eagled the par-four 13th today, holing his nine-iron approach from 136 yards to move from one over par to one under. But dropped shots at the 15th and 17th, and a missed birdie putt from 12 feet on the last, left him right on the edge of the predicted cut.
Playing partners Philip Price and Gary Orr fared better, Price also carding a 72 to finish two-under while Orr added a 74 to his opening 67 to be one shot better off.
That was just two shots off the lead held by Wales' Mark Pilkington, Paul Lawrie, Paul McGinley and Sweden's Anders Forsbrand.
McGinley had played just two holes and Lawrie only one while Forsbrand was looking like setting the clubhouse target as he made light of the conditions with five birdies in his first 11 holes.
PA