Former Amazon delivery driver Matt Baldwin leads way at BMW PGA Championship

England’s Matt Baldwin will take a two-shot lead into the third round of the BMW PGA Championship after a record-equalling display at Wentworth.

A former foursomes partner of Tommy Fleetwood, who also worked as a delivery driver to fund his golf, Baldwin is in pole position to claim the title after adding a 66 to his opening 65 for a halfway total of 13 under par, matching the tournament record set by Paul McGinley in 2008.

British Masters winner Niklas Norgaard is Baldwin’s nearest challenger on 11 under following a 68, with France’s Antoine Rozner another stroke back after firing six birdies in the last seven holes in a bogey-free 65.

Rory McIlroy lies four shots off the lead on nine under after adding a 68 to his opening 67.

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Play was suspended for 77 minutes due to the threat of lightning shortly before noon, with Baldwin having just holed from 25 feet for par on the 16th before the siren sounded.

The 38-year-old won his first DP World Tour title in South Africa last year, but admitted he had considered quitting the game on several occasions as he battled to keep his card.

“I had three or four months working at Amazon driving a van just to see me through the winter before the Challenge Tour started in 2022,” said Baldwin, who lost his card in 2016 but regained it for 2018 after a sixth visit to the qualifying school.

“I learned a lot from that. I learned that there are other things that I could do in life, but I also learned that I really wanted to play golf.

“I remember pulling up to a block of flats, jumped out the van, got in the back