Marc Warren’s ended an injury-plagued run of outs to be assured of only a second pay cheque this season in making the halfway cut at the BMW International Open in Munich.

Warren, 40, posted scores of 68 and 71 to move to five-under par on the rain-softened Munich Golf Club course in the Bavarian capital.

Scotland’s Marc Warren ends a miserable five month run

Ireland’s Niall Kearney brilliantly took to the overtaking lane to muscle his way to a two-shot lead by a four-under par 68 to his sizzling opening 65 to be atop of the board at 11-under par.

Five players – Norwegian sensation Viktor Hovland (67), Austrian Bernd Wiesberger (68), Frenchman Adrien Saddier (69), Japan’s Masahiro Kawamura (70) and Spain’s Jorge Campillo (68) – share second on nine-under par.

Warren has guaranteed himself four rounds of competition for a first time since his opening event of 2021 when he shared fifth place in January’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

A back injury then forced Warren out after two rounds mid-March from the Qatar Masters and with Warren side-lined for two months and only returning to the Tour at last month’s BetFred British Masters.

Though Warren’s played just one other since The Belfry and that was also missing the cut a fortnight ago in the Scandinavian Mixed.

Warren had been two-under par with five holes to play late on Thursday in Munich when heavy rain halted play. He joined nearly 60 others in returning to the course early Friday to pick-up two more birdies before a short break and then into round two that included five birdies, two bogeys and a double-bogey.

Regardless, Warren was delighted in being assured of his first weekend work in five months.

He said: “I finished my first round earlier this morning strongly with a couple of birdies but then had a poor front nine off the tee of my second round.

“But it’s good to be back playing again. It’s been a log few months but this would be a good time to find a bit of form.

“It’s been difficult because of the injury (back) but it feels a lot better now and, hopefully I can build from here.”

Crook of Devon’s Calum Hill is the best of the Scot’s with the 26-year-old adding a second round 68 to his opening 69 to move just inside the top-10 at seven-under par and two ahead of Warren.

Aberdonian David Law, and with rounds of 69 and 71, is at four-under par.