Delroy Cambridge took advantage of some early good weather to fire a five-under par 65 in the second round of the Gosling's Invitational at Belmont Hills Golf Club.

The European Tour professional, who is competing in the Senior Professional division in this year's event, was six-under at the turn, and did well to drop only one shot as conditions worsened on the back nine.

At eight-under par Cambridge has the outright lead at the tournament, a shot ahead of professionals Joe Horowitz and Kirk Henefeld, and is four shots ahead of Craig Marseilles in the senior division after Marseilles could only manage a three-over 73 in his second round.

The Canadian shot a course record seven-under par 63 on the first day, but his putter let him down yesterday, and he three-putted three times on the back nine to drop back to four-under for the tournament.

Horowitz and Henefeld meanwhile are joint leaders in the Open Professional division after Horowitz followed his course-record 63 with a level par 70, and Henefeld carded a one-under 69 to go alongside his first round of 64.

It might have been even better for defending champion Horowitz, who was three-under after birding the 14th, and looked like finishing the day as the outright leader. However he then dropped three shots in three holes as the wind and rain battered the Warwick course in the afternoon.

"It was pretty pleasent until the 15th, I was three-under had made no bogeys, just birdied 14 for the second straight day and then the wind started blowing and I just made a bad swing on 15," said Horowitz.

"The ball got up in the wind and went out of bounds, but I still made a great six, then a par at 16, and 17 was ridiculous. It was howling wind, 40mph, driving rain sideways, so I just chipped a six iron down the hill, missed the green, hit a decent chip, missed a five-footer and before you know it, you're even par, and I was just three-under.

"Up until the 15 hole today I hadn't made a bogey the whole tournament, so I went 32 holes without a bogey, which for anybody is pretty good.

"But, it's Bermuda, and I've been on the fortunate end of many things too, and I've been in (the clubhouse) when it's started to rain, so it all evens itself out, and I've never been one to blame the weather for a bogey, a double-bogey, or a birdie."

While Horowitz and Henefeld are currently three-shots clear of the chasing pack, which includes the likes of Brian McCann and Bill Walsh, who are four-under, the tournament is still very much anyone's to win.

Scott Roy is leading Bermuda's charge in the tournament after he carded a level-par 70 to reach the half-way stage at two-under par.

Even last year's joint-winner, Mike Donald, who is six shots back at one-under will fancy his chances, after he hauled back Horowitz on the final day last year, despite being eight-shots adrift.

"I guess they say if you try to do the same thing over and over again, and (expect to) get a different result, you know, that whole quote, then basically they consider you crazy," said Horowitz.

"So I'm going to try something different this year and try to be close to the lead, rather than (have) an eight-shot lead, and be like Seabiscuit and come in strong on the last quarter of a mile. Shoot 64 the last day rather than the third day, whatever."

For now though Horowitz is just enjoying playing in what he said might prove to be his last professional tournament.

"I haven't played a tonne (of golf this year)," he said. "I went to PGA Tour qualifying school, made 16 birdies in four rounds, and didn't get through the first stage. I made too many bogeys, and that has kind of been my problem for my professional career.

"This year I've played a lot more music than golf, I put out two CDs that are both on iTunes, so that's how I've been paying my bills, playing some music and playing some golf.

"But there are way worse things that I could be doing. I think at this point this is probably my last professional tournament, I think I'm going to focus on having it as a compliment to my life, instead of the main thing."

While Horowitz is pondering the end of his professional career, Bermudian Daniel Augustus is trying to carve out his own.

Last year's top amateur, Augustus holds a slender lead over Camiko Smith in the junior event after his second straight one-over par 71.

Smith shot a 72 and is at three under, while Chris Garland is third at nine-under.

Meanwhile the battle for the Senior Amateur title is heating up between defending champion Jeffrey Lindo and Boston resident Glenn Kelly. Both players are locked at 10 over after posting six-over 76's giving them a two day total of 150.