Paul McGinley lost his patience and blew up in the Hana Bank Vietnam Masters near Hanoi.

Just two shots off the lead with five holes to play, the Dubliner went on the attack and dropped four shots in just three holes down the stretch.

Paul McGinley scorched up the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the Hana Bank Vietnam Masters in Hanoi.

The Dubliner, 40, fired a five under par 67 to haul himself from the cut line to tied 13th on three under par.

Paul McGinley has a battle on his hands to make the cut in the inaugural Hana Bank Vietnam Masters in Hanoi.

The Dubliner, 40, opened with a two over par 74 at the Hanoi Phoenix Golf Resort to finish one shot outside the projected cut mark in his last event of the year.