Aberg cruises into halfway lead as Scott stays in touch

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Aberg cruises into halfway lead as Scott stays in touch

A year after missing the cut in the Scottish Open in just his fifth start as a professional, Ludvig Aberg cruised into the halfway lead in pursuit of the biggest win of his young career.

The 24-year-old Swede exploited ideal conditions at the Renaissance Club to card a second successive 64 for a halfway total of 12 under par, one shot ahead of France’s Antoine Rozner.

Adam Scott carded a 65, following on from his opening-round 67, and is the leading *********** contender, four shots off the lead.

“I didn’t play well today but somehow I still managed to make some birdies. So the putter must have been performing quite nicely but we’ve had ideal conditions,” he said.

“So although pins were a bit more tucked today, it was a good day for the putter to roll a few in and I’m hanging in there.”

Overnight leader Justin Thomas endured a nightmare second round,. He hit a tee shot out of play on No. 8, his 17th *****, for a double bogey.

His 72 pushed him six shots off the lead and alongside fellow *********** Cameron Davis on 134. Min-Woo Lee, on 137, also made the cut. But the weekend is over for Jason Scrivener, who missed the cut.

Rozner, who has yet to drop a shot this week, added a 64 to his opening 65 while Italy’s Matteo Manassero and South Korea’s Sungjae Im were on 10 under after rounds of 63 and 67 respectively.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy ***** three shots off the lead after a 66, with Spain’s Alejandro del Rey – a late call-up after the withdrawal of Sebastian Soderberg – also on nine under after starting his second round of 62 with six straight birdies.

“It’s been very nice,” Aberg said with typical understatement. “I felt like we’ve had a very good game plan and are executing the shots.

“We try not to force anything. We try to have a lot of acceptance when we play and make sure that we put good swings on it, and give ourselves plenty of chances, which I felt like we’ve done very well.”

Aberg only turned professional in June last year but won the final Ryder Cup qualifying event in Switzerland at the start of September and was hailed as a “generational talent” when given a wild card by Europe captain Luke Donald.

He partnered Viktor Hovland to a record 9&7 thrashing of world No.1 Scottie Scheffler and five-time major winner Brooks Koepka in Rome as Europe regained the trophy, and two months later won his first title on the PGA Tour.

Aberg then finished runner-up to Scheffler in April’s Masters on his major championship debut and held the halfway lead in last month’s US Open, but is determined not to let success go to his head.

“I wouldn’t describe myself as a superstar. All I try to do is play good golf,” Aberg said.

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