INVERNESS, Scotland – Sweden’s Alex Noren used calm afternoon conditions to post a 6-under 66 and take the halfway lead at 8 under in the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart on Friday.
New Zealander Danny Lee and Englishman Eddie Pepperell are one shot back at 7 under, with Spain’s Jorge Campillo, South Africa’s Branden Grace, Matteo Manassero of Italy and Richard Bland of England all two shots back at 6 under.
Noren, in equaling the low round of the day, took a while to get going with only one birdie on his first nine. But the Swede turned for the front nine (he started on No.