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Gullane (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Justin Rose put himself in prime position for a successful defence of his Scottish Open crown after a second straight round of 66 at Gullane on Friday.
The 34-year-old Englishman went out in 31 before parring his way down the relatively tougher back nine on the par-70 course, which is a composite of the number one and two courses on the East Lothian links.
That left him at eight under for the tournament and the joint clubhouse leader alongside Ireland's Shane Lowry, who had identical back-to-back 66s, and Sweden's Johan Carlsson, who added a 67 to a first round of 65.