Lucas Herbert defied his own low expectations to grab the halfway lead at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. Shubhankar Sharma shot 67 in the second round and trailing the lead by six shots at T13.
Sharma scored five birdies and an eagle to score 4-under-67. He fired one birdie at 2nd hole, four straight birdies from 5th to 8th holes, and made an eagle to 16th hole with three bogies to close the second round with a four-under score.
The Australian, Herbert admitted he had “hit it all over the place” during practice, but produced a second-round 65 to reach 11 under par at The Renaissance Club.
That was one ahead of England’s Robert Rock, with Ryder Cup stars and playing partners Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood sharing third on nine under in North Berwick.
“I’m pretty happy,” said Herbert, who carded seven birdies against a single bogey.
Rock’s 67 was one of only bogey-free rounds on Friday.
Poulter added a second round of 66 to his opening 67, while Westwood followed Thursday’s brilliant 62 with a 71.
Westwood made the ideal start to his second round with a birdie on the tenth, his opening hole, but bogeyed the next two and dropped another shot on the par-five 16th before battling back to shoot level par.
European Tour Release, 03 Oct, 2020
