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Scottish Open

GULLANE, SCOTLAND

Some of the top names in golf were being upstaged by a player ranked No. 528 in the world at the Scottish Open, with unheralded Englishman Daniel Brooks taking a surprise three-shot lead midway through the second round on Friday. Brooks rolled in a 30-foot putt for birdie on the last hole for a 5-under 65, which followed up a first-round 64 and put him in command of the links tune-up for next week’s British Open at St. Andrews. Defending champion Justin Rose and Shane Lowry shot 66 and were in a three-way tie for second place on 8 under. Phil Mickelson birdied Nos. 14-16 on his way to a 68 that lifted him to 3-under overall and above the projected cut line — despite what he called a “horrific” round on the Gullane greens. But they were all trailing Brooks, who was ranked as low as No. 570 two weeks ago after 13 straight missed cuts on the European Tour. “Something clicked,” Brooks said, when he tied for 20th at last week’s French Open and he has carried that form to the east coast of Scotland.

Champions Tour

GLENVIEW, ILL.

Lee Janzen, Fred Funk, David Frost and Brad Bryant share the lead after shooting a 7-under 65 in Friday’s first round of the Encompass Championship at North Shore Country Club. Janzen, who won the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens, chipped in for a birdie on the 17th hole during a run of three straight birdies while playing in the morning. Funk, Frost and Bryant played afternoon rounds. They were all a shot off the tournament record of 64 set last year by Russ Cochran. A stroke behind the leaders at 66 are Jerry Smith, Mike Goodes, Craig Stadler, Jeff Sluman and Rod Spittle.

Associated Press