Hole in one by Mickelson: Return to form by Lawrie

Bjorn again Thomas with a long putter
to get rid of the dreaded "yips"

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Thomas Bjorn conquered the dreaded "yips" to move into contention for the £3million Barclays Scottish Open - and keep his hopes of qualifying for the Open Championship alive.
The Dane has recently been struggling with poor form and a serious shoulder injury, slumping to 182nd in the world rankings and needs to finish in the top five at Loch Lomond on Sunday to qualify for Royal Birkdale.
And the 37-year-old is in with a chance after a switch to a long putter got rid of the "yips" and helped him to rounds of 67 and 68 for a seven-under-par total of 135, two shots behind leader Angel Cabrera.
Asked about the yips - an involuntary jerking movement causing players to miss short putts under pressure - Bjorn said: "There's no doubt that's what it was. It starts as a sensation and the people around you, caddies and coaches, couldn't see it in the beginning. In the end it became obvious to them as well.
"The great thing with the long putter is, no matter how much you have those feelings, the hands do something different than you feel. I've never really been a big fan of the long putter but now I think it should be allowed!"
Cabrera added a 68 to his opening 65 to finish nine under par, one ahead of Ireland's Damien McGrane.
While Colin Montgomerie missed the cut for the second year in succession after a 75, star attraction Phil Mickelson made it to the weekend in spectacular fashion.
After 13 holes of his second round, Mickelson, the world No 2 and runner-up last year, was level par and outside the predicted cut mark.
But the American then fired a hole-in-one on the fifth, his 14th hole, and also picked up two more birdies to card a 67 and finish four under par.
World number six Ernie Els also finished four under after adding a 66 to his opening 72.
Paul Lawrie, winner of the 1999 Open at Carnoustie, has come out of his form slump to be sharing third place, which makes him the top Scot at the halfway point. The Aberdonian has not held such a lofty position in a European Tour event for some time. Long may it continue.