BARCLAYS SCOTTISH OPEN

'I do like Loch Lomond,' says Goosen

- and no wonder as he leads by two

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Retief Goosen is not known as a comic, but he is sure he gave his playing partners a laugh at Loch Lomond today by making a total mess of his opening shot.
"A low, thinny one going right - probably not even 180 yards off the tee," said Goosen of his three-wood down the 10th.
However, the South African was the one smiling the most at the end of the Barclays Scottish Open second round, however, after an eight-under-par 63 catapulted him from four behind into a two-stroke lead.
Goosen, now 11 under, missed out on the course record by only one stroke - as he did not need telling because he was the one to achieve it back in 1997.
"I've shot 62 around here twice, once with placing (in 2001 en route to taking the title) and once without. I do like it here. The golf course is fairly generous off the tee and I'm not one of the straightest hitters."
The double US Open champion, who rescued his par-4 on the 10th with a 30-foot putt, has a particular fondness for the 518-yard third hole now.
As on the opening day, he sank a 20-footer for eagle, making him four under there already this week.
Goosen - a winner in Asia, Africa and America in the last nine months, but not in Europe since the 2005 German Masters - has Australian Adam Scott as his closest challenger. Scott was off at 7.40am, but did not prevent former tennis world number one Ana Ivanovic from being there to support him as he added a 67 to his opening 66.
"All areas of my life are in a good place right now," said the 28-year-old when asked if it helped to have a partner who was also a professional sports star.
His compatriot Marcus Fraser and German Martin Kaymer, winner of the French Open on Sunday, are three behind in joint third, while Lee Westwood, the player Kaymer beat in a play-off in Paris, was much improved both in his golf as well as his health.
For the second week running Colin Montgomerie ended up making a halfway cut he firmly expected to miss on Friday night.
Europe's Ryder Cup captain will now try to force his way into contention in the Barclays Scottish Open just as he did at the French Open last weekend.
Despite making birdies at the last four holes for a second-round 69, Montgomerie assumed his level-par aggregate would see him crashing out of his national championship for the third year running.
But six-and-a-half hours later the 46-year-old's place in the final two rounds was confirmed when Martin Erlandsson, playing in the last group, lost a ball and triple-bogeyed his final hole.
A birdie there from the Swede would have knocked out not only Montgomerie, but also defending champion Graeme McDowell. Erlandsson was actually two under with three to play, but dropped five shots in the last three.
Montgomerie had been full of doom and gloom after his round.
"I'm not playing very well at all," he sighed.
"My game has gone back to where it's been for the last one-and-a-half years - disappointing.
"But never mind - we'll keep going. Turn up next Thursday (the start of the Open at Turnberry) and give it a run - that might be the answer."
If Monty's not happy with his game what about New Zealand's Michael Campbell? The former US Open has now missed 11 cuts in a row.

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