GARRIDO LEADS BY ONE WITH WARREN TOP SCOT THREE BEHIND

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Ignacio Garrido made his move late on the second day to claim the outright lead in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
Having managed three birdies on the outward nine, the Spaniard followed up a birdie on the 11th and again on the 17th to give him a three under par 69 - taking him one shot clear on eight under midway through the tournament.
Lorenzo Gagli, Thomas Björn, Peter Lawrie and Englishmen Mark Foster and Kenneth Ferrie form a five-strong chasing pack one shot adrift.
Italian Gagli completed his first round 69 this morning before shooting a four under par 68, Björn, Ferrie and Lawrie went round in three under today, and Foster remains in with a chance of glory after following up yesterday’s 66 with a 71.
Pablo Larrazábal, the Spaniard, and England’s James Morrison sit one shot further adrift after carding 68 and 69 respectively, while Oliver Wilson, another Englishman, Scot Marc Warren, American Anthony Kang, Raphael Jacquelin of France and Sweden’s Magnus A Carlsson are all five under after 36 holes.
Kang’s six under par 66 represented the lowest round of the day among the leading contenders.
Italian Gagli, who recorded birdies on the second, fourth, sixth and eighth, said: “I played very good these two days, and I’m very happy with that.”
He held the lead for some time before former Ryder Cup vice-captain Björn overcame a bogey on the 15th with four birdies.
Having started on the 10th, the Dane could have gone one shot ahead but his birdie attempt on the last hole - the long ninth - dribbled past the edge of the cup.
“I’m just happy with my score at the moment. That leaves me in a good state or the weekend, and that’s all I'm concentrating on,” Björn said.
Ferrie, who was four under after the opening day, made four birdies and, despite bogies on the 10th and 17th, a birdie on the 18th saw him join the leaders before being overhauled by Garrido.
“I’ve been playing pretty well all year, hitting lots of good shots and hitting the greens and not making lots of putts,” he said.
Lawrie, the leader for a short time yesterday, made an impressive start with an eagle on the second and, despite a bogey on the next hole and the 13th, made birdies on the ninth, 12th and 14th to stay seven under.
The Irishman said: “I putted lovely, I really did. I’m just trying to be more positive - read the greens better and if they go in, they go in. It’s more of a case of positivity than negativity.”
Foster admitted it was a “frustrating” day, adding: “It was quite difficult out there but I’m sitting in a good position and I'll sleep on that and come back tomorrow in a better frame of mind. I’m right where I want to be.”
Two-round totals of level par 144 or better were required to qualify for the weekend action.
Former Open champion Paul Lawrie, making a return to action after several weeks away from the circuit, made it with nothing to spare after a pair of 72s.
But there was disappointment for fellow Scots David Drysdale (71-145), Callum Macaulay (75-146), Lloyd Saltman (75-148), Steve O'Hara (72-148), George Murray (73-149), Elliot Saltman (76-149), David Patrick (75-149), Jason McCreadie (77-149), Scott Jamieson (74-151), Greig Hutcheon (77-152), Stephen Gray (76-153), Scott Henderson (78-155),Peter Whiteford (80-156), Ian Redford (77 for 157) and amateur James White (79 for 159).
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