Ludvig Åberg carded a second consecutive round of 64 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the Genesis Scottish Open.

The Swede went bogey-free on day two at The Renaissance Club to get to 12 under as he looks for a maiden Rolex Series title to continue his remarkable rise in the game.

The 24-year-old was sitting outside the top 300 on the Official World Golf Ranking when he missed the cut here in just his fifth professional start 12 months ago but in the year since he has won maiden titles on the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR, played on a victorious European Ryder Cup team, finished second at the Masters Tournament on his Major debut and risen to fourth in the world.

Åberg is unlikely to have it all his own way over the final 36 holes in East Lothian, however, with a stellar field assembled for the event co-sanctioned by the PGA TOUR.

Frenchman Antoine Rozner stayed bogey-free for the week with a 64 of his own to sit at 11 under, a shot clear of Italian Matteo Manassero, who carded a 63, and South Korea’s Sungjae Im who carded a 67.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy, American pair Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala, Spaniard Alejandro de Rey, Dane Rasmus Højgaard and Swede Alex Noren were then at nine under.

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