Defending masters

Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju: Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju rose to tied sixth, while Sahith Theegala improved to T-38 even as big names including Scottie Scheffler exited the Scottish Open at the halfway stage.

A dramatic second round shook up the leaderboard at The Renaissance Club. As winds picked up and the tricky coastal links began to show their teeth, a stellar three-way tie emerged at the top of the leaderboard. Defending Masters champion Rory McIlroy, South Korea’s rising star Tom Kim, and England's Jordan Smith all climbed to a 9-under-par total to anchor the final weekend groups.

However, many fell victims to conditions as an unexpected, low cut line of 2-under-par claimed several of golf's biggest heavyweights. The most staggering casualty of the day was world number one Scottie Scheffler, alongside 2026 PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai, both of whom were sent out early after failing to navigate the worsening afternoon conditions.