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Daniel Brooks leads Scottish Open

England's Daniel Brooks leads the Scottish Open after the second round as overnight leader Thorbjorn Olesen crashes out.

England's Daniel Brooks has moved to the top of the leaderboard after the second round at the Scottish Open after a disastrous round from overnight leader Thorbjorn Olesen.

Daniel Brooks of England smiles on the 16th fairway during the second round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Gullane Golf Club on July 10, 2015© Getty Images

The Dane, who shot a seven-under round of 63 on the opening day, went round the Gullane course in 77 today, resulting in the 25-year-old missing the cut.

Brooks sits on 11-under for the tournament after a second-round performance of five-under, leaving him three shots clear of a group of six players tied for second, including defending champion Justin Rose and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell.

Dutchman Joost Luiten carded the best score of the day, completing his round in a seven-under 63 to jump up 89 places into a tie for 13th on the leaderboard.

Ian Poulter, Colin Montegomerie and Edoardo Molinari were among the other players to miss the cut.

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