Swede dreams of victory

Freddie Jacobson is at the top of the leaderboard

Colin Moffat BBC Sport Online at Loch Lomond

It was all smiles for Sweden during round two of the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, with Freddie Jacobson blazing a birdie trail, while Carl Petterson, Richard Johnson and Niclas Fasth also enjoyed excellent days.

Jacobsen was able to better his opening 66 by a stroke to sit on top of the pack at 11 under par.

A dazzling front nine included five consecutive gains from the fifth, while the route home was less spectacular with two birdies compensating for a dropped shot.

Jacobson said: "I had good memories from my first round, so that kept me going and my confidence, which has been missing for a couple of months, was back."

It was just me and the gnats

Freddie Jacobson

The ice hockey enthusiast did not finish until after 2100BST the previous night and said he would enjoyed playing to the larger galleries on Friday.

"I think even the scorers had gone home yesterday," he joked. "It was just me and the gnats - I think they liked the taste of me," he said, referring to the dreaded Scottish midge.

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"It feels nice to be in front, I'd like to be in this position more often.

"My iron play and putting has been very good so far."

Petterson, who has five top five finishes to his name this season, including a win at the Portuguese Open, shot a flawless 66 that included an eagle at the par-five third.

The Swede now sits at six-under-par on the leaderboard.

"I just tried to play smart and only attack when the opportunity was there," said Petterson.

"I struggled off the tee yesterday and I was pleased to get in at one under.

"I was swinging smooth today and it paid off."

Johnson is also on the six-under mark after equaling the week's best score with a 65.

This year's champion in New Zealand sparkled through the sun and rain with seven birdies on his card and only one blemish.

I was swinging smooth today and it paid off

Carl Pettersen

Ryder Cup team member Fasth was playing alongside Ernie Els and Darren Clarke and outshone them both with a round of 68 to take him to four-under-par for the tournament.

While his more illustrious partners struggled to cope with the changeable weather and carded over-par scores, Fasth managed to more than shrug off the disappointment of two bogeys with five birdies.

Petterson was playing in an in-form threeball alongside Tom Lehman and Michael Campbell.

Kiwi Campbell, winner of last weekend's European Open, managed a 67, despite a triple bogey seven at the seventh to move to three-under-par.

Lehman, a Loch Lomond winner in 1997, had a brief share of the tournament lead in the morning with four birdies taking him over the front nine in 32.

However, a patchy home run saw four bogeys clutter his card and take him back to four-under-par.