Adam wants to be a great Scott

ADAM SCOTT signalled his determination to become ''a dominant force'' on the European Tour by taking command of the Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagles.

Scott defied the persistent rain which soaked the Centenary Course to card a flawless second round 65 for a 12 under halfway of 132.

It gave the Australian a four-shot lead over compatriot Richard Green, who added a 71 to his opening 65, with Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance a shot further back after a 68 alongside Welshman David Park. Scott's six-shot victory in the Qatar Masters in March - when he led by three at halfway after opening rounds of 67 and 66 - was only his second on the European Tour after a number of near misses, but he intends to get much closer to mentor Greg Norman's total of 14 tour titles before switching his attention to the US tour.

''I haven't put any time limits on myself over here,'' said Scott, who feels his working relationship with Colin Montgomerie's former caddie Alastair McLean is beginning to blossom.

''I'm going to play here until I feel comfortable that it is time to move on. I really feel until I become a dominant force over here then I don't think I'm ready to move. I really want to prove myself over here.''

Until last week Scott thought he would be playing in the NEC Invitational in Seattle instead of Gleneagles, but the 22-year-old belatedly discovered his victory in Qatar and current world ranking of 61 were not good enough to qualify.

''I'm here to win this tournament and I will do that no matter where I am,'' said Scott. Obviously I would love to be in Seattle but I am happy to be here and I want to win this one.

''I feel if I can keep playing like this I can really put my foot down here and run away with it but I've got to keep playing well. I've played in a great rhythm the last two days, not put myself in any trouble and really taken advantage of the par fives. With five of them out there that's the key to a good score. When we started this morning it was pretty tough, the ball was not going very far and the course was playing very long. It was very slow because we had to have the greenkeepers squeegee the greens to get rid of the water.''

Scott missed the cut five times in six events in mid-season, but is reaping the rewards of a week spent working with coach Butch Harmon in Las Vegas before the USPGA Championship where he finished 23rd.

''I think it had a significant effect on my swing, every time I go to Vegas I feel like I'm going to come away swinging well,'' added Scott.