Dougherty answers critics today

Nick Dougherty answered critics of his ‘playboy’ lifestyle in the perfect fashion in the Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters.

Dougherty added a second-round 69 to his opening 67 for an eight-under-par halfway total of 136 in Malmo, three shots ahead of former Walker Cup team-mate Luke Donald, ex-Ryder Cup captain Mark James and Holland’s Maarten Lafeber.