Lehmann takes route 66

American Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman did his confidence a power of good ahead of next week's British Open with a powerful move through the field at Loch Lomond today.

Having survived the halfway cut in the Barclays Scottish Open with nothing to spare Lehman – still in with a chance of qualifying for his own team and leaving a difficult decision to make – produced a five-under-par 66 to reach six under with a round to go.