Putter misfires again for Rory McIlroy as Ludvig Åberg excels at Scottish Open

Defending champion Rory McIlroy lies three shots off the lead after a 66.

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Rory McIlroy experienced an unwelcome sense of deja vu as his putter misfired once more in the second round of the Scottish Open. Competing for the first time since agonisingly missing out on a fifth major title in the US Open last month, defending champion McIlroy added a 66 to his opening 65 at the Renaissance Club.

McIlroy briefly held a two-shot lead with five holes to play at Pinehurst but made a bogey at three of the last four, including a miss from 2ft 6in for par on the 16th as he finished a shot behind Bryson DeChambeau.