Scottish Youths' Open: Maximillian Rottluff surges ahead at Monifieth

By The Newsroom

Published 8th May 2010, 21:10 BST

Updated 8th May 2010, 23:32 BST

GERMANY'S Maximilian Rottluff powered into the halfway lead during the second round of the Golf Data Lab Scottish Youths' Open championship at Monifieth yesterday.

The 17-year-old from Dusseldorf, seven shots off the pace at the start of round two, reeled off six birdies in a five-under 66 to jump to the front with a level-par 142.

Rottluff heads into the closing 36 holes a stroke ahead of Glenbervie's Fraser Moore, who posted a one-under 70 for a 143.