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Watch the best shots and top moments from the second round of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour’s Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.
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Top-ranked amateur Lottie Woad is living up to her pre-tournament billing and in contention at the halfway point of the Amundi Evian Championship.
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