Scotland's Stuart Wilson is guaranteed the silver medal as the top amateur - he is the only non-professional to make the cut

Local favourite Colin Montgomerie enjoys great support but a round of 72 sees him end the day five shots back

Mike Weir lines up a putt on the way to making a par score of 71 which leaves him on three under

American Scott Verplank nudges ahead of Montgomerie and Weir as he makes the best of the conditions at Troon

Tiger Woods is prowling up the leaderboard after hitting four birdies on the front nine and is perfectly poised to challenge

England's Barry Lane finishes the day in sixth despite his worst round of the tournament so far

Thomas Levet gets a soaking as his round of 71 sees him relinquish the lead as his form starts to slide

Retief Goosen enjoys a round of three under par, his best performance of the tournament so far

A loose shot sees Phil Mickelson stray into the rough but he still cards an impressive round of 68

2002 Open champion Ernie Els is also well placed after two birdies on the first six holes help to move him to seven under

Todd Hamilton is the outstanding performer of the day as he has another round of 67 leaving him one shot clear of the field