GOLF/Scottish PGA: Adam Scott signalled his determination to become a dominant force on the European Tour by taking command of the Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagles yesterday.

Scott (22) defied the persistent rain at the Centenary Course to card a flawless second-round 65 for a 12-under halfway score of 132.

It gave the Australian a four-shot lead over his compatriot Richard Green who added a 71 to his opening 65, with the Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance a shot further back alongside Welshman David Park.

"I feel if I can keep playing like this, I can really put my foot down here and run away with it, but I've got to keep playing well. I've played in a great rhythm the last two days, not put myself in any trouble," Scott said.

"I've really taken advantage of the par fives. With five of them out there, that's the key to a good score."

Scott's win at the Qatar Masters in March was only his second on the European Tour, but he intends to get much closer to his mentor Greg Norman's total of 14 tour titles before switching to the US tour.

"I really feel until I become a dominant force over here then I don't think I'm ready to move," he said.

Scott missed the cut five times in six events in mid-season, but is reaping the rewards of a week with his coach Butch Harmon in Las Vegas before last week's US PGA Championship where he finished 23rd.

Ireland's Philip Walton added a steady 70 to his opening round 68 to stay within striking distance of Scott.

However, Des Smyth is a little further back in tied-31st position, a 72 yesterday leaves him at one-under for the tournament.

Green was not too disappointed to find himself chasing Scott after recovering from dropping two shots in his first three holes.

"I am better at coming from behind, it was how I won in Dubai and I also won a couple of tournaments Down Under where I wasn't leading going into the last round," said the Melbourne left-hander, who won the Dubai Desert Classic in 1997 in a play-off with Greg Norman and Ian Woosnam.

"I'm looking forward to the challenge again and I hope I'm playing with Adam tomorrow because I know him well and he is a good mate of mine out here."

The weather contributed to some miserable afternoons for a number of players, primary among them the former US Masters and Open champion Sandy Lyle.

Lyle carded a 68 on Thursday but slumped to an 82 to comfortably miss the cut, a birdie on the first followed by a triple-bogey eight on the next and six more bogeys in an outward half of 44.

(Irish in bold,British unless stated)

(x) denotes amateur

132 A Scott (Aus) 67 65; 136 R Green (Aus) 65 71, M Siem (Ger) 70 66 137 S Torrance 69 68, D Park 68 69, M Roe 69 68 138 F Andersson (Swe) 66 72, P Walton 68 70, I Garrido (Spa) 67 71, M Cort 67 71, R Russell 67 71, A Oldcorn 67 71, J Robinson 68 70 139 S Gardiner (Aus) 67 72 140 M Gronberg (Swe) 70 70, S Dodd 67 73, H Bjornstad (Nor) 68 72 141 B Hume 73 68, P Fowler (Aus) 70 71, M Warren 71 70, I Garbutt 67 74, V Phillips 72 69 142 D Lynn 69 73, G Orr 69 73, R Jacquelin (Fra) 67 75, S Leaney (Aus) 71 71, D Howell 68 74, K Eriksson (Swe) 71 71, B Rumford (Aus) 69 73, C Gillies 71 71 143 A Cejka (Ger) 69 74, A Wall 72 71, D Gilford 69 74, D Smyth 71 72, M James 70 73, W Bennett 73 70, B Teilleria (Fra) 69 74, C Lee 68 75, S Luna (Spa) 69 74, O Edmond (Fra) 73 70 144 P Senior (Aus) 69 75, S Little 70 74, J Spence 67 77, M Lafeber (Ned) 68 76, R Chapman 73 71, R Bland 71 73 145 R Coles 69 76, F Jacobson (Swe) 76 69, M Tunnicliff 72 73, P Sjoland (Swe) 67 78, A Mednick (Swe) 72 73, J-F Remesy (Fra) 71 74, S Webster 73 72, R Muntz (Ned) 70 75, G Turner (Nzl) 72 73 146 S Gallacher 71 75, G Evans 73 73, A Forsyth 68 78, S Henderson 73 73, D Edlund (Swe) 73 73, J Hugo (Rsa) 72 74, G Owen 74 72, P Casey 72 74, G Havret (Fra) 71 75, S Scahill (Nzl) 68 78, N Dougherty 72 74, D Drysdale 76 70 147 J Lomas 72 75, N O'Hern (Aus) 71 76, I Pyman 74 73, J Bickerton 68 79, A Coltart 70 77, M Eliasson (Swe) 73 74, R-J Derksen (Ned) 74 73, D De Vooght (Bel) 73 74, M Maritz (Rsa) 75 72, G Emerson 70 77, S Khan 71 76, M Reale (Ita) 75 72, M Scarpa (Ita) 70 77, S Dyson 74 73, L Parsons (Aus) 74 73

MISSED THE CUT

148 B Dickerson (USA) 75 73, G Fox 76 72, M Mackenzie 72 76, I Poulter 71 77, G Brand Jnr 74 74, M-V Hastrup (Den) 72 76, P Mitchell 73 75, P Broadhurst 75 73 149 J Kingston (Rsa) 75 74, S Webster 75 74, G Clark 76 73, G Law 73 76, R Claydon 76 73, R Drummond 77 72 150 B Davis 72 78, S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 79, T Johnstone (Zim) 72 78, G Hamerton 72 78, S Walker 76 74, D Carter 73 77, S Lyle 68 82, G Collinson 76 74, D Fichardt (Rsa) 74 76, I Hutchings (Rsa) 71 79, G Storm 73 77, J Berendt (Arg) 74 76 151 R Wessels (Rsa) 78 73, E Simsek (Ger) 74 77, C Hanell (Swe) 72 79, C Gane 71 80, M Persson Atlevi (Swe) 75 76, A Marshall 77 74 152 M Ilonen (Fin) 76 76, M Lundberg (Swe) 79 73, M Olander (Swe) 73 79, M Mouland 72 80, P Hanson (Swe) 77 75, P Baker 75 77, D Orr 77 75, R S Johnson (Swe) 76 76, C Suneson (Spa) 76 76, R Arnott 77 75, K Ferrie 72 80, B Marchbank 71 81, N Kalouguine (Fra) 72 80 153 P Golding 74 79, P Eales 74 79, M Pilkington 71 82, A Reid 77 76, A Butterfield 75 78, C Doak 75 78, C Ronald 70 83 154 M Davis 77 77, A Forsbrand (Swe) 74 80, M King 73 81, G Rankin 78 76, M Gray 78 76, S Smith 75 79 155 S Delagrange (Fra) 76 79, J Skold (Swe) 73 82 156 F Mann 80 76, E Boult (Nzl) 71 85 157 A Crerar 79 78 158 A Webster 76 82 159 C Kelly 79 80 161 (x) A McArthur 82 79 164 A Salto (Spa) 75 89 Retired: H Stenson (Swe), O Karlsson (Swe), R Winchester. Disqualified: D Lee, WGuy.