Rory McIlroy's second-round curse struck again as the double Major winner slumped from an overnight one-stroke lead to be trailing by six shots on day two of the Scottish Open.
After setting a course record of a seven-under-par 64 in the first round, McIlroy returned to the stunning Aberdeen links where he stumbled his way to a seven-over 78, dropping back to a share of 34th place at level par.
Three players - Sweden's Kristoffer Broberg (71), Scotland's Marc Warren (69) and Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez (71) - share the lead on six under.
However the 44-year old Gonzalez, a four-time European Tour winner, had to call a penalty shot on himself when he found bushes down the final fairway and when leading by two shots.
Gonzalez eventually walked off with a double bogey as he looks to a first win in four years.