Ko in upbeat

Golf really is so lucky to have the likes of Lydia Ko as one of its leading lights. She had been up at an unearthly hour for a 6.45am tee time and had just completed one of the worst rounds of her career, yet the 20-year-old was still happy to stop and chat before leaving Dundonald Links earlier than expected.

After rounds of 74 and 79 for a nine-over-par total, the world No 4 was by far the biggest casualty at the halfway stage in the Aberdeen Asset