The hardest task for Chris Gotterup was waking up Friday. Once he got going, he never really stopped until he tied the course record with a 9-under 61 and wound up with a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Scottish Open.

Gotterup rolled in three long putts and was long as ever off the tee, seizing on a spectacular day of sunshine and very little wind in the morning at The Renaissance Club.

Harry Hall (64) was two shots behind, and a refreshed Ludvig Aberg (65) led a group that was three shots back.

Aberg is coming off just the break he needed — a trip home to Sweden for the first time in a year, a chance to see friends and eat his mother’s special sausage and get refreshed.

He overcame a bogey-bogey start with eight birdies over his next 15 holes. That made him the only player from among the top five who played in the afternoon, when the wind kicked up along the Firth of Forth and the course became firm and bouncy enough to frustrate Scottie Scheffler and plenty of others.

Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 player, had a pair of three-putts and at one point after watching a putt bounce off line he extended his arm with his thumb up in mock celebration. It wasn’t all that bad. He still shot 68 and was six shots behind.

Amateur star Woad keeps pace with Korda >> Top-ranked amateur Lottie Woad is living up to her pre-tournament billing and in contention at the halfway point of the Evian Championship.

Keeping pace with world No. 1 Nelly Korda, Woad — coming off a remarkable six-stroke win on the Ladies European Tour — shot 2-under 69 on Friday to move onto 5-under par after the second round of the fourth major of the year in women’s golf.

Woad was in a tie for 12th place and five shots off the lead held by Somi Lee of South Korea.

“Definitely a bit nervous,” Woad said, “but it’s also exciting at the same time.”

LIV Golf tries again to get world ranking points >> LIV Golf has applied again to be included in the Official World Golf Ranking, without any indication how it will operate differently from when their first application was rejected nearly two years ago.

The OWGR said in a statement Friday it had received the application and has started the review process to determined if the Saudi-funded league of 54 players would be included.

“The OWGR Board is committed to a thorough evaluation process of all applications, and LIV’s application will be reviewed in accordance with OWGR’s criteria to ensure fairness, integrity and consistency,” the OWGR said in a statement.

MLB

ALL-STAR REPLACEMENTS >> New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón and Kansas City Royals closer Carlos Estévez were named replacements on the American League roster for the All-Star Game.

Rodón, an All-Star for the third time in five seasons, will replace teammate Max Fried for Tuesday’s game in Atlanta. Fried will be unavailable because he is scheduled to start Saturday against the Chicago Cubs.

Estévez replaces Texas’ Jacob deGrom, who is scheduled to start at Houston on Saturday night. DeGrom will travel to Atlanta and participate in All-Star activities.