French golfer Raphael Jacquelin leads pack by one shot after day two of Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Friday.
Jacquelin said that he had been working extremely hard to reach the current position.
According to the BBC, Jacquelin's countryman, Alexander Levy, Irish duo Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry and England's Oliver Wilson are one behind on eight under.
Scots Chris Doak and Richie Ramsay are tied for sixth alongside American Ryan Palmer, on seven under.
World number one Rory McIlroy and his Ryder Cup team-mate Victor Dubuisson are tied for 20th on four under.
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