Richie Ramsay holds one-shot lead after second day at European Masters

Scottish golfer Richie Ramsay followed his opening-round 62 with a four-under 66 to hold a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the European Masters in Switzerland.

The Scot, who is 12 under, leads Welshman Jamie Donaldson, who is 11 under.

Donaldson's European Ryder Cup teammates Victor Dubuisson of France and Denmark's defending champion Thomas Bjorn are eight under and two under respectively. Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke, on par, was among those who missed the cut, which was set at one under.

Italy's Edoardo Molinari, who was joint-overnight leader with Ramsay, has fallen back to tied for eighth with Dubuisson, Scotsman Marc Warren and English duo Seve Benson and Tommy Fleetwood, The BBC reported.

Ramsay, who won the tournament in 2012, picked up five birdies and dropped just one shot in his second round. He said that it was tricky out there, adding that it wasn't as cold as expected but the rain came in and that dropped the temperature.

Ramsay said that it was nice, tougher pins that make scoring a little bit higher but he adapted well. He added that a good short game on the first few holes has kept him on a nice even keel and kept the momentum going.

The Scot said that he picked up a few birdies at 15 and 16 after starting on the back nine which got the wheels going, and added that four is always a tough hole and it was great to get the birdie back straight away at the fifth after bogeying the fourth, that settled me down.

Ramsay said that he has got a huge amount of experience around here, and added that winning not just here but in any European Tour event is tough.