BEIJING, - Australia's Adam Scott surged four shots clear at the Johnnie Walker Classic tournament with a six-under-par 66 in his second round on Saturday.

His 15-under total of 129 matched the tournament record for the first 36 holes, set by Ernie Els in 2003.
Scott set a course record in Beijing with a 63 in the opening round.

American Gary Rusnak fired a 65 to move into second place on 11-under with South Africa's Richard Sterne a further shot off the pace after a 66.

U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen, New Zealand's Michael Campbell and Swede Peter Hanson were at nine-under after playing their second rounds on Friday.

Several golfers were playing their second round on Saturday after fierce winds forced the abandonment of play on Thursday at the Pine Valley course.

"I'm going to have to be aggressive if I want to stay out in front," said Scott, currently ranked 10th in the world.
"I'd like to keep out in front and have all the pressure on them to come and catch me. It was dead calm this morning. I took advantage of that and did a pretty good job."

The 24-year-old is chasing his ninth career victory, with his most significant to date coming at last year's Players Championship, widely regarded as the sport's fifth major.

The third round is scheduled for later on Saturday.
World number three Els, Spain's Sergio Garcia and Briton Colin Montgomerie were all at six-under.

However, Britain's six-times major winner Nick Faldo missed the cut by one stroke as rounds of 75 and 69 left him at even-par 144.

The $2.3 million event is jointly sanctioned by the European, Asian and Australasian tours.