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Pinehurst (United States) (AFP) - After scrambling back to level par at the US Open, world number one Adam Scott still finds himself 10 shots behind leader Martin Kaymer and hoping for a wet weekend. The 2013 Masters champion from Australia fired a three-under-par 67 on Friday to stand on level par 140 after 36 holes at Pinehurst. But after Germany's Kaymer opened with back-to-back 65s to match the best 36-hole start in major golf history and set a new standard for the first two rounds of a US Open, Scott was searching for some weekend rain to ease scoring conditions on the typically treacherous Pinehurst tract. Scott, whose best finish in 12 US Open starts was a share of 15th two years ago, needed birdies at the third and fifth holes, his 12th and 14th holes of the day, to fight his way back to par and put himself within reach of a weekend fightback.
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