Shane Lowry is 36 holes into the 2024 British Open and eyeing a second Claret Jug.
Lowry, regardless of a double bogey on his again 9, completed with two birdies in his remaining three holes to card a 69 on Friday and get to 7-under. That was good for a two-shot lead over the sphere heading into Shifting Day.
Daniel Brown, who entered the day because the in a single day chief after popping out of nowhere on Thursday, held sturdy at 5-under. Justin Rose fired a bogey-free 68 on Friday, too, and matched Brown at 5-under. Rose hasn’t received a significant championship since his win on the U.S. Open in 2013. Lowry, Brown and Rose are all from Eire or the UK, which is one thing that hasn’t been seen on the high of the leaderboard on the halfway level since 1951.
Billy Horschel, Dean Burmester and top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will enter Saturday tied in fourth at 2-under.
After their wild battle in North Carolina, neither Bryson DeChambeau nor Rory McIlroy began their week in Scotland properly. Friday wasn’t any higher, both. McIlroy dropped to 11-over on the week, and DeChambeau completed at 9-over. They each missed the reduce, too, which is one thing McIlroy hasn’t completed on the British Open since 2019.
Tiger Woods, like he has so many instances in recent times, struggled once more too. Woods posted an 8-over 79 on Thursday, after which a 6-over 77 on Friday which led to a seventh missed reduce or withdrawal in his final 10 begins.
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Cutline set at 6-over
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau have all missed the reduce at Royal Troon.
Click on the photograph to learn concerning the greatest names who missed the reduce at Royal Troon. (Andy Buchannan/AFP) -
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Wind batters afternoon wave on Friday
The wind within the afternoon wave at Royal Troon was terrible.
“I have to lie down in a darkish room. It is brutal on the market,” Matthew Southgate mentioned. “That is one of many hardest experiences I’ve had on a golf course.”
Click on the photograph to learn extra concerning the wind that battered the afternoon wave on Friday at Royal Troon. (AP/Jon Tremendous) -
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Joaquin Niemann’s big again 9
It will possibly generally take only one wobble to price you a shot at a significant championship, however Joaquin Niemann is attempting to shake one off to remain in competition. Via 16, he is acquired six birdies on the day, which might normally imply a blistering streak up the leaderboard, however an 8 on the par-3 eighth gap has tempered his rise. He does have 4 birdies on the again 9 to regular the ship after the quintuple bogey. He sits at even par with two holes left, and 7 photographs again of chief Shane Lowry.
Joaquin Niemann is slowly clawing again after posting an 8 on the par-3 eighth earlier within the spherical. (Paul Ellis/AFP) -
Jon Rahm making his approach up the yellow leaderboard
Rahm had the unbelievable chip in for birdie on No. 9, and he is simply picked up one other shot with a birdie on 14. He is 1-over for the week, 8 photographs off the tempo, and 1-under on the day. There are simply 10 gamers below par for the championship and with rain within the forecast for tomorrow, circumstances may make for some wild swings all through the leaderboard, in order the wind begins to die down within the night in Scotland, gamers like Rahm who nonetheless have an opportunity to make a dent in Shane Lowry’s lead might want to benefit from the alternatives nonetheless on the course at this time.
Jon Rahm is hanging in there throughout a tricky afternoon wave at Royal Troon. (Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters) -
DeChambeau at risk of lacking the reduce
At 8-over for the match via 13, DeChambeau continues to be on the fallacious aspect of the cutline, which is predicted to be at +5 or +6. He received the U.S. Open final month and had high 10s at each the Masters and PGA Championship this yr.
Bryson DeChambeau is vulnerable to lacking the reduce on the British Open. (Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters) -
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Rose lastly makes a bogey however stays related to leaders
Justin Rose was most likely by no means going to make it to Sunday night with out making a bogey, however he definitely gave it his finest shot. It took 30 holes for Rose to ultimately take a bogey on a gap — bogeying the twelfth — however he stays simply certainly one of 10 gamers below par for the championship and is at 1-under general for the day by way of 13. He is 4 photographs again of the chief, Shane Lowry, who’s completed together with his first 36 holes at 7-under.
It took eternally, however Justin Rose lastly made a bogey. (AP/Peter Morrison) -
Rory’s tough Spherical 2 begin
After taking part in himself out of competition on Thursday, Rory McIlroy doubtless wanted to get below par for his second spherical to make the weekend, and thru simply 4 holes, it does not appear to be he’ll be round for for rounds 3 and 4. After a few pars to start out, McIlroy made bogey at No. 3 and triple bogey at No. 4 to sit down at 11-over for the championship headed to the fifth tee. With the cutline projected to be at +6, it will be a wrestle for Rory.
Rory McIlroy doubtless will not make the reduce on the British Open after one other tough outing. (AP/Peter Morrison)
