The second stage of the Open Championship is in progress, and the Claret Jug is still attainable.
When play concluded on Thursday night, five golfers shared the top spot, including Jacob Skov, Olesen, Haotong Li, Matt Fitzpartick, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, and Harris English. Scottie Scheffler, who is currently ranked first, will begin Round 2 just one stroke behind thanks to an initial score of 68.
But Brian Harman has made an early surge in Round 2, scoring a 6-under 65 to climb to -8 and take the lead in the clubhouse.
Rory McIlroy, who is participating near his home this week and hoping to make up for his previous performance at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, has remained in contention. He completed the second round with a score of 69, bringing him to 3-under, which is five strokes behind Harman.
McIlroy completed No. 18 during a downpour that will definitely influence the scoring in the afternoon, when Scheffler will be playing.
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Several well-known players encountered difficulties during Round 1, which increased their risk of missing the weekend. Bryson DeChambeau was among them. He scored a 7-over, which dropped him to the bottom of the leaderboard. However, he was outstanding in Round 2, scoring a 6-under 65 to bring him closer to the cutline.
Patrick Reed, Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, and Brooks Koepka all risk being eliminated, as the cut is currently at +1.
The complete tee times for Friday’s round are available here, along with the tournament’s full leaderboard.
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