Shane Lowry holds the clubhouse lead after round two of the 152nd Open Championship, in pursuit of his second Claret Jug, with English major debutant Daniel Brown and Justin Rose on his tail.
Lowry added a second round of 69 to his opening 66 for a halfway total of seven under par which always looked insurmountable due to a strengthening wind causing havoc for the later starters.
The 2019 champion recovered from a double bogey on the 11th with birdies on the 16th and 18th to hold a two-shot lead over the English duo of Justin Rose and Dan Brown, who both had to come through 36-hole final qualifiers earlier this month.
Brown, who had completed a flawless 65 at 9.33pm on Thursday, battled to a second round of 72, while Rose returned a superb 68 and has amazingly dropped just one shot in 36 holes.
But Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods missed the cut after struggling once more.
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The Open Championship 2024 – live updates from Royal Troon
The 152nd Open Championship continues at Royal Troon in Scotland
Leaderboard: -7 Lowry; -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Shane Lowry birdies last to extend lead, finishing with a 69 and at -7
English qualifier Daniel Brown alongside Justin Rose on -5
Rory McIlroy to miss cut after struggling in the wind
Tiger Woods to miss cut at +14 after second round 77
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 20:08 , Lawrence Ostlere
Harman finds the fairway on the 18th and that should be enough for him to make the cut.
With that, we will wrap up our coverage today. Here’s a look at the top 10 of the leaderboard:
S Lowry -7
J Rose -5
D Brown -5
B Horschel -2
D Burmester -2
S Scheffler -2
C Conners -1
J Day -1
X Schauffele -1
P Cantlay -1
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 20:01 , Lawrence Ostlere
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
The reigning champion Brian Harman pushes his tee shot on the par-three 17th just over the back of the green. he dinks a lovely chip close, though, and that should be his par. At +5, he’s got a couple of shots leeway to make the cut.
Hatton is angry after missing a par putt on the 16th, and that’s a bogey. With that, he slides back to +7 and that will mean missing the cut. Four bogeys on the back nine have undone his good work earlier in the day.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 19:54 , Lawrence Ostlere
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Jon Rahm finishes a solid day with a missed birdie putt and taps in for par, and the Spaniard will go into the weekend on +1. That’s enough for tied 13th on the leaderboard, but he’s eight strokes behind leader Shane Lowry.
MacIntyre started the day with two triple bogeys. He ends it with a three-under-par back nine to stick around tomorrow, on +5.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 19:50 , Lawrence Ostlere
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Bob MacIntyre thrashes out of the rough down the right side of the 18th fairway and finds the front of the green. He’s been marvellous on the back nine, at three under, and is set to make it to the weekend after he was eight over par through the first six holes today.
McIlroy finds a greenside bunker on the 16th.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 19:46 , Lawrence Ostlere
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Rory McIlroy blasts a 383-yard drive down the middle of the fairway on 16 and that’s as good a tee shot as we’ll see all week there. Unfortunately, it counts for little when you’re on +12, but he seemed to enjoy that one.
Up ahead on 17, DeChambeau hacks out of the thick grass, through the green and down the other side into a little furrow. He kicks his club. He’s going to miss the cut too.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 19:37 , Lawrence Ostlere
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Bryson DeChambeau can only par the par-five 16th and that is a golden opportunity missed. He’s on +8 going into the final two holes and needs a birdie-birdie finish now.
Rahm makes a tidy up and down to par the 17th after missing the green with his tee shot. He’s on +1 going to the last.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 19:28 , Lawrence Ostlere
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Rahm does indeed drop a shot, though only after missing a good chance for par. He trudges on to the 17th.
It looks like +6 is going to be the cut, and that’s good news for Bob MacIntyre, who hits back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16 to give himself a great chance of being here on the weekend.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 19:19 , Lawrence Ostlere
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Oh no – a mistake by Rahm, who overhits his lay-up on the par-five 16th and runs into the burn trickling across the fairway. He had done so well to get to -1 and in contention but he’s going to fall back now.
Justin Rose speaks on the conditions today at Troon: “I think today it tipped over the edge where the elements were in control, meaning that you were aiming right of a pin and slicing the ball and seeing the ball hook. So the wind had all the control on the ball. The player couldn’t have control over the wind. I think that’s the tipping point today. Yesterday I felt like it was playable, a fair fight. Today was a bit more survival.”
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 19:01 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Rahm lasers in a birdie on 15 to get level par, and if he can keep this form up he could well be in contention over the weekend.
On 17, Niemann has made some shots back from the horror at the Postage Stamp and he’s at level too.
MacIntyre gets a birdie at 15 too, and he moves to +6 just as the projected cut does too.
On 13, Hatton overcooks his approach with the iron and he’s looking at moving back to +6 himself.
No sign of a recovery from Hovland either on 14, as his tee shot overruns the pin by a distance.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 18:55 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
The projected cut stands at +5, so there’ll be some worried players out there.
MacIntyre birdies the 15th to give himself hope.
On the par-three 14th, DeChambeau’s tee shot has too much on it and he’s not happy as it finds the bunker. He needs to find three shots over the next five holes, and he’s not getting one here.
Harman attempts to ensure his weekend place with a good tee shot, and he drains the putt for a birdie and +4.
Hatton misses the par shot by quite a distance and he could be double bogeying here – he does, moving to +5.
Homa triple bogeys for +6. It’s falling apart for some here.
At the other end of the spectrum, Rahm is looking dialled in after a monster drive is followed by a chip that gets him within birdie distance.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 18:47 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Rahm with another birdie opportunity as a brilliant drive goes high and lands within a few feet of the pin. He sinks the putt and moves to +1. His tee shot on 15 is good too, catching the wind to sail onto the fairway.
MacIntyre has the half-chance at the birdie, but it’s inches wide and he’ll stay on +7. McIlroy is showing no signs of improvement yet.
And there’s a late nightmare for Homa as his second shot flies into one of the on-course lounges.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 18:35 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Rahm gets par again to stay on +2, but it’s really going against Fleetwood as he pushes his par attempt wide and goes to +9.
Homa, who’s squeezing through as it stands, finds some thick bushes with his tee of 12, and he’ll need another ball.
Henley continues his bad day with a bogey on 14, taking him to +3.
McIlroy slices his tee shot off 13 – that’s a man who needs his round to finish ASAP. DeChambeau’s effort is better but still finds the rough, and he needs to find some form quickly if he’s going to be playing at the weekend. He’s on +8.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 18:30 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
It’s really not happening for a few players out there, with McIlroy the obvious one as he sits on +13.
It’s not looking encouraging for MacIntyre either, as he fails to make it in regulation on 13, but his third shot puts him within a few feet of the pin.
Hatton’s had a bit of luck though, as the ball he hit out has been dropped fairly close to the green. That’ll save him a couple of shots, as his putt attempt lands within tap-in distance.
Henley, who’s dropped four shots so far today, looks to claw back some hope as he tees off on 12.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 18:23 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Hatton’s tee shot off the 11th looks to have landed out of bounds.
On 12, Rahm guides home the putt for par to remain on +2. Steady for the Spaniard over the last few holes.
Below is a replay of the birdie on the 18th that took Rose to within two shots of the leaders.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 18:09 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Thomas is coming to the end of a disappointing day as he squeezes past the banker and lands on the green at 18. He’s still on +4 but he’ll have the chance for a birdie to finish – it’s short though, and he takes par to end the day on four over.
Rahm tees off on 12th and carries well, giving him a good chance of making the green in regulation. Fleetwood tees off looking to sneak back into the cut, but it swings wide and lands in the rough.
McIlroy’s second shot on 10 sets him up for a birdie shot, but you wouldn’t back him at this point.
On hole on and DeChambeau continues his fight to make the weekend, but he misses the birdie putt and stays on +7.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 17:59 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown, Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Brilliant! What a way to finish from Rose, as he puts it left to right and drains the birdie putt on the final hole to finish with a round of 68. He’s two shots behind going into the weekend, an he gets the biggest cheer of the day so far.
On 11, Rahm skims the hole as he looks for the birdie, and he’ll take par. Hatton makes par on nine to stay at +2, while Henley falls back off the green on 12 and will stay on +1 at best.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 17:45 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Worth mentioning that the projected cut is now +6 as it stands.
Adam Scott is potentially playing to make the cut as he tries to sink the birdie putt on 18, but it’s short. He finishes the day with a round of 77,and he’s right on the border with +5.
Rahm tees off on the 11th, and gets to the first cut off the fairway.
On 16, Thomas misses a birdie chance to continue his daunting start.
Rose has advanced up the 18th, and his second shot takes him past the pin and onto the green. He won’t be finishing on a birdie though.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 17:36 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Rose sinks the birdie and so he approaches the final two holes at four under. Can he gain another stroke on Brown and Lowry? His tee shot sets him up with a chance…but he can’t capitalise, slotting in for par.
On 10, Rahm’s second shot is pulled left and he won’t be gaining a shot here.
Harman moves to +6 as he fails to save par despite escaping the sand on eight. Hatton has clawed his way back to +2, and he should be sure of making the cut.
On nine, DeChambeau guides the chip in to birdie and move to +6, right on the edge if the cut. It may be enough depending on how the wind holds up.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 17:24 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -3 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Rose’s third shot on 16 punches wide but it’s set up for a birdie opportunity.
A lovely break for Rahm to take him to +2 as he rolls in from almost 50 yards.
Harman is the latest on the bunker in the Postage Stamp.
Fleetwood bogeys, so he’s on +7, and Aberg continues a difficult day with a bogey for +9.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 17:17 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -3 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
On nine, Rahm takes the iron off the tee and it lands among the crowd. Henley is inches from sinking the birdie for even, but he has to settle for par.
DeChambeau lips out and stays on +7, so he has work to do to make the cut.
McIlroy is up to +13 as he takes his second shot on the seventh, and he knows he’s coming to the end of his time at Troon.
Harman still has hope, but he finds the bunker off the tee.
On 16, Rose’s second shot on the par-five hole has a good line and takes him close to the green.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 17:07 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -3 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
On 14, Thomas is back on +4 and his latest chip overshoots the green.
On 15, Rose chips into birdie distance and then he’s so unlucky as it lips out.
McIlroy is another who’s getting no joy out there, as he’s on to +12 and has extremely slim chances of making the cut.
The Postage Stamp has claimed another victim as Niemann ends up in three different bunkers for a quintuple bogey. He’s up to +4 now.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 16:51 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Rose tees off on the par-three 14, taking the iron for the chip, but he misses the green and it kicks off the back of the bunker.
On seven, DeChambeau tees off as he looks to improve on +6, and he’s laughing as he finds the bunker.
Elsewhere, Henley drops a stroke on eight, and he moves to +1.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 16:36 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Things are improving for Thomas with his second birdie in the last three as he wraps up the 12th.
On seven, Rahm gets out of the rough with his second shot, but it lands in the greenside bunker. He chips to within a few feet, and an up and down should save par.
Rose attempts the birdie putt on 13, but the wind is dragging it and it’s short.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 16:29 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Fleetwood has dropped a shot on the sixth and he’s now in a lot of danger of not making the cut – he stands on +6.
Rahm is feeling a little more safe as he goes for the birdie putt – it lips out but he takes par and stays on +3.
On four, McIlroy is in danger of the snowman and he lips out with his seventh shot, finishing for the triple bogey, taking him to +11.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 16:20 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel
Henley has shot two over so far today so he’s back on level par now.
On 18, Brown is just under 80 yards from the pin, and he easily makes the green but looks a little disappointed as it overruns the hole. He pushes the birdie shot wide, but he makes par to end the day on -5, having shot 72.
On 12, Rose’s second shot bounces into the greenside bunker. Can he stay bogey-free?
More misery for McIlroy – he clips a shot well past the green and into a bunker on the opposite side. He’ll be on +10 at least by the time this is over.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 16:07 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel, Henley
Not quite happening for Rahm today, as he misses another birdie shot on five. He makes par though.
Brown chips onto the green on 17 with his second shot, and he should secure par, but he miscues it, settling for a bogey and going to -5. His tee shot on 18 sets him up too.
McIlroy has climbed down to +8 as he tees off on four, while Rose splits the fairway with another good tee shot, this one off 12.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 15:56 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel, Henley
Brown does birdie, and he’s up to -6 as he walks to 17. His tee shot on the penultimate hole runs past the pin and onto the edge of the first cut off the green.
Brian Harman misses par on the third so he moves to +3, while a Thomas birdie putt is sunk to move him to +5.
No more luck for McIlroy as it’s lying deep in the rough and he chips out onto the first cut past the pin.
Rose’s approach on 11 is well-judged, slightly overrunning the pin and setting him up for par once more.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 15:49 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel, Henley
It gets worse for MacIntyre, who’s struggling on four.
Quite the opposite for Rose though, he makes par on 10 to stay in third. The same goes for Brown, who isn’t far from the eagle and will surely get the birdie on 15.
MacIntyre has tripled bogeyed, so he moves to +9.
Justin Thomas’ horror day continues, and he’s up to +6 as he battles through the start of the back nine. A bit of luck for Fleetwood though, as he birdies four to go to +4.
The projected cut is +5 at the moment.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 15:38 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel, Henley
DeChambeau is toiling away on +5, but his second shot on the third takes him to the green. He can’t find the birdie though, settling for par.
McIlroy plugs his shot into the greenside bunker on two, and he’s getting unlucky already. He drags himself out well though and has a chance to make par – he drains it, and that up and down could be a key moment for him!
On five, Niemann bogeys and drops back to -1.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 15:31 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel, Henley, Niemann
Gusts are hitting 34mph in some parts.
McIlroy has a putting chance for birdie from deep, but it’s a tough ask and it falls short. He makes par on the first.
Rahm misses his own birdie chance on the third, and he’ll stay on +2 – or not! He misses the put and moves to +3. Fleetwood does the same, and he can’t climb out of +5.
Rose sinks the putt for par on the ninth and he’s the only man on the field with no bogeys today. He’s still -4. He’s not affected by the wind on the tee at 10 either.
Brown sends the birdie putt wide on 15, so he’ll have to settle for par at best.
Joaquin Niemann has moved to -2 through four.
MacIntyre’s been forced to take his medicine on three, having made his way onto the green on the third and missed the shot for par on the fourth. He’s on +6 at the moment.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 15:19 , Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry, -5 Brown; -4 Rose; -2 Scheffler, Burmester, Horschel, Henley
Brown is looking to make some ground on Lowry as he finishes is final three holes of the day. He tees off on 14, and it overruns the pin but there’s a chance for birdie. He doesn’t make it through, and he starts 15 by making the fairway.
Big cheers as Rory McIlroy tees off, looking to improve his score of +7. It’s a great effort, carrying far and avoiding the fairway bunkers. He follows it up with a shot onto the green, but it’ll be par likely.
On the ninth, Rose edges towards the pin, and it should be par.
Thomas, who’s had a difficult day so far on his way to +3, chips out of the sand but won’t claw back a birdie on the ninth.
The Open 2024: Scottie Scheffler very much in touch after round two
Friday 19 July 2024 15:02 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Scottie Scheffler’s route down the 18th includes a tour of a fairway bunker, taking in the sights on his first visit to these parts. He clips out of the sand and then spits a 65-yard wedge up on to the dancefloor.
Can he do-si-do down for a four? Playing partner Jordan Spieth gives him a good read, failing to make his birdie putt from a similar spot…but Scheffler can’t make it stick. A bogey at the last and a 70 for Scheffler.
Two-under, though, is handy at this juncture.
The Open 2024: Nightmare start for Bob McIntyre
Friday 19 July 2024 14:56 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Bob McIntyre would have been happy enough at +1 overnight, thinking a good round today could set him up for a weekend title charge after winning the Scottish Open last weekend. Alas, it’s all gone wrong, rather, on the first, finding rough with drive and approach and then up against the wall of one of those devilishly deep bunkers.
And in the sand he will stay as he cloths his effort into the brickwork! A nightmare. He pops it out at the second attempt but an opening seven sends him tumbling down the leaderboard.
Better news for Justin Rose, though – he’s made that short birdie putt and is up into outright third all alone.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 14:50 , Harry Latham-Coyle
There is some very, very good golf being played out there. Conditions are far from easy with the wind up, and scoring, on the whole, is beginning to slow as a result, but Justin Rose tattoos the seventh flag with a delicious approach. He should gobble that birdie up.
The Open 2024: Shane Lowry extends advantage!
Friday 19 July 2024 14:43 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Shane Lowry is into the clubhouse with a two-shot lead! It’s all clicking for the 2019 champion, watching his birdie putt on the last crawl in the front door to seal a 69 and take him to -7. Superb!
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 14:38 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A handy one to have for Justin Rose, salvaging par on the sixth from distance. Still blemish-free, the Englishman – everyone else has a bogey at least to mark their card over the first two days. Impressive.
Tyrrell Hatton hits out at course at The Open: ‘Unfortunately, that’s where it’s going’
Friday 19 July 2024 14:36 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Tyrrell Hatton hit out at Royal Troon after a difficult first round at The Open, suggesting that the Ayrshire links course has been made overly long and is no longer enjoyable to play.
The Englishman shot an opening round 73 to sit eight shots back at two-over-par, recording 16 pars and a pair of bogeys on Thursday.
Tyrrell Hatton hits out at The Open course: ‘Unfortunately, that’s where it’s going’
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 14:35 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Deft hands out of the sand from Scottie Scheffler, chopping out to leave himself an inviting putt to climb to three-under. And in it goes! He joins Justin Rose three back.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 14:34 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Deft hands out of the sand from Scottie Scheffler, chopping out to leave himself an inviting putt to climb to three-under. And in it goes! He joins Justin Rose three back.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 14:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Shane Lowry is dialled in. Picture perfect up the 18th, sending a low iron scutting along the firm fairway.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 14:27 , Harry Latham-Coyle
So close to a miracle putt for our leader on 17, Shane Lowry’s long-range effort looking pretty all the way. An inch to the left, in the end.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 14:25 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Justin Thomas is dropping like a stone. Bogey, bogey, bogey for the American, undoing all of yesterday’s hard work across holes two through four.
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are both in at one-under. A 68 for Cantlay, a 72 for Schauffele and both firmly in the mix heading into the weekend.
The Open 2024: Tiger Woods finishes +14
Friday 19 July 2024 14:21 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A par on the last for Tiger Woods, who receives a mighty ovation striding up to the 18th green. Not the two rounds he would have wanted at Troon, but judging by how punchy he was in dismissing retirement talk earlier in the week, I’d suspect we’ll see him try to roar again at Royal Portrush next year.
The Open 2024: Shane Lowry takes the lead!
Friday 19 July 2024 14:16 , Harry Latham-Coyle
-6 Lowry, -5 Brown; -3 Rose; -2 Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler, Hojgaard, Henley
We have a solo leader once more. Shane Lowry can’t find his eagle putt on the 16th having played two quite lovely shots on to the par five, but a birdie takes him clear at the head of the field. Tidy stuff from the Irishman, who’d love the wind to get up a little later once he’s safely in the clubhouse.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 14:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Another shot gone for Justin Thomas, leaking a putt to the right on nine. Back to evens.
The wind is getting up at Troon, whipping in off the Ayrshire coastline. Justin Rose very nearly drains a birdie putt on the fifth, which is playing as the second toughest hole on the course today. A tap-in par will suit him fine from there, though.
The Open 2024: Tiger Woods nearing end
Friday 19 July 2024 14:07 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Oh dear. It’s not been Tiger Woods’ weekend, a brief frisson of excitement amid a fast start yesterday quickly dissipating. A ten-foot par putt slides past and it’s +14 for Tiger, the end very much nigh.
Pars for playing partners Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 14:05 , Harry Latham-Coyle
The putts are starting to fall at Troon. Collin Morikawa curls one in from the other side of the 16th green to get under par for the day and +1 overall. Work to be done, but a couple of trademark immaculate irons from here on in could take Morikawa into the weekend with a bit of momentum.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 13:59 , Harry Latham-Coyle
-5 Lowry, Brown; -3 Rose; -2 Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler, Hojgaard, Henley
Brown birdies the 10th to move back into the joint lead, while Rose birdies the fourth to move into third on -3!
Lowry looks to hit back with a long birdie attempt on 15, but it’s short and he settles for par. He’s even for the day.
Finally a break from par for Scheffler as he drains the putt for a birdie on 14. He’s up to -2!
Fitzpatrick has slumped to +6 and just missed a birdie shot on the 15th.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
Friday 19 July 2024 13:50 , Chris Wilson
-5 Lowry; -4 Brown; -2 Noren, Horschel, Burmester, Rose, Hojgaard, Hughes and more
Not a great start for Thomas as he drops another shot on the fourth and moves to -1.
Scheffler produces a lovely shot to dig himself out of the rough and find the green with his second shot of the 13th, and he’s somehow created a birdie chance for himself, but he has to settle for par.
Lowry produces a big par save as he gets up and down on 14 to stay in the lead. He’s irritated with his tee shot on 15 though, slicing it into the rough.
Schauffele and Cantlay are still battling through on -1, and the 16th gives the former a birdie opportunity that he narrowly misses. Cantlay follows by doing the same.
Elsewhere, Colin Morikawa, who’s currently on 15, has clawed his way back to +2.
Notable finishers so far include Horschel and Burmester on -2, Conners and Day on -1, and Dustin Johnson on +1.
