We’ve reached the midway point of the British Open, and Shane Lowry has completely dominated the leaderboard.
Lowry dropped to 7-under after a second-round 69 on Friday, giving him a two-shot lead over the field heading into the day at Royal Troon in Scotland. He had a bit of a leg up in the second round, as the strong winds completely beat the afternoon waves and sent many of the big names home early.
Daniel Brown, who led after the first round, shot a 1-over 72 on Friday. Saturday begins the week at 5-under with Justin Rose. Since 1951, they are the first trio from the United Kingdom and Ireland to lead a British Open tournament on the middle course.
Top-ranked Scotty Scheffler starts the day five shots back of Lowry at 2-under. Scheffler, who has won six times on the PGA Tour this season, is coming off a playoff win at the Travelers Championship.
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Scotty Scheffler fought in the 3rd round
The two-time Masters Championship is underway in both the Open and the Rounds of the event. He entered the third round at -2, and 5 shots behind Shane Lowry. Scheffler, who plays today against LIV Golf’s Dean Burmester, has 6 wins in 15 games this season.
Scotty Scheffler of the United States tees off on the 11th hole during practice at the British Open golf championships at Royal Troon Golf Club, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. -
Justin Thomas is cooling down after a hot start.
After leaving in 31, Justin Thomas has come back to earth. 7 birdies in the first 12 holes saw Thomas knock on the door of the leaders, who were set to start their rounds over the next half hour or so, but bogeys at 13 and 15 and a miscued second shot at 16 kept Thomas in touch with the leaders as he began his third round.
Justin Thomas of the United States reacts to his tee shot on the 14th green during the third round of the British Open golf championships in Troon, Scotland, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) -
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Sam Burns entered the race in red numbers.
The LSU Tigers birdied No. 8 to move to -4 for the day and 1-under for the championship. The scoring conditions are very favorable for the first part of the day, but the rain has started to move into the area of ​​Royal Troon.
Sam Burns of the United States tees off on the eighth hole from a bunker during the second round of the British Open golf championships in Troon, Scotland, Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super) -
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DP World Tour star Tristan Lawrence is filling up the leaderboard.
Among the low scorers early in the day are names we saw in the majors on Sunday… Adam Scott, Justin Thomas, but also a few lesser known names like Thriston Lawrence. The South African, a four-time winner on the DP World Tour, is 6-under through the first 8 holes and has 24 points on the leaderboard to finish fourth.
TRONE, SCOTLAND – JULY 19: Tristan Lawrence of South Africa plays his second shot on the second hole on the second day of the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon on July 19, 2024 in Trone, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) -
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Tiger Woods missed the weekend
Tiger Woods missed the cut in Scotland this week, and calls for it to be closed for good are growing fast.
“He should keep playing all these tournaments as long as he likes,” Woods wrote, per Yahoo Sports’ Jay Busby. He got that.
Click on the photo to read more about Tiger Woods’ week in Scotland. (Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images) -