Shane Lowry holds a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of The 152nd Open as Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Tiger Woods all missed the cut at a windy Royal Troon.
Former major champion Shane Lowry holds a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of The 152nd Open as Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were among the stars to miss the cut at a windy Royal Troon. The Irishman followed an opening-round 66 - the best start of his major career - with a two-under 69 on Friday morning to move to seven under and bolster his hopes of a second Open victory, five years on from his impressive breakthrough success at Royal Troon.
Lowry ended a run of pars by two-putting from long range to birdie the par-five 16th, before capping off an impressive round by draining a 20-footer at the last to secure a 36-hole major lead for the first time in his career. Brown was within one of the lead until a penultimate-hole bogey dropped him back to five under, while Rose was the standout performer in the afternoon wave and is also tied-second after mixing four birdies with a lone dropped shot in the worst of the conditions.
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