The Editorial Team

Week 32 – 21/07/2024

The last major of the year remained up for grabs with nine holes to play.

The 37-year-old shot a 69 in the worst of the wind and rain.

The major championship debutant shot 73 to remain hot on the heels of leader Billy Horschel.

Kim’s tee shot was the first time a hole-in-one has been recorded on the 17th in 10 Open Championships at Royal Troon.

MacIntyre won the Scottish Open last week.

Winds dropped from Friday’s 25mph gusts to a more gentle breeze at Royal Troon.

McIlroy has not won a major since 2014.

Lowry has a two-shot lead after adding a second-round 69 to his opening 66 at a blustery Royal Troon.

Tiger Woods equalled his worst number of shots for two rounds in a major.

The three-time champion missed the cut at 14 over.

The 2019 champion is seven under after two rounds at Royal Troon.

Woods slumped to 11 over on day two at Royal Troon.

Royal Troon’s front nine is traditionally where most of the scoring can be done but Thursday’s winds made that more difficult.

Troon was proving less of a test than Thursday due to gentler winds.

The Northallerton golfer shot a bogey-free 65 with a birdie at the last lifting him to six under.

Lowry carded five birdies in a bogey-free 66 that was only surpassed by Brown’s 65 at the Open.

The 48-year-old carded six bogeys and two doubles in his opening round.

Lowry was five under after the opening day with McIlroy 12 shots adrift after a 78.

The Northern Irishman was 10 shots behind clubhouse leader Justin Thomas.