The second round of The Open Championship at Royal Troon has begun, and it’s a relatively unknown golfer leading the way. Daniel Brown, who entered the week ranked 273rd in the OWGR, shot a 6-under 65 to overtake Shane Lowry for the sole lead. It’s the 29-year-old Englishman’s first major championship win.
Leaderboard Updates:
1. Daniel Brown (-6)
2. Shane Lowry (-5)
3. Justin Thomas (-3)
T4. Xander Schauffele (-2)
T4. Mackenzie Hughes
T4. Alex Noren
T4. Nikolai Hoygard
T4. Justin Rose
T4. Russell Henry
T4. Joe Dean
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Featured Friday Tea Time
All times are E.T.
3:47 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Joost Luiten, Dustin Johnson
4:14am — Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka
4:25 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay
4:47 AM — Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick
4:58 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young
6:04am — Daniel Brown, Denwitt David Boliboonsub, Matthew Dodd Berry (a)
7:53 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Sungjae Lim, Matthew Southgate
9:37 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert McIntyre
9:48 am — Ludwig Oberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim
10:10 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton