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Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick both missed the cut at Royal Birkdale.

Todd Clements birdied four of the last six holes for a 6-under 66 and a two-stroke lead Friday in the windy Corales Puntacana Championship.

The R&A assessed Bryson DeChambeau a two-stroke penalty following his second round in the 164th Open Championship for allegedly improving his lie in the tall grass before his second shot on the fifth hole.

Jon Rahm was given a code-of-conduct warning Friday in the British Open for throwing his club after a poor tee shot on the par-3 15th hole.

Rory McIlroy has done enough to make it to the weekend at the Open Championship. The world No. 2 bounced back with a 3-under 67 in the second round and moved to 1 under par overall.

Australia's Lucas Herbert posted an 8-under 62 in the second round of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club on Friday, becoming the sixth men's golfer to record that score in a major championship.

Here are some of the top sights, sounds and highlights from the second round of the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.

Todd Clements of England and Ivan Cantero Gutierrez of Spain each shot 7-under 65 on Thursday at breezy Puntacana Resort to share the first-round lead in the Corales Puntacana Championship.

A stone-cold putter cost an erratic Rory McIlroy on a frustrating first day at The Open as a two-over round of 72 left him seven off the lead and already facing an uphill battle.

Jackson Suber had never been to Europe before and now he's on top of the leaderboard following the first round at Royal Birkdale.