PGA Tour Brunch | The Open | R-2
PGA Tour Brunch | The Open | R-2
@PGATourBrunch Coverage of Second Round of Open Championship
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - St. Andrews is hosting the 150th edition of The Open, marking the 30th time the championship has been contested at The Old Course. After an 8-under (64) in his Open Championship debut, PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young leads by two over Rory McIlroy.
Young holds his third first-round lead/co-lead of the season, tied with McIlroy for most on Tour. McIlroy’s (66) is his best opening round at The Open since carding the same score en route to winning at Hoylake in 2014.
Making his 90th major championship start, three-time Open Championship winner Tiger Woods equals the highest opening round score in his 22 starts at the event.
World No. 1 and FedEx Cup leader Scottie Scheffler sits T-5, marking the 15th time in the last 18 major championship rounds he has been inside the Top 10 on the leaderboard.
Genesis Scottish Open champion Xander Schauffele posted a 3-under (69) in bid to become the first player since McIlroy in 2014 to follow a win on the Tour with a major championship victory the following week.
The 2021 Open champion Collin Morikawa opened with an even-par (72) in bid to become the first player to successfully defend at The Open since Padraig Harrington in 2008.
The first-round scores for past champions at St. Andrews: Louis Oosthuizen (71), Zach Johnson (72), John Daly (73), Woods (78).
Justin Rose (back injury) and Erik Van Rooyen (neck injury) withdrew prior to the start of the first round and were replaced by Rikuya Hoshino and Aaron Rai, respectively. Both the last-minute alternates opened with a 3-over (75).
JT was the Talk of the Town:
The Open Leaderboard | After 18 Holes
Cameron Young 64 (-8)
Rory McIlroy 66 (-6)
Cameron Smith 67 (-5)
Robert Dinwiddie 67 (-5)
Full Leaderboard: (The Open)
Full Leaderboard: (Barracuda)
The 150th Open Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: St. Andrews Links (Old Course), Fife, Scotland
YARDS/PAR: 7,313 yards/Par 72
ARCHITECT: Established in 1552
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $14,000,000/$2,500,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Collin Morikawa
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TheOpen
TV COVERAGE: Second-round coverage scheduled from 4:00am to 3:00pm (ET) on USA Network. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 5:00am to 7:00am (ET) on USA Networkand 7:00am to 2:00pm (ET) on NBC.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Live streaming coverage will run from 3:00am (ET) to 3:00pm (ET) on TheOpen.com today. Peacock will also offer OTT coverage today from 1:30am to 4:00am (ET and 3:00pm to 4:00pm (ET). Weekend streaming is only on TheOpen.com from 6:00am to 2:00pm (ET) on Saturday and 5:00am (ET to 1:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Consult The Open Radio for further details.
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
The Open | The Basics
Round two Tee Times at The Open start at 6:35am (local) - 1:35am (ET). and continue to 4:16pm (local)/11:16am (ET).
Weather: Light rain in the morning turning to mostly cloudy to partly cloudy as the day progresses. Temperatures 58-60-degrees, with 96% humidity dropping to 77% by 5pm (local). There’s a 50% chance of rain in the morning but only 9% by 1pm (local). Winds clocking 15 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link) and R&A site (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 4:00am (ET) Saturday.
The Open - Field and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Round Two Tee Times: (link) - 6:35am (local)/1:35am (ET)
What They’re Saying
McIlroy Off to Another Strong Start (PGATourCom)
Rookie Young Sizzles at St Andrews (ESPN/Associated Press)
A Long, Slow Day and Tiger Woods Struggled (Golf Week/USA Today)
The Open R-1 Pace of Play = “Ridiculous” (Golf Week/USA Today)
How to Watch The Open (CBS Sports HQ)
Local Star Returns as a Pro at Barracuda (Reno News-Gazette)
On This Day in Golf History
July 15, 1961 - Arnold Palmer won The Open Championship for the first time, shooting a (69) and (72) over the final day’s 36-holes to beat Day Rees of Wales by one shot at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
160-plus feet?
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