ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Cameron Smith’s total of (131) tied the fourth-lowest opening 36-hole score in Open Championship history and is the lowest in The Open at St. Andrews. With a two-stroke lead over first-round leader Cameron Young, Smith holds the 36-hole lead/co-lead for the second time in a major championship (2020 Masters/shared 36-hole lead with four others before finishing T-2) and the fourth time in an individual stroke-play event on Tour. He is 1-for-3 in converting.
Making his 90th major championship start, three-time Open Championship winner Tiger Woods missed the cut for the fourth time in 22 starts at The Open. Woods shot (153) which is his highest 36-hole score at The Open and third-highest in a major championship.
Rory McIlroy trails by three strokes in bid for fifth major championship win and first since winning the 2014 PGA Championship.
At T-3, Viktor Hovland holds his best 36-hole position in a major championship. His previous best was T-17.
World No. 1 and FedEx Cup leader Scottie Scheffler sits T-6, the 16th time in last 19 major championship rounds inside the Top 10.
Four of six amateurs in the field made the cut: Barclay Brown, Filippo Celli, Sam Bairstow and Aaron Jarvis.
Collin Morikawa becomes the first defending champion to miss the cut at The Open since Darren Clarke in 2012 and all four past champions at St. Andrews missed the cut: Zach Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen, Tiger Woods and John Daly
The Open Leaderboard | After 36 Holes
Cameron Smith 67-64—131 (-13)
Cameron Young 64-69—133 (-11)
Rory McIlroy 66-68—134 (-10)
Viktor Hovland 68-66—134 (-10)
Dustin Johnson 68-67—135 (-9)
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: Today and Sunday, coverage is set for 5:00am to 7:00am (ET) on USA Network and 7:00am to 2:00pm (ET) on NBC.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: 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 8:35am (local) - 3:35am (ET). and continue to 3:55pm (local)/10:55am (ET) when the “Camerons” tee-off.
Weather: Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy and light rain/showers as Saturday progresses. Temperature 66-degrees, with 75% humidity. There’s a 7% chance of rain in the morning but that increases to 71% by 7pm (local). Winds 3-4 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link) and R&A site (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 3:00am (ET) Sunday.
The Open - Field and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Round Three Tee Times: (link) - 8:35am (local)/3:35am (ET)
What They’re Saying
Leaderboard at The Open Shaping Up for Historic Weekend (PGATourCom)
Tiger Says Good-Bye to Playing The Open at St Andrews (Golf Week/USA Today)
Sheffler Aims for Win at St. Andrews After The Masters (PGATourCom)
It’s Cameron (Smith) vs Cameron (Young) (Golf Week/USA Today)
Big Names Among Those Who Missed the Cut (Golf Week/USA Today)
How to Watch The Open (Golf Week/USA Today)
Pro Golfers Take Over at Truckee (Reno Gazette Photo)
On This Day in Golf History
July 15, 1983 - Hale Irwin “whiffs” on a two-inch par putt on the 14th hole of the third round of The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. After missing his 12-foot birdie putt, an upset Irwin tries to backhand the tap-in and misses the ball completely. The following day, Irwin shot a final-round (67) and finished in second place and a stroke behind Tom Watson. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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