British Open Round 2 leaderboard, scores: Shane Lowry leads after second round as Daniel Brown, Justin Rose trail

It can sometimes take just one wobble to cost you a shot at a major championship, but Joaquin Niemann is trying to shake one off to stay in contention. Thru 16, he's got six birdies on the day, which would usually mean a blistering streak up the leaderboard, but an 8 on the par-3 8th hole has tempered his rise. He does have four birdies on the back nine to steady the ship after the quintuple bogey. He sits at even par with two holes left, and seven shots back of leader Shane Lowry.

Rahm had the incredible chip in for birdie on No. 9, and he's just picked up another shot with a birdie on 14. He's 1-over for the week, 8 shots off the pace, and 1-under on the day. There are just 10 players under par for the championship and with rain in the forecast for tomorrow, conditions could make for some wild swings throughout the leaderboard, so as the wind starts to die down in the evening in Scotland, players like Rahm who still have a chance to make a dent in Shane Lowry's lead will need to take advantage of the opportunities still on the course today.

At 8-over for the tournament thru 13, DeChambeau is still on the wrong side of the cutline, which is expected to be at +5 or +6. He won the U.S. Open last month and had top 10s at both the Masters and PGA Championship this year.

This could be the moment that propels Rose to a second major championship. What a reaction.

Thirty-six holes. One bogey. Justin Rose is absolutely on fire, and after draining a bomb for birdie on 18, the 43-year-old Englishman is in for a 68 on the day and is 5-under for the tournament, tied for second. Remember, Rose had to go through qualification to get to the 2024 British Open and now he'll be in one of the final pairings on Saturday.

It's been a grind for the U.S. Open champion, but this chip in could help him reach the weekend.

Jason Day got out early, before the winds really picked up, and he took advantage of the conditions that were a bit less windy in the early part of the day. He shot a bogey-free, 3-under 68 and sits at 1-under for the championship and six shots back of Shane Lowry. He'll have a late tee time on Moving Day as he looks for a second major title after his 2015 PGA Championship.

It's exactly how you draw up a birdie. Pull hook into the right rough and then top a rescue shot into the heavy stuff on the left side ... and then? Well, you read the headline, and they don't cut highlights for regular old shots. Jon Rahm is one of the best players in the world and this'll be one on his highlight reel for 2024. And at 2-over making the turn, the wind will now be at his back ... but will it fill his sails and give him some momentum heading toward the weekend?

Justin Thomas has had an up and down tournament. He carded a 3-under 68 on Thursday, but Friday got off to an awful start, as he played the front nine at 7-over. The good news, as he navigates the back nine, is that he's at 4-over through 12, which is two shots clear of the projected cut line (and this chip in helped his cause of trying to be in the money by getting to the weekend).

Justin Rose was probably never going to make it to Sunday evening without making a bogey, but he certainly gave it his best shot. It took 30 holes for Rose to eventually take a bogey on a hole — bogeying the 12th — but he remains just one of 10 players under par for the championship and is at 1-under overall for the day through 13. He's 4 shots back of the leader, Shane Lowry, who's done with his first 36 holes at 7-under.

After playing himself out of contention on Thursday, Rory McIlroy likely needed to get under par for his second round to make the weekend, and through just four holes, it doesn't look like he'll be around for for rounds 3 and 4. After a couple of pars to start, McIlroy made bogey at No. 3 and triple bogey at No. 4 to sit at 11-over for the championship headed to the 5th tee. With the cutline projected to be at +6, it'll be a struggle for Rory.

It's not just that the brutal wind is getting players off schedule, it's that the fescue is almost impossible when a player finds it.

With a 1-over 72, Daniel Brown is firmly in contention after Round 2 of his first career major championship. After leading at the end of the first round at 6-under, he's now just 2 shots behind Shane Lowry at the end of his second round. A bogey-free run from No. 10 to No. 16 has the 29-year-old in a great position to make a run over the weekend.

With just four playing groups yet to tee off, the projected cut line has continued to rise. It's sitting at +6 as of 11 a.m. ET, with several big stars already in the clubhouse on the wrong side of that number, including Rickie Fowler (+6) and Tiger Woods (+14)

Rory McIlroy will have a lot of work to do on Friday to make it to the weekend. After a first round 78 left him at 7-over heading ing into Round 2. With the projected cut line at +6, he'll likely have to get under par to make it to Moving Day.

Sitting in second place as he gets into the teeth of his second nine, the first-round leader is holding steady at 5-under thru 15. His back 9 has been clean, opening with a birdie on 10, and then a run of five straight pars as he tries to get into the final pairing on moving day. Playing in his first British Open — and first major overall — the pressure doesn't seem to be affecting him down the stretch in Round 2.

Its been 11 years since the Englishman won his lone major championship, and Justin Rose is looking to add a Claret Jug to his trophy collection — one that also includes a FedEx Cup and Olympic gold medal — and he's certainly putting himself in position through his first round and a half at Royal Troon. Rose has still yet to make a bogey on the week, thru 8 on Friday, and collected this birdie on the 8th hole to get to 4-under for the championship and 2-under for the day.

The No. 1 player in the world is in the mix heading into the weekend at Royal Troon. Scottie Scheffler made bogey on 18 to head to Saturday's third round at 2-under, and five shots off the pace, set by Shane Lowry earlier in the day.

A birdie-par-birdie finish has 2019 British Open champion Shane Lowry eyeing the Claret Jug for a second time with a 2-under, 69 to wrap up Round 2. He overcame the double bogey at 11 to get to a solo lead by the end of his day. He's earned himself a late tee time on Saturday — a day that could see more wind and rain at Royal Troon.

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15 majors and 3 British Opens are seared into the collective consciousness of the golf world, and while the days of his competing at the top of the leaderboard seem to be long gone, the opportunity to have arguably the greatest player of all-time still a part of the major events is one that the golf world can still relish. Tiger Woods will miss the cut for a seventh time in his last 10 events — cut line is projected to be at 5-over — after 79-77 to finish at 14-over for the championship.

He's the hottest player in the world, having won 6 of his last 10 starts, and now he's a 2-under thru 14 after making one of just a handful of birdies of the day at No. 14. That red number came at the end of a run of eight straight pars that have kept him in contention in the second round at Royal Troon.

After a tough double bogey on 11, Lowry stays at the top of the leaderboard after rolling off three straight pars to stay at 5-under, where he's tied with Daniel Brown.

While he's having one of the roughest major championship performance of his career, the highlights we've been used to seeing for nearly three decades still pop up from time to time with Tiger Woods, including this masterful shot into the 15th green.