Summary

  1. Postpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time

    Harman -6 (12)

    Brian Harman slides his birdie putt left and, on the easiest hole on the golf course, the leader of the Open has to make do with par.

  2. Li makes solid startpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time

    Li -4 (1)

    Li Haotong of ChinaImage source, Getty Images

    The least heralded of the five overnight leaders was probably China's Haotong Li.

    He's just got under way and fared rather better than Jacob Skov Olesen down the first.

    On the green safely in two and then comfortably home for par.

  3. Postpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time

    So many snails emerged onto the pavements in my neighbourhood when the storms rolled in this week.

    At least I've now got some good options to name them.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:53 British Summer Time

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    Name that Snail - you guys are inspired!

    Billy Horshell

    Fozzy, Surrey

    Rory MolluskIlroy, Scottie Shellfler

    Anon

    Phil Molluscson

    Dougie, Dundee

    Mucas Glover anyone?

    Simon in Milton Keynes

  5. Postpublished at 12:53 British Summer Time

    Harman -6 (11)

    That familiar waggle of the club and the several looks at the target area before Brian Harman strikes his third shot at the par-five 12th...

    He leaves his pitch from just off the green about 12 feet short. Although he'll have a putt for a birdie and a two-shot lead, he perhaps should have been a tad closer than that.

  6. Hats offpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time

    Faith Harper
    BBC Sport NI at Royal Portrush

    I've seen a few questionable fashion choices out on the course this week but I have to hand it to these guys, the hats are pretty cool!

    Fans dressed up for the occasion.
  7. Postpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time

    Hatton -5 (11)

    Tyrrell Hatton drops a four-footer for par on the 11th, given that hole played nearly half a shot over par on average in round one, he's making up ground on the field.

    He then pounds a drive down the par-five 12th, which was statistically the easiest hole yesterday.

  8. Hojgaard bogeys 14thpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time

    Bezuidenhout -3, R. Hojgaard -5, Langasque -1 (14)

    Rasmus Hojgaard on day two of The Open, PortrushImage source, Getty Images

    After consecutive birdies Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard surrenders his place at the top of the leaderboard with a bogey at the 14th. The 24-year-old fluffs a fairly straightforward putt for par

    Playing partners Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Romain Langasque both save par.

  9. Postpublished at 12:48 British Summer Time

    English -5 (8)

    Over to Harris English who is putting for birdie at the eighth.

    It's not threatening the hole but it's a tidy enough par as he heads to the final hole of the front nine.

  10. Postpublished at 12:47 British Summer Time

    DeChambeau +4, MacIntyre -3, Rose -3 (10)

    Birdie attempts of between 30-40 feet for Bob MacIntyre and Justin Rose on the 10th.

    Safe two-putt pars for the European Ryder Cup duo.

  11. Scott heading homepublished at 12:47 British Summer Time

    Scott +9 (79)

    Adam ScottImage source, Getty Images

    Five weeks ago, we watched the 2013 Masters champ Adam Scott make a real move to win the US Open in miserable conditions at Oakmont.

    The popular Australian will not be sticking around this weekend though.

    An ugly +8 round Portrush today means he has dropped from one over par after the first day to nine over right now.

  12. Postpublished at 12:44 British Summer Time

    Hatton -5 (10)

    No dramas on the 11th for Tyrrell Hatton who pings his drive down the middle of the fairway and then finds the heart of the green with his second.

    The pin is back left so he's got a 30-footer for birdie coming up.

  13. Aberg birdies the ninthpublished at 12:42 British Summer Time

    Aberg -2, Hovland E, Spieth E (9)

    Aberg at The Open 2025Image source, Getty Images

    Ludvig Aberg has holed some long putts today and here's another, from about 30 feet to make birdie on the ninth.

    He's out in 32 and only four shots off the lead now.

    That's more than 101 feet's worth of putts holed by Aberg in his round so far today.

  14. Mickelson bogeys the firstpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time

    Mickelson E (1)

    No Phil Mickelson magic from the greenside bunker on the first - he's unable to save par from there and he drops back to level par.

  15. McIlroy misses birdie chancepublished at 12:36 British Summer Time

    Fleetwood -2, McIlroy -1, Thomas E (8)

    Rory McIlroy on day two of The Open, PortrushImage source, Getty Images

    Rory McIlroy scratches his nose after missing a chance to putt for birdie on the eighth. It was about a 15-footer but the ball just curls away from the hole at the crucial moment.

    Tommy Fleetwood's body language is definitely more upbeat than the Northern Irishman compared to yesterday. Fleetwood does not quite generate enough power but is not too hard on himself when he picks up the ball and moves on.

  16. Postpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time

    Harman -6 (11)

    Co-leader Brian Harman is short and right of the 11th green but a well-played chip leaves him five feet for par.

    Anyone who watched him win at Hoylake a couple of years ago will know he rarely misses from that range. And he doesn't miss here either.

  17. Postpublished at 12:34 British Summer Time

    Hatton -5 (10)

    The radar slightly off for Tyrrell Hatton on the 10th, who is pin-high but on the fringe of the green, 10 yards to the left.

    A chip and a tap-in par follows and he heads to the 11th, which played the hardest hole on the course yesterday.

  18. Umbrellas and suncream in equal demandpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time

    Faith Harper
    BBC Sport NI at Royal Portrush

    Having come prepared for another day of wind and rain the sunshine was a pleasant surprise! At the minute it's quite warm out on the course.

    That said there's a few pretty angry looking grey clouds on the horizon.

    It's been a rotation between full waterproof gear and suncream this week. Northern Irish weather, you just have to love it!

  19. 'MacIntyre in excellent position'published at 12:32 British Summer Time

    DeChambeau +4, MacIntyre -3, Rose -3 (9)

    Catriona Matthew
    Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

    He's barely missed a fairway and given himself a lot of birdie chances.

    He's in an excellent position and let's hope he can keep it going today.

    Bob MacIntyre lines up a puttImage source, PA Media
  20. Postpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time

    Save your money and go watch some golf.

    Plenty of good stuff happening around Royal Portrush at the mo.