Postpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Mark Chapman
BBC Radio 5 Live presenter
This is real up and down stuff, it's fascinating.
So much of the attention of the crowd at Royal Portrush is on that group.
Summary
+2 Rory McIlroy misses cut at Royal Portrush despite round of 65
+1 secures weekend spot
-8 Shane Lowry and JB Holmes lead after second round
-7 Fleetwood, Westwood
-6 Smith, Harding, Rose
Selected: -5 Koepka, Spieth; -4 Rahm; -3 Hatton
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Darren Clarke and US Open champion Gary Woodland also miss cut
Postpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Alex Bysouth
BBC Sport at Royal PortrushOh he likes it all right! And so does this crowd. Rory hits straight back. He’s feeding off the raucous evening atmosphere at Royal Portrush.
McIlroy birdies to three overpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
McIlroy +3 (14)
That scored somewhere near Justin Leonard's 1999 Ryder Cup putt on the whoop-o-meter!
The crowd explode as Rory McIlroy's birdie putt locks on to the hole and never lets go. Right down the throat, nothing but net.
He has two shots to find over the closing four holes. Can he do it and make the cut for the weekend?
Image source, ReutersPostpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
McDowell +1 (17)
Take a bow, Graeme McDowell.
He smacks his ball out of the long grass and onto the green.
But sadly the Northern Irishman’s birdie putt stays left of the hole.
Rory likes it...published at 19:05 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Alex Bysouth
BBC Sport at Royal Portrush“He likes it, he likes it!” screams one excited punter about Rory McIlroy’s approach, which anchors down on the damp 14th green to offer up another birdie chance.
The fans are off, skipping up the rope that leads to a viewing point of the pin before Gary Woodland’s even played his shot - they’re only interested in one man...
Birdie for Furykpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Furyk +2 (12)
Jim Furyk's just improved his cut chances.
He knocks in a birdie putt on the 12th to go two over.
Poulter to miss cutpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Poulter +7 (F)
Ian Poulter won't make it to the weekend but he nearly goes out in glory as his chip on on the 18th hits the flag, but bobbles over the hole.
He ends up with a par.
McIlory with a chance at 14published at 19:03 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
McIlroy +4 (13)
Rory McIlroy pings his approach right down the line of the flag on 14.
The Northern Irishman is playing some frantic catch-up as he attempts to make the cut, projected to be at one over.
There might be inroads to be made here...
Bogey for Kisnerpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Kisner -2 (13)
American Kevin Kisner's par putt slides right and he drops a shot on the 13th.
All his work for a birdie on the 12th is undone.
Postpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Alex Bysouth
BBC Sport at Royal PortrushThere was a groan as Rory McIlroy’s par-saving attempt failed to drop at 13 but it quickly turned to cheers and words of encouragement.
This crowd really want to see the Northern Irishman make the weekend.
Postpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Johnston +2 (F)
Beef Johnston faces a nervy wait to find out if his score of two over is good enough to make the cut.
What's he going to do?
"I'm going to go grab a cup of tea, hang out and see what happens," he says.
McIlroy slips to four overpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
McIlroy +4 (13)
Is that the bogey that quashes Rory McIlroy's hopes of making the weekend's action? He cannot plot a course to the hole with a long-range par putt and slips back to four over.
Five holes to play and he needs to pick up three shots from somewhere...
Over and outpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Duval +28 (14)
Alex Bysouth
BBC Sport at Royal Portrush
Image source, PAThe scoreboard carrier for the Duval, Johnson, Conners group just marched past.
DUVAL +28.
Ouch.
72 for MacIntyrepublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
MacIntyre -2 (F)
Not an ideal way to end the day for Robert MacIntyre.
The Scot misses the green on the 18th and finishes the day with a bogey.
Tiger coming to terms with Father Timepublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
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End of twitter post71 for Beefpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Johnston +2 (F)
After back-to-back birdies on the 16th and 17th, Beef Johnston goes for a last-ditch attempt to improve his cut chances with a long birdie putt on the 18th.
It comes close, but not close enough. He ends with a par.
Postpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Alex Bysouth
BBC Sport at Royal PortrushRory almost drops to knees. The eagle chance stayed up despite the whole of Portrush willing it in - but that’s a third birdie in a row. Those who braved the rain earlier to stick around and watch are being rewarded for their loyalty.
Postpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
Iain Carter
BBC Sport golf correspondent at Royal PortrushMcIlroy has so many of these where once he's out of contention he freewheels and picks up the birdies.
McIlroy birdies 12published at 18:37 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
McIlroy +3 (12)
The eagle putt refuses to break as much as Rory McIlroy had allowed for.
But he has a simple tap-in for a third successive birdie.
Having started the day at eight over, he is now just two shots off the projected cut.
Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
McDowell +1 (15)
There's another Northern Irishman battling to make the cut further up the course.
Graeme McDowell just misses a birdie putt and stays on one over.