The Open 2024: second round updates – as it happened
by Matt Cooper (at Troon) and Scott Murray (earlier) from US news | The Guardian on (#6PAY2)
Shane Lowry leads at the halfway mark, two shots clear of Dan Brown and Justin Rose at Royal Troon
Marcel Siem keeps on keepin' on! A sensational shot into the Postage Stamp lands pin high and screeches to an immediate halt, six feet from the flag. He's left with a straight putt, and in it goes for a fifth birdie in eight holes! Things may start to get a little trickier now with the wind slowly picking up, though it's not expected to become a proper game-changer until around midday, by which time the German will be long back in the hutch.
-6: Brown
-5: Lowry
-3: Siem (8), Thomas
-2: Noren, N Hojgaard, Rose, Henley, Schauffele, Hughes, Dean