Second spherical golf leaderboard as Rory McIlroy chases Brian Harman

Homa -2 (14), Hatton -1 (14)

Homa has made only one par in his final 9 holes. There have been 5 birdies in that run but additionally a double bogey and two bogeys. The final bogey comes on the difficult 14th because the American falls again to -2 however with an opportunity to right away bounce again on the par-five fifteenth.

Hovland E (15), Finau +4 (15)

Hovland takes care of the par-five fifteenth, rolling a shortish birdie putt to get again to degree par. On the opposite hand, it’s a very dangerous gap for Tony Finau who finds the green bunker off the tee, adopted by the greenside tough after his third shot.

The American can’t rise up and down to avoid wasting par and makes a bogey six. He’ll have been eyeing up birdie however with that bogey, he’s now beneath the reduce line and in want of a birdie coming in.

I’m positive the South African wouldn’t have thought it was all going to be plain crusing after his first spherical however he’s definitely come crashing again to earth after this begin.

Another wild tee shot, one other bogey and having began the day because the in a single day chief, he’s now eight off the tempo.

McIlroy -1 (14), Rahm +3 (14), Rose +7 (14)

The difficult 14th is subsequent and each Rahm and McIlroy have work to do after chipping onto the inexperienced. Two very good placing strokes and two very useful par saves comply with.

Not so for Justin Rose who drops additional again to +7. His event seems to be coming to a detailed.

Wow, wow, wow. It simply will get higher for the chief on the ultimate gap. Stripped down the center off the tee earlier than chasing an iron up onto the inexperienced for a take a look at eagle.

It’s 14 toes however together with his supreme contact on the greens, it looks like 4 toes and in it goes!

A outstanding bogey-free spherical of 65 for Harman who rockets as much as -10 and presently leads the Open by 5 pictures.

Fleetwood continues to be to return this afternoon however he’ll should play fantastically nicely to rise up round Harman who has made this course look far, far simpler than it seems.

Homa -3 (13), Hatton -1 (13)

Some bother off the tee for Homa who goes proper of the inexperienced. He leaves himself round 25 toes for the par however rattles it in comfortably. A pump of the primary for the American who is aware of how large that was.

Hatton reveals some terrific contact across the inexperienced to chip shut and save par.

An actual lack of management from the large South African off the tee as one other flails out to the left. From there, it’s an uphill battle and ends with one other dropped shot early in his spherical.

Hovland +1 (14), Finau +3 (14)

Trouble off the tee for Viktor Hovland who can solely hack out from the green bunker. His follow-up method in provides him a take a look at saving par but it surely slides by for the Norwegian who drops to +1 for the event.

Finau catches an excellent break together with his method into the inexperienced as his ball hops out of the left tough earlier than trickling down onto the inexperienced. He can’t take benefit, nonetheless, and has to accept a par.

Homa -3 (12), Hatton -1 (12)

What’s the easiest way to answer a double bogey on the eleventh? By birdieing the twelfth, clearly. That’s precisely what Max Homa does together with his birdie effort from the perimeter simply wanting the inexperienced. A battling efficiency from the American who will get again to degree par for his spherical right now.

Hatton discovered his approach onto the placing floor and he additionally cashes in for his second birdie in three holes. Up to -1 and into the purple for the Englishman.

McIlroy -1 (13), Rahm +3 (13), Rose +6 (13)

It seems an actual battle on the market on the minute with Rory and Rahm experiencing that first-hand. McIlroy has work to do from the sand whereas Rahm is simply off the inexperienced.

Classy stuff from the pair, although, as they each rise up and down properly to avoid wasting their pars.