What can Brown do for you?
For those looking for a big story at the 2024 British Open, 29-year-old English golfer Dan Brown delivered on Thursday. Light on recent tournament success, Brown grabbed the lead from Shane Lowry with a birdie on No. 18 to enter Round 2 as the outright leader.
Brown was determined and methodical throughout the afternoon, and perhaps even surgical on his later holes: He wasted no time getting in for birdie, perhaps signaling to the rest of the field that he’s in the right frame of mind heading into the rest of the tournament.
Heading into Round 2, Brown will have to contain Lowry and keep the good juju going — and, he says, maybe keep his family and friends from feeling too jazzed.
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Justin Rose makes his move, Scotty Scheffler is within striking distance
Justin Rose is off to a great start in his second round. After a beautiful approach on the 7th, Rose easily birdied to move within three shots of the lead. Scottie Scheffler, seeking his third major championship, birdied the 18th but is still five shots off the pace heading into the weekend.
Shane Lowry ends the second round with a two-shot lead
Shane Lowry capped an impressive second round with a birdie on the par-4 18th and finished his 18 holes at 2-under 69. He sits at 7-under, a two-shot lead over Daniel Brown, and hit the club as the winds picked up. to power up for the rest of the field trying to catch up.
Tiger Woods misses the cut, finishes 14-over par
Tiger Woods had two days to forget at the Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Course in Troon, Scotland. After shooting an 8-over 79 during the opening round, it was more of the same on Friday for the 15-time major winner as he missed the cut in his third straight major, finishing at 14-over par. The last time that happened was in 2015, when he failed to make the weekend at the US Open, the British Open and the PGA Championship.
Shane Lowry takes sole ownership of the lead role
Shane Lowry birdies the 16th hole to take the early lead once again. Dan Brown sits a step back. Meanwhile, Justin Rose sits three strokes off the lead after a birdie at the par-5 4th. Rose is the only golfer in the field to not birdie a hole out of 22 holes.
British Open leaderboard
As of 9:02 am ET
- T1. Shane Lowry, -5
- T1. Daniel Brown, -5
- 3. Justin Rose, -3
- T4. Dean Burmester, -2
- T4. Russell Henley, -2
- T4. Billy Horschel, -2
- T4. Nicolai Hojgaard, -2
- T8. Eight golfers tied at -1
Dan Brown lands the birdie, back as co-leader
Dan Brown started his back nine in style by birdieing the 450-yard par-4 No. 10. That moves Brown back into a tie for the lead with Shane Lowry at 5 under. Lowry even made it through the second round through 15 holes.
Howling wind at Royal Troon
It wouldn’t be a British Open without the elements coming into play. And, almost suddenly, the wind affects the game around Royal Troon. It will make the second half of this second round quite interesting.
Bogey on No. 2 for Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas started the second round in a tie for third place at 3 under, but the two-time PGA Championship winner is already one back.
After saving a tie on No. 1, Thomas bogeyed the 389-yard par-4 hole on No. 2. Thomas remains in a tie for third at 2 under.
Dan Brown hits the spin after another bogey
Daniel Brown fell off the lead after making his second bogey of the second round on No. 9.
That makes Shane Lowry, at 5 under through 13 holes, the solo leader right now.
Chaos at No.11 for Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry is in trouble on No. 11. He hits his second shot into a bush, cursing at a cameraman. Lowry then drops in and hits a temporary on the green to 20 feet in what would likely lead to a bogey. However, a spectator found his second shot in the middle of the bush. More than 20 minutes later, Lowry takes a drop and hits it to the front of the green. He then makes two shots for a costly double bogey and moves back into a share of the lead with Daniel Brown.
Patrick Cantlay climbs the leaderboard
Patrick Cantlay has perhaps the best round of the day. The American birdies No. 10 to take him to 4 under for the round and 2 under for the championship. He moves within five moves of leader Shane Lowry.
Shane Lowry takes an absolute lead
Shane Lowry birdies No. 8 − the postage stamp hole − to take his first lead of The Open. The Irishman is 3 under for the day to move one ahead of Daniel Brown.
Shane Lowry shares the lead with Daniel Brown
Shane Lowry, the 2019 Open champion, makes two early birdies at No. 1 and No. 4 to take the outright lead in The Open and become the first player to reach 7 under in this championship. However, that was met by a bogey at No. 5 to move into a tie with Daniel Brown for the lead. Brown even pars the first two holes.
Tiger Woods comes out of the gate to start the second round
Tiger Woods, who recorded six bogeys and two double bogeys in an opening 79, got off to a rough start to start the second round. Woods double-bogeyed the second hole and bogeyed the fifth hole to sit at +11 and tied for 151st. He then recorded his first birdie on No. 6 but is in danger of missing the cut.
How to watch the 2024 British Open on TV
The Open will be broadcast live on NBC and the USA Network, with NBC coverage as well Peacock streaming service. The trial broadcast schedule is as follows (all east):
2nd round: Friday 19 July
- 1:30am-4am: Peacock
- 4am-3pm: USA Network
- 3pm-4pm: Peacock
British Open 2024 Live Stream
You can watch live coverage and featured teams live stream at Peacock.
British Open Tee Times: Second Round
All weather Eastern
1:35 am — Ewen Ferguson, Marcel Siem
1:46 am — CT Pan, Romain Langasque, Yuto Katsuragawa
1:57 am —Rikuya Hoshino, Angel Hidalgo, Richard Mansell
2:08 am — Corey Conners, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo
2:19 am — Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Altin van der Merwe (a)
2:30 am — Henrik Stenson, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen (a)
2:41 am — Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez
2:52 am — Sepp Straka, Brendon Todd, Jordan Smith
3:03 am — Danny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Adrian Meronk
3:14 am — Jason Day, Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler
3:25 am — Alex Cejka, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama
3:36 am — Darren Clarke, JT Poston, Dean Burmester
3:47 am — Phil Mickelson, Joost Luiten, Dustin Johnson
4:03 am — Padraig Harrington, Davis Thompson, Matthew Jordan
4:14 am — Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka
4:25 am — Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay
4:36 am — Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim
4:47 am — Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick
4:58 am — Jordan Spieth, Scotty Scheffler, Cameron Young
5:09 am — Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge, Sami Valimaki
5:20 am — Emiliano Grillo, Ben Griffin, Mackenzie Hughes
5:31 am — Yannik Paul, Joe Dean, Andy Ogletree
5:42 am — Ryan van Velzen, Charlie Lindh, Luis Masaveu (a)
5:53 am — Kazuma Kobori, Jaime Montojo Fernandez (a), Liam Nolan (a)
6:04 am — Daniel Brown, Denwit David Boriboonsub, Matthew Dodd-Berry (a)
6:15 am — Jeunghun Wang, Aguri Iwasaki, Sam Horsfield
6:26 am — Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Jack MacDonald
6:47 am — Tom McKibbin, Alex Noren, Calum Scott (a)
6:58 am — Jesper Svensson, Vincent Norrman, Michael Hendry
7:09 am — Younghan Song, Daniel Hillier, Ryosuke Kinoshita
7:20 am — Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Abraham Ancer
7:31 am — Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima
7:42 am — Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Jasper Stubbs (a)
7:53 am — Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Matthew Southgate
8:04 am — Nick Taylor, Matt Wallace, Laurie Canter
8:15 am — Sebastian Soderbergh, Matteo Manassero, Shubhankar Sharma
8:26 am — Zach Johnson, Austin Eckroat, Thorbjorn Olesen
8:37 am — John Daly, Santiago de la Fuente (a), Aaron Rai
8:48 am — Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk, Dominic Clemons (a)
9:04 am — Stephan Jaeger, Adam Schenk, Joaquin Niemann
9:15 am — Adam Hadwin, Lucas Glover, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
9:26 am — Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Matthieu Pavon
9:37 am — Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre
9:48 am — Ludvig Åberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim
9:59 am — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Sahith Theegala
10:10 am — Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton
10:21 am — Keegan Bradley, Will Zalatoris, Gordon Sargent (a)
10:32 am — Harris English, Maverick McNealy, Alexander Bjork
10:43 am — Guido Migliozzi, Sean Crocker, Tommy Morrison (a)
10:54 am —David Puig, John Catlin, Guntaek Koh
11:05 am — Thriston Lawrence, Daniel Bradbury, Elvis Smylie
11:16 am — Nacho Elvira, Minkyu Kim, Darren Fichardt
11:27 am – Mason Andersen, Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Hutsby
