Masters champion Jon Rahm described the course’s 82 bunkers as “proper penalty structures” after having to play backwards out of one during his opening 74, while McIlroy needed two shots to escape sand on the 18th. The 36-year-old’s superb round came after tournament officials took the unorthodox step of changing the way the bunkers were raked between rounds. I think when I held the 54-hole lead at the US Open (in 2017) I just probably thought about it too much.”īrian Harman chips out of a bunker on the 17th during day two of The Open at Royal Liverpool (David Davies/PA) “(I’m) Just not trying to get too caught up in it. (I’m) just really focused on getting some rest and getting after it tomorrow. Harman, who is bidding to become just the third left-hander to win the Open after Bob Charles (1963) and Phil Mickelson (2013), said: “I’ve had a hot putter the last couple of days so (will) try to ride it through the weekend. Nine years on, McIlroy will head into the weekend nine shots behind Harman after a third birdie of the day on the 18th saw him add a second round of 70 to his opening 71. That matched the totals recorded at Hoylake by McIlroy in 2014 and Tiger Woods in 2006, although both men were 12 under on their way to lifting the Claret Jug as the course was a par-72 at the time.īrian Harman signs off with an eagle for a superb 65. Harman carded four birdies in a row on the front nine and holed from 15 feet for an eagle on the 18th to complete a flawless second round of 65 and post a 10-under-par halfway total of 132. ![]() ![]() American Brian Harman set a daunting clubhouse target to leave Rory McIlroy with a mountain to climb to end his major drought in the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.
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