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    British Open at a glance

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    Shane Lowry of Ireland waves as he walks from the 18th green following his second round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

    TROON, Scotland (AP) — A brief look at the second round of the British Open on Friday (all times EDT):

    LEADING: Shane Lowry (69) at 7-under 135.

    TRAILING: Justin Rose (68) and Daniel Brown (72) were two shots behind. Both made it into the British Open through 36-hole qualifying.

    LEAVING: Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Ludvig Aberg were among nine players from the top 20 in the world ranking who missed the cut.

    TIGER TALES: Tiger Woods missed the cut for the third straight major with rounds of 79-77. That matched the highest 36-hole score of his professional career. This is the second time Woods has missed the cut at three majors in one year.

    TRIBUTE TO GRETZY: Aguri Iwasaki had a 9-9 on his card from the 13th and 14th holes. He shot 52 on the back nine. He wound up with a 91.

    SHOT OF THE DAY: Jon Rahm chipped in for birdie on the ninth hole for his first birdie of the day. He went on to a 70 and was eight shots behind.

    PUTT OF THE DAY: Max Homa made a 30-foot birdie putt on the last hole to make the cut on the number.

    RALLY OF THE DAY: Robert MacIntyre was 8 over through four holes. He played 4 under the rest of the day without a bogey and shot 75 to make the cut.

    NOTEWORTHY: Justin Rose has made only one bogey through 36 holes.

    QUOTEWORTHY: “Twenty-two holes into the event and I’m thinking about where I’m going to go on vacation next week.” — Rory McIlroy.

    TELEVISION: Saturday, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. (USA Network); 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (NBC).

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    AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

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