Tiger Woods Misses Cut At 152nd British Open

Shane Lowry moved into the lead of the 152nd British Open at seven under par after his second round at Royal Troon on Friday as a tame Tiger Woods limped to 14 over to miss the cut. Woods is not the only big name to struggle in the blustery conditions on Scotland's west coast as Rory McIlroy will begin his second round at seven over and likely needing an under par round to make the weekend. Lowry had been usurped at the top of the leaderboard late on Thursday by unheralded Englishman Daniel Brown, who posted a six under 65.

However, the Irishman, who won his sole major at the British Open in 2019, recovered from a dramatic double bogey on the 11th that threatened to derail his charge to post a two under par round of 69.

Lowry leads by two shots from Brown, who showed little sign of nerves under the spotlight in his first major, with a steady 72 to sit at five under.

"To be honest, I was happy enough leaving there with a six. It wasn't a disaster," said Lowry on his travails at 11.

"To be leading this tournament after two days, it's why you come here."

Lowry was on the charge as he hit the turn in 34 thanks to birdies on the first, fifth and eighth.

The world number 33, though, was rocked as after a wayward tee shot at the 11th, he veered way left into thick bushes.

Remarkably Lowry's ball was found, but deemed unplayable forcing him to play a drop and lose two shots.

He bounced back impressively picking up two shots in the final three holes.

World number one Scottie Scheffler has Lowry in his sights as the American moved into a share of fourth at two under despite dropping a shot at 18.

Scheffler has already won six times this year, including his second Masters title in April.

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