The Open round two LIVE: Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Tommy Fleetwood among afternoon starters

Summary

Fox wins Open after birdieing final hole to post -10
New Zealander edges Young who had earlier shot -9
Home favourite Fleetwood finishes three back at -7
Selected others: -8 Burns (72); -7 Scheffler (67); -6 Kim (72), Herbert (71), Jarvis (66);
-4 DeChambeau (72); -2 Lowry (72), MacIntyre (71); -1 McIlroy (71)

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Par savepublished at 12:53 BST 17 July
Coody -5 (15)

Pierceson Coody has a nervy little five footer to save his par on 15 but he does it well to stay on five under and at the sharp end of the tournament.
Chances missedpublished at 12:52 BST 17 July
McIlroy E, Schauffele +1, Fitzpatrick +3 (10)

After that disappointing - if we can call it that - birdie on the last, Rory McIlroy has 102 yards for his second into the par-four 10th.
Hmmm, he's tugged it to the left a bit and leaves a longer-than-anticipated birdie putt, which he doesn't make.
McIlroy gave Matt Fitzpatrick the read but he misses it on the right after watching Rory's effort stay left.

Splash!published at 12:51 BST 17 July
Young -4, Clark +7, Aberg E (10)

Ludvig Aberg has had no luck on the greens in recent holes with lip-outs and near misses on birdie putts and now one on a par saver that costs him a bogey.
Cameron Young then hits a wide off the 11th tee and he's chosen a bad hole to spray it right as there's a narrow ditch down there that he's unlucky enough to find.
That's a drop and a fight to save par.
Two of lowest nine-hole scores at Birkdalepublished at 12:50 BST 17 July
Cauley -4, Schaper +1, Herbert -8 (13)
Matthew Hobbs
BBC Sport journalist at Royal Birkdale

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Lucas Herbert has been flying around Royal Birkdale this morning, tying the all-time nine-hole record for a major with a score of 28.
That's only happened three times in total and one of the others was also at Birkdale - Denis Durnian shot 28 on the front nine in 1983.
Herbert is currently eight under for his round and eyeing the all-time major record of 62 - which was first shot at the Open AND on this course by Branden Grace in 2017.

Postpublished at 12:49 BST 17 July
Herbert -8 (13)

Uh oh.
Lucas Herbert's approach catches the slope into a greenside bunker on 14.
A tricky up-and-down to save par.
Brown and Im set to start second roundspublished at 12:44 BST 17 July
Im -4, Brown -4, Laopakdee +5 (12:47 BST)

England's Dan Brown is making a habit of starting well at Open Championships.
Two years ago on debut at Troon, he ended the first day as overnight leader. He was only one shot off the top of the leaderboard after a four-under 66 at Royal Birkdale yesterday.
Playing partner Im Sung-jae also shot 66 in what proved to be the best of the conditions on Thursday.

Battling display from Suberpublished at 12:43 BST 17 July
Suber -6 (69)

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A nice par save to end the day for Jackson Suber and it's been a fine day's work for the Open debutant with a 69 seeing him move a shot forward from his overnight score and lead in the clubhouse on six under.
Five birdies and four bogeys for the American but the numbers don't tell all the story, as this was a bit of a rollercoaster that he had to really battle through - with a hat-trick of front-nine bogeys that could have easily seen him crumble.
But he got his head down and fought his way back, two birdies after the turn followed, and another bogey was followed by an immediate bounceback birdie, with one on 17 sealing a round under par.
The real test now comes as he'll have plenty of time to think about things as he'll be off very late tomorrow - maybe even in the final group.
Clarke finishes seven overpublished at 12:43 BST 17 July
Clarke +7 (74)

Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke has brought his latest Open campaign to an end.
The 2011 champion was in with a decent shout of making the cut at two over for the tournament with four holes left to play.
However, there were bogeys on 15 and 16, followed by a triple-bogey seven at the last.

Postpublished at 12:42 BST 17 July
McIlroy E (9)
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport golf reporter at Royal Birkdale

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That would have been the roar of the round had McIlroy dropped his eagle putt.
Instead it was the loudest groan of the day so far.
The disappointment quickly dissipates though as McIlroy’s endeavour is rewarded with a brilliant birdie.
He is bobbing over the cut line, but as we know - and he just showed - there is always a bit of magic to pluck out of the top drawer.
MacIntyre starts with parpublished at 12:40 BST 17 July
MacIntyre -3, A Fitzpatrick -1 (1)

Tidy start for Bob MacIntyre who is onto the first green in two then nuzzles his 27-foot putt up to the hole.
He knocks that in and stays at -3.
Playing partner Alex Fitzpatrick gives himself a great look at birdie to start in style but misses from inside six feet.

Herbert finds the sandpublished at 12:39 BST 17 July
Herbert -8 (13)

Lucas Herbert might struggle to make birdie on the par-five 14th - he's found a fairway bunker from the tee, so it'll be a lay-up and then a third shot to the green for the Australian.
Postpublished at 12:37 BST 17 July
Dean +2 (1)

England's Joe Dean was the final player to qualify for this year's Open by winning the inaugural Last Chance Qualifier earlier this week.
He's scheduled to get married next week so what better way to prepare than battling the world's best golfers at Royal Birkdale?
A par to start today for Dean, who shot 72 on Thursday.

Postpublished at 12:37 BST 17 July
Lowry -3, Rai +1, Koepka +1 (10)

Close but no cigar for Shane Lowry on the greens at the 10th.
The Irishman has a sniff of a birdie but comes up short with a 14-footer.
Temperatues rising as we approach the hottest part of the day at Royal Birkdale but Aaron Rai yet to catch fire, who is yet to bag a birdie today.
McIlroy misses eagle puttpublished at 12:36 BST 17 July
McIlroy E, Schauffele +1, Fitzpatrick +3 (9)

Can Rory McIlroy capitalise on that stunning drive?
No! A slightly weak effort for eagle and he taps in for birdie.
A bit of a shame that, but it's a move in the right direction and he gets back to level par for the first time today.
Xander Schauffele and Matt Fitzpatrick must settle for par. Fitzpatrick really needs to start finding some birdies.

Harrington battles Birkdale with three holes to playpublished at 12:35 BST 17 July
Harrington +8 (15)

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Padraig Harrington had an extremely tough opening round yesterday finishing at 10 over par...
It has got slightly better for the two-time Open champion, who has picked up five birdies in his second round so far. However, three bogeys means he has only improved to eight over with three holes left.
The 2008 winner at Royal Birkdale will not be making the weekend, but can he find any form down the final stretch?
Reed gets his birdiepublished at 12:35 BST 17 July
Reed -4 (12)

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Patrick Reed missed a four footer on the 11th, so he simply knocked his tee shot on 12 a foot closer, landing just three feet from the flag.
This time he makes no mistake to roll it in for a birdie to go to four under.

Postpublished at 12:32 BST 17 July
McIlroy +1 (8)
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport golf reporter at Royal Birkdale

Nobody on the ninth tee realises how great a drive that actually is McIlroy.
Then it dawns on them as we get up the fairway...
"Is that Rory's ball?!" one guy says as he points to the green.
"It is! Wow!!"
His reaction speaks for everyone trundling up the fairway.
Herbert pars the 13thpublished at 12:31 BST 17 July
Herbert -8 (13)

Lucas Herbert's approach to the par-four 13th ends up about 40 feet from the hole.
It's the sort of day when you expect the Australian to roll a putt like that in and he gives it every chance, but the ball takes the break too quickly and runs about five feet past.
In goes the par putt coming back and Herbert keeps his two-shot lead as he takes on the first of the course's par fives.

Postpublished at 12:30 BST 17 July
McIlroy +1 (8)
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport golf reporter at Royal Birkdale

"Go on, Rory. Get it out of the bag," shouts a fan.
McIlroy does what he is asked and reaches for the driver in the ninth tee. An approving cheer from the galleries swiftly follows.
He blasts the dogleg out of play and those of us fortunate to be inside the ropes - crouched to the right of the tee - hear his ball whistle overhead.
A couple instinctively ducked. "Glad he didn’t thin it," chuckles one relieved marshal.
Jarvis and Echavarria make good startspublished at 12:30 BST 17 July

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Across the rest of the field so far, Casey Jarvis and Nico Echavarria have enjoyed smooth starts to their second rounds at Royal Birkdale.
Jarvis has just played the 16th and picked up his fourth birdie of the day, to take his overall score to one under par. The South African has managed to get back under par after his 73 score yesterday.
Columbia's Nico Echavarria is still in the early stages of his round, but was three under through five holes before sliding back one shot at the sixth. The 31-year-old is up 27 places and sits at one under.

154th Open Championship

Date:: 16 - 19 July 2026
Course:: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Par:: 70
Yards:: 7,223
Prize Money:: $17,750,000

Rank	Player	Total	Total	Thru	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 4	Strokes
1	Ryan Fox	10 under par	10 under par	finished	72	68	62	68	68	270
2	Cameron Young	9 under par	9 under par	finished	67	67	73	64	64	271
3	Sam Burns	8 under par	8 under par	finished	73	62	65	72	72	272
4	Scottie Scheffler	7 under par	7 under par	finished	68	68	70	67	67	273
4	Tommy Fleetwood	7 under par	7 under par	finished	69	67	69	68	68	273
6	Si-Woo Kim	6 under par	6 under par	finished	68	67	67	72	72	274
6	Casey Jarvis	6 under par	6 under par	finished	73	67	68	66	66	274
6	Lucas Herbert	6 under par	6 under par	finished	70	62	71	71	71	274
9	Adam Scott	5 under par	5 under par	finished	72	66	71	66	66	275
9	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	5 under par	5 under par	finished	72	66	67	70	70	275
9	Russell Henley	5 under par	5 under par	finished	70	71	68	66	66	275
9	Ryan Gerard	5 under par	5 under par	finished	67	67	69	72	72	275
9	Ludvig Aaberg	5 under par	5 under par	finished	71	66	67	71	71	275
14	Hideki Matsuyama	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	67	67	70	70	276
14	Sung-Jae Im	4 under par	4 under par	finished	66	72	69	69	69	276
14	Bryson DeChambeau	4 under par	4 under par	finished	67	68	69	72	72	276
14	Corey Conners	4 under par	4 under par	finished	71	67	71	67	67	276
18	Jordan Smith	3 under par	3 under par	finished	68	70	70	69	69	277
18	Xander Schauffele	3 under par	3 under par	finished	71	69	66	71	71	277
18	Kristoffer Reitan	3 under par	3 under par	finished	69	71	68	69	69	277
18	Marco Penge	3 under par	3 under par	finished	72	68	69	68	68	277
18	Alexander Noren	3 under par	3 under par	finished	71	69	69	68	68	277
18	Collin Morikawa	3 under par	3 under par	finished	68	70	70	69	69	277
18	Chris Gotterup	3 under par	3 under par	finished	70	68	72	67	67	277
18	Rickie Fowler	3 under par	3 under par	finished	71	69	71	66	66	277
18	Bud Cauley	3 under par	3 under par	finished	68	68	73	68	68	277
18	Daniel Brown	3 under par	3 under par	finished	66	71	69	71	71	277
28	Victor Perez	2 under par	2 under par	finished	68	69	73	68	68	278
28	Jackson Suber	2 under par	2 under par	finished	65	69	70	74	74	278
28	John Parry	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	68	73	66	66	278
28	Robert MacIntyre	2 under par	2 under par	finished	67	69	71	71	71	278
28	Shane Lowry	2 under par	2 under par	finished	69	68	69	72	72	278
28	Brooks Koepka	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	71	69	68	68	278
28	Kazuma Kobori	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	69	67	72	72	278
28	Cameron John	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	67	69	72	72	278
28	Max Homa	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	69	67	71	71	278
28	Pierceson Coody	2 under par	2 under par	finished	67	70	72	69	69	278
28	Patrick Cantlay	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	68	71	68	68	278
28	Jacob Bridgeman	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	69	68	71	71	278
40	Michael Thorbjornsen	1 under par	1 under par	finished	70	68	71	70	70	279
40	Matt Wallace	1 under par	1 under par	finished	69	67	72	71	71	279
40	J. J. Spaun	1 under par	1 under par	finished	70	67	73	69	69	279
40	Rory McIlroy	1 under par	1 under par	finished	72	67	69	71	71	279
40	Kurt Kitayama	1 under par	1 under par	finished	69	71	70	69	69	279
40	Thomas Detry	1 under par	1 under par	finished	67	69	74	69	69	279
46	Matthew Southgate	level par	level par	finished	69	69	76	66	66	280
46	Patrick Reed	level par	level par	finished	72	66	71	71	71	280
46	Jon Rahm	level par	level par	finished	69	67	70	74	74	280
46	Francesco Molinari	level par	level par	finished	67	69	72	72	72	280
46	Hennie Du Plessis	level par	level par	finished	70	69	69	72	72	280
46	Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra	level par	level par	finished	70	70	71	69	69	280
46	Jose Luis Ballester	level par	level par	finished	71	70	66	73	73	280
53	Sahith Theegala	1 over par	1 over par	finished	71	69	68	73	73	281
53	Alex Smalley	1 over par	1 over par	finished	67	73	67	74	74	281
53	Shaun Norris	1 over par	1 over par	finished	69	70	70	72	72	281
53	Ryo Hisatsune	1 over par	1 over par	finished	68	73	71	69	69	281
53	Eric Cole	1 over par	1 over par	finished	76	64	66	75	75	281
53	Michael Brennan	1 over par	1 over par	finished	72	68	70	71	71	281
59	Aldrich Potgieter	2 over par	2 over par	finished	69	72	71	70	70	282
59	Johnny Keefer	2 over par	2 over par	finished	70	68	71	73	73	282
59	Nick Taylor	2 over par	2 over par	finished	68	71	72	71	71	282
59	Min-Woo Lee	2 over par	2 over par	finished	70	71	71	70	70	282
59	Naoyuki Kataoka	2 over par	2 over par	finished	73	68	70	71	71	282
59	Ben Griffin	2 over par	2 over par	finished	69	70	74	69	69	282
65	Peter Uihlein	3 over par	3 over par	finished	73	68	72	70	70	283
65	Justin Thomas	3 over par	3 over par	finished	70	69	68	76	76	283
67	Sepp Straka	4 over par	4 over par	finished	68	70	74	72	72	284
67	Nicolas Echavarria	4 over par	4 over par	finished	71	67	69	77	77	284
69	Andy Sullivan	5 over par	5 over par	finished	70	69	73	73	73	285
69	Tyrrell Hatton	5 over par	5 over par	finished	69	68	74	74	74	285
71	Alex Fitzpatrick	6 over par	6 over par	finished	69	67	73	77	77	286
71	M. J. Daffue	6 over par	6 over par	finished	67	72	72	75	75	286
71	Laurie Canter	6 over par	6 over par	finished	69	71	74	72	72	286
74	Marcus Plunkett	7 over par	7 over par	finished	70	71	71	75	75	287
74	Kazuki Higa	7 over par	7 over par	finished	73	68	72	74	74	287
74	Keegan Bradley	7 over par	7 over par	finished	69	72	74	72	72	287
77	Jack McDonald	8 over par	8 over par	finished	70	71	73	74	74	288
78	Jesper Svensson	9 over par	9 over par	finished	73	66	77	73	73	289