Royal Portrush, British Open
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But, with 54 holes left, the Claret Jug is still very much up for grabs. Scheffler is paired up with Matt Fitzpatrick, who held a share of the lead after Thursday and then backed that up with a 5-under 66 on Friday. He's starting just a shot back from Scheffler. Brian Harman and Haotong Li are tied at 8-under to start the day, too.
Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott, Patrick Reed and Patrick Cantlay were some of the high-profile golfers who missed the cut on Friday after Round 2 of the British Open.
British Open Championship has moved to the weekend in Northern Ireland, where Royal Portrush is hosting for a third time. The leaderboard is stacked up pretty good for a week, with three major champs all in the top three after 36 holes: Scottie Scheffler leads,
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