Lucas Herbert came a putt away from shooting the lowest round in major-championship history, but settled for a 62 to match the record. Sam Burns also matched history by holing out on 18 to also fire a 62 in the second round of the Open Championship. Controversy arose when Bryson DeChambeau was called back to the fifth hole and retroactively handed a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie before one of his shots.
TSN's Bob Weeks joins SportsCentre to share his thoughts on the two-stroke penalty assessed to Bryson DeChambeau for improving his lie on the fifth hole on Friday, and how DeChambeau can mentally reset heading into the weekend.
Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty after the second round of the open Championship for improving his lie on the 5th hole earlier in the day.
Scottie Scheffler wrapped up his second round with a 2-under 68 to put him in the mix heading into the weekend. Scheffler spoke about being pleased with how he is striking the ball.
Bryson DeChambeau and the Open Championship rules officials get into a heated discussion on the fifth hole after DeChambeau supposedly improved his lie off the fairway.
After shooting a 3-under 67 in the second round of the Open Championship, Rory McIlroy spoke about his better outing on Friday and what he needs to do heading into the weekend to creep up the leaderboard and get in contention.
After a slow start to his round, Canadian Corey Conners rattled off five birdies on the back nine, including four in a row on holes 14-17 to put himself in a solid position heading into the weekend at the Open. He spoke with the media after his round.
From a few feet from the hole, Jordan Spieth some how three putts and cards a double bogey.
Jackson Suber shot a 5-under 65 to hold the solo lead following the first round at the 154th Open Championship, with stars Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau among those close behind. Canadian Nick Taylor is also in the mix after opening with a 2-under, while Corey Conners and Rory McIlroy struggled and sit outside the top 50.
TSN Golf analyst Bob Weeks joins SportsCentre to share his thoughts on Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler's first round at The Open, discuss the key to Bryson DeChambeau's success on Thursday, and what he saw in Canadian Nick Taylor's game that impressed him in the opening round at Royal Birkdale.
Rory McIlroy recaps the positives and negatives of his of 2-over 72 in the first round of The Open Championship, and says he still feels like he's in the mix and doesn't feel too far away from shooting a good round.
Jackson Suber started off his tournament at the Open Championship with a 5-under 65 and sits atop the leaderboard heading into Friday. He explained after the round how he used the momentum from his birdie on the tenth hole to boost his strong play for the rest of his round.
After finishing the first round of The Open shooting a 4-under 66, Daniel Brown revealed he smoked about six or seven cigarettes during the round to keep the stress levels at bay. Brown joked that if the dry weather causes him to regulate his smokes that his game may suffer by Sunday's end.
Bryson DeChambeau explained why he was happy with his strategy in the first round at the Open and discussed whether or not he thinks the scores will stay low heading into the afternoon with the wind picking up.
TSN Golf analyst Bob Weeks details the conditions expected this week at the 154th Open Championship and the biggest challenge Royal Birkdale will present the players at the final men's major of the year.
ESPN's Mark Schlabach details how Tommy Fleetwood is approaching playing The Open in his hometown.
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