British Open 2016: Leaderboard Scores, Highlights and Cut Line from Friday

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Published: July 15, 2016

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Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson will carry a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson into the weekend in the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Several notable players failed to qualify for the final two days of action, though. Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Shane Lowry, Hideki Matsuyama and Louis Oosthuizen were among the golfers who failed to reach the four-over cut line during Friday's play.  

Let's check out how the top of the leaderboard shapes up after two rounds. That's followed by a recap of the action following a more challenging second day on the links course.

     

Tournament Leaderboard

Day 2 Recap

Although Mickelson couldn't match his record-tying 63 from the opening round, he put together another strong showing Friday to remain alone atop the leaderboard. His two-under 69 featured four birdies and two bogeys, with his first of the tournament coming on the 12th hole.

His performance through two days represents quite a turnaround for the 46-year-old veteran. He missed the cut in each of the first two major tournaments this season and hasn't cracked the top 10 on one of golf's biggest stages since the 2015 Masters.

Dropping putts like the one The Open highlighted on No. 14 suggests he has staying power heading into the weekend:



Afterward, Steve DiMeglio of USA Today passed along comments from the 2013 British Open champion about his mindset so far in the event:

I really enjoy the challenge that this weather and these elements provide. I thought it was a good round to back up the low round yesterday. I played kind of stress-free golf again. I made one or two bad swings that led to bogeys. But for the most part I kept the ball in play and played kind of stress-free golf.

The tricky conditions, which only got more difficult as the day went on, ensured he couldn'...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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