British Open Leaderboard 2016: Saturday Score Updates and Tournament Predictions

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Published: July 16, 2016

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The wind and rain came down during the second round of the British Open at Royal Troon, as expected, but the weather was a bigger factor later in the day than it was in the morning Friday.

Since Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson played early in the day, they were able to take advantage of the conditions on the Scottish course and secure the top two spots on the leaderboard:



Mickelson followed up his sensational first-round 63 with a two-under-par 69 in the second round. Entering Saturday's third round, he is in first place by a single stroke over Stenson with an overall score of 132. The Swedish star was on top of his game, posting a 65 on Friday and cutting four strokes off Mickelson's Day 1 lead in the process.

Mickelson was pleased with the way he played in the second round, though.

"I thought it was a good round to back up the low round yesterday," he told the Associated Press' Doug Ferguson (via Golf Channel). "I played kind of stress-free golf again. I made one or two bad swings that led to bogeys. But for the most part, kept the ball in play."

But as well as Mickelson played, he knows that Stenson is breathing down his neck. Stenson fired seven birdies and just one bogey during his round. He got started with three straight birdies on the third, fourth and fifth holes, which allowed him to get on a roll.

"I was five back of Phil from yesterday, so of course I was hoping to gain a little," Stenson said, per Ferguson. "And the way it turned out, I gained quite a lot. It's still early in the tournament, though. We're only halfway through. But so far, so good. I'm happy with the way I played the course. It's not easy out there."

While Stenson performed well throughout his round, he saw how the heavy winds impacted play later in the day. The winds are expected to be a factor throughout the rest of the weekend, according to Weather2.



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