Former champion Louis Oosthuizen remained atop the leaderboard of the Open Championship after the South African's scintillating second round of 65 saw him move to 11-under par at Royal St. George's on Friday. Oosthuizen's victory in the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews remains the lone major title of his career. Morikawa showed no sign of inexperience on his Open Championship debut and just his second event on British soil after finishing 71st at last week's Scottish Open. But the 2017 Open champion has rediscovered his form since winning the Texas Open in April. McIlroy's reliefRory McIlroy will be involved in the weekend's play thanks to a birdie on 18 for a second consecutive level par round of 70.

Source: News 24 July 16, 2021 19:49 UTC