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  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 13:10 BST

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    We spoke with Lucas Herbert while he waited for the 14th tee yesterday, and his caddie Nick Pugh scoffed some pizza. Both absolute class fellas. Even posed for a selfie with us. Made our day. Hugely deserving of success today - all the very best to them both!

    David, Chester

    Can we see the selfie in question, David?

  2. Fitzpatrick finally finds onepublished at 13:10 BST

    McIlroy E, Schauffele +1, Fitzpatrick +2 (11)

    A huge roar erupts from around the 11th green as Matt Fitzpatrick's 33-foot birdie putt creeps in the right edge of the cup.

    He needed that!

    Rory McIlroy, who missed the fairway, gives his birdie look a good run bit settles for par.

  3. Conners improves position after second roundpublished at 13:07 BST

    Conners -2 (67)

    Corey Conners of Canada plays his second shotImage source, Getty Images

    Canada's Corey Conners had four consecutive birdies on the back nine but a bogey on the 18th will be playing on his mind in the clubhouse.

    Conners plodded along yesterday, but today's efforts have moved him favourably up the leaderboard.

  4. Brown starts with parpublished at 13:06 BST

    Brown -4, Im -4 (1)

    Far from an ideal start for Dan Brown, who goes right off the first tee and is eventually left with a 12-footer for par, but Brown is equal to the task and gets under way with a par four.

    Im Sung-jae has a birdie attempt from similar range but misses.

  5. 'Just another golf tournament - but at the same time, it's not'published at 13:05 BST

    Suber -6 (69)

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Jackson Suber of the United States plays a shotImage source, Getty Images

    Clubhouse leader Jackson Suber speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "I definitely faced more challenge today than yesterday but I felt like I handled it well. I know that if I play good patient golf all week it will work out for me. To make a par out of that fairway bnker on 18 was a good feeling.

    "It's just another golf tournament - but at the same time it's not. It's the Open."

  6. Postpublished at 12:59 BST

    Morikawa -5, Spaun -2, N Hojgaard +4 (12)

    Collin Morikawa is currently ranking second for sinking putts within 10 feet at this year's Open.

    The American finishes seven feet beyond that at the par-three 12th so calmly sets himself up for a simple tap in.

  7. Another par for Bobpublished at 12:57 BST

    MacIntyre -3, A Fitzpatrick -1, Fowler +1 (2)

    On Thursday, Bob MacIntyre got off to a terrific start with two birdies but today is a more steady par-par beginning for the Scot.

    Same for Alex Fitzpatrick so it's as you were.

    The entertainment value for this group so far is coming from Rickie Fowler who birdied the first and has immediately bogeyed the second.

  8. Par for leader Herbertpublished at 12:56 BST

    Herbert -8 (14)

    Lucas Herbert of Australia acknowledges the crowdImage source, Getty Images

    Lucas Herbert produces a lovely touch out of the bunker, splashing out to four feet before holing his par putt.

    Pars all the way home from here would mean a round of 62, which would equal the record for a lowest score at a men's major.

  9. 'I'm 6 foot 5 and I still can't see!'published at 12:56 BST

    Ben Croucher
    BBC Sport journalist at Royal Birkdale

    There's no doubt that Rory McIlroy is the star attraction out on the course right now, but what's it like being a fan actually trying to watch him.

    I've just spent half an hour around the par-three 7th and the crowds were enormous. Every inch of grass, every mound, every vantage point was taken, and even then you weren't guaranteed a view of the great man. The crowds were 10 deep in places, and we were even part of a logjam trying to cross the eighth fairway to get there.

    One chap I spoke to was 6 foot 5 inches tall and even he couldn't see.

    Credit though to these Spanish fans, who thought of an old fashion solution to a modern golf spectating problem.

    Standing on a boxImage source, BBC Sport
  10. Eagle lands for Detrypublished at 12:55 BST

    Detry -3 (5)

    Perhaps inspired by his LIV Golf colleague Lucas Herbert, Thomas Detry is starting to make a move.

    He finds the heart of the green with his tee shot at the driveable fifth and knocks in the 12-foot putt for an eagle two.

    The Belgian had a couple of early bogeys, however, so he's level par for the round.

  11. 'Pure frustration'published at 12:54 BST

    McIlroy E, Schauffele +1, Fitzpatrick +3 (10)

    Oliver Wilson
    Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It looks like Rory McIlroy is hitting decent putts. The reaction after he has hit the last two is pure frustration from the line. His pace is OK, but that was the problem yesterday.

  12. Speaking of the 15th...published at 12:53 BST

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    The new 15th hole at Royal Birkdale

  13. Par savepublished at 12:53 BST

    Coody -5 (15)

    Pierceson Coody has a nervy little five footer to save his par on 15 but he does it well to stay on five under and at the sharp end of the tournament.

  14. Chances missedpublished at 12:52 BST

    McIlroy E, Schauffele +1, Fitzpatrick +3 (10)

    After that disappointing - if we can call it that - birdie on the last, Rory McIlroy has 102 yards for his second into the par-four 10th.

    Hmmm, he's tugged it to the left a bit and leaves a longer-than-anticipated birdie putt, which he doesn't make.

    McIlroy gave Matt Fitzpatrick the read but he misses it on the right after watching Rory's effort stay left.

  15. Splash!published at 12:51 BST

    Young -4, Clark +7, Aberg E (10)

    Ludvig Aberg has had no luck on the greens in recent holes with lip-outs and near misses on birdie putts and now one on a par saver that costs him a bogey.

    Cameron Young then hits a wide off the 11th tee and he's chosen a bad hole to spray it right as there's a narrow ditch down there that he's unlucky enough to find.

    That's a drop and a fight to save par.

  16. Two of lowest nine-hole scores at Birkdalepublished at 12:50 BST

    Cauley -4, Schaper +1, Herbert -8 (13)

    Matthew Hobbs
    BBC Sport journalist at Royal Birkdale

    Lucas Herbert during round two of the OpenImage source, Getty Images

    Lucas Herbert has been flying around Royal Birkdale this morning, tying the all-time nine-hole record for a major with a score of 28.

    That's only happened three times in total and one of the others was also at Birkdale - Denis Durnian shot 28 on the front nine in 1983.

    Herbert is currently eight under for his round and eyeing the all-time major record of 62 - which was first shot at the Open AND on this course by Branden Grace in 2017.

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  17. Postpublished at 12:49 BST

    Herbert -8 (13)

    Uh oh.

    Lucas Herbert's approach catches the slope into a greenside bunker on 14.

    A tricky up-and-down to save par.

  18. Brown and Im set to start second roundspublished at 12:44 BST

    Im -4, Brown -4, Laopakdee +5 (12:47 BST)

    England's Dan Brown is making a habit of starting well at Open Championships.

    Two years ago on debut at Troon, he ended the first day as overnight leader. He was only one shot off the top of the leaderboard after a four-under 66 at Royal Birkdale yesterday.

    Playing partner Im Sung-jae also shot 66 in what proved to be the best of the conditions on Thursday.

  19. Battling display from Suberpublished at 12:43 BST

    Suber -6 (69)

    The OpenImage source, Getty Images

    A nice par save to end the day for Jackson Suber and it's been a fine day's work for the Open debutant with a 69 seeing him move a shot forward from his overnight score and lead in the clubhouse on six under.

    Five birdies and four bogeys for the American but the numbers don't tell all the story, as this was a bit of a rollercoaster that he had to really battle through - with a hat-trick of front-nine bogeys that could have easily seen him crumble.

    But he got his head down and fought his way back, two birdies after the turn followed, and another bogey was followed by an immediate bounceback birdie, with one on 17 sealing a round under par.

    The real test now comes as he'll have plenty of time to think about things as he'll be off very late tomorrow - maybe even in the final group.

  20. Clarke finishes seven overpublished at 12:43 BST

    Clarke +7 (74)

    Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke has brought his latest Open campaign to an end.

    The 2011 champion was in with a decent shout of making the cut at two over for the tournament with four holes left to play.

    However, there were bogeys on 15 and 16, followed by a triple-bogey seven at the last.