Marc Leishman clawed his way up the leaderboard and has targeted a return to the Open Championship as his final-round goal with world No.1 Scottie Scheffler on a seemingly inevitable march towards victory at Royal Portrush.
Ryan Peake delivered a thoughtful and eloquent press conference after a dream week playing with Phil Mickelson ended in a missed cut, but the West Australian was defiant he’ll be back at the links major.
Cameron Smith guaranteed an unwanted statistic when his missed cut at the 153rd Open Championship capped early exits from all four major championships this year.
Elvis Smylie says he was frustrated to have been struck down with an illness on the eve of the Open Championship but fought to at least have a hope of making the 36-hole cut at Royal Portrush.
After a 4am alarm for his early tee time, Marc Leishman wrestled with the beastly Royal Portrush course to climb back up the Open Championship leaderboard and into contention on day two in Northern Ireland.
Adam Scott was relieved to get in the clubhouse only five shots off the pace after a bogey at the last ended a solid back-nine charge during round one at the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
Two-time major winner Jon Rahm was furious at a person in the gallery who made a noise during a tee shot on day one at the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.