Comfortably ahead
Louis Oosthuizen is still the leader at the cottage at St. Andrews. After playing an opening round 65, the South African was chained with a 67 to return to minus-12. It holds five shots on the priority veteran Mark Calcavecchia, champion of the omnium in 1989.
The second round was not completed by some golfers because of darkness.
The leader after the opening round, Rory McIlroy, had a round of misery bringing a card of 80. He moved to minus-1 in cumulative. In his defense, it must be said that the Northern Irishman has to deal with more difficult conditions in the morning.
After a hiatus of a little over an hour due to strong winds, the game being resumed at the British Open taking place on the fairways of St. Andrews. These storms fairly complicated work of golfers who were unable to make their putts, hence their balls in the wind.
Author of a 66 Thursday, John Daly also had a difficult day with a 76 and is currently at a lower 2. The Englishman Paul Casey has entered the second round at least six as his compatriot Lee Westwood.
For his part, Woods is now eight shots behind the leader after 36 holes. Phil Mickelson meanwhile carded a 71 and it is normal after both rounds.
Canada’s Mike Weir is found to plus-5 in danger of not participating in rounds of the weekend.
Among the players who took the start in the morning, Spaniard Sergio Garcia and Australian Adam Scott are at least two, while the winner of the Masters Phil Mickelson is tied with normal after a second round 71.
The American Ricky Barnes, the second U.S. Open in 2009, played a front nine 32, but finished the round with a disappointing 71 for a cumulative 139.