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The Open 2026: day two golf updates from Royal Birkdale – live
️Updates from the second round at Royal Birkdale ️ Official leaderboard | Mail Scott with your thoughts An opening birdie for the 2011 champion Darren Clarke. He’s +2. Apropos of nothing, and just because I happen to have the stat to hand, so may as well share it, Clarke is joint holder of the record for most appearances by an Open champion before his first victory. That’s 19, after his 2011 win, and he shares the number with Phil Mickelson (2013). Nick Price (1994) is next on the list. Birdie …
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