CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Kevin Kisner led by one shot entering the second round of British Open 2018 on Friday, July 20, at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. Kisner's 5-under was one shot better than Erik van Rooyen, Tony Finau and Zander Lombard. BRITISH OPEN TEE TIMES BRITISH OPEN LEADERBOARD BRITISH OPEN STREAMING Rory McIlroy is grouped with Marc Leishman and Thorbjorn Olesen for Rounds 1-2. Tiger Woods is with Russell Knox and Hideki Matsuyama. Among other featured groupings: Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler and Chris Wood; Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose and Kiradech Aphibarnrat; and Phil Mickelson, Rafa Cabrera Bello and Satoshi Kodaira. ROYAL & ANCIENT GOLF CLUB BRITISH OPEN Site: Carnoustie, Scotland. Course: Carnoustie Golf Links. Yardage: 7,402. Par: 71. Purse: $10.5 million. Winner's share: $1,890,000. Television (all times EDT): Thursday-Friday, 1:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 4:30-7 a.m. (Golf Channel), 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 4:30-7 a.m. (Golf Channel), 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Jordan Spieth. Notes: This is the eighth time the British Open goes to Carnoustie. ... For the last three champions at Carnoustie -- Padraig Harrington, Paul Lawrie and Tom Watson -- it was their first major championship. ... Tiger Woods returns to the British Open for the first time since he missed the cut at St. Andrews in 2015. ... Michael Kim earned the final spot at Carnoustie by winning the John Deere Classic. ... Justin Thomas, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm all have a mathematical chance to reach No. 1 in the world this week. ... Americans in their 20s have won the last five major championships, two of those by Koepka at the U.S. Open. ... Ben Hogan in 1953 is the only Open champion at Carnoustie to have the 54-hole lead. ... The Open has been decided by a playoff the last three times at Carnoustie. ... Harrington in 2007 and 2008 is the last player to successful defend in the British Open. ... Spieth has not won a tournament since his British Open title last year at Royal Birkdale. Next year: Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Online: www.opengolf.com (Fact box from Associated Press.) SPOTLIGHT ON THEM: Here are 10 players whom DMan will be watching, regardless whether they are among favorites to win (World Golf Ranking in parentheses): Sergio Garcia (No. 19) Spaniard Sergio's first major victory came at the 2017 Masters; a year-long celebration ensued. The European Tour legend, 38, owns three Top-10's this season and loves to compete in The Open (10 career Top-10's). And Carnoustie owes him one. In 2007, the previous time The Open unfolded here, Sergio missed a short putt for the win -- how it didn't go down is beyond me -- on the 72nd hole. He lost to Padraig Harrington in a playoff. Tiger Woods (No. 71) Woods, given his status as one of the greatest golfers ever, is must-see-TV every time he plays. Woods, 42, has been stuck on 14 major titles since prevailing at the 2008 U.S. Open in a playoff against Rocco Mediate. He has performed well in spurts during his latest comeback iteration; I really liked the ball-striking and course management en route to T-4 at Quicken Loans National three weeks ago. Phil Mickelson (No. 20) Lefty, 48, owns five major titles, including the The Open 2013 in a stunner. At The Open 2016, he was sensational in a duel with Henrik Stenson at Royal Troon, only to lose. Lefty's performances have been all over the map this season, and his recent disdain for the rules of golf figure to make him chum for the notoriously aggressive European media. He won't win, and easily could miss the cut, but the exit won't be quiet. Tommy Fleetwood (No. 10) England's Fleetwood, 27, is much more than flowing locks. He owns one overseas victory and three PGA Tour Top-5's this season, including second place at the U.S. Open. Oh, by the way: He is Carnoustie's course record-holder. Brooks Koepka (No. 4) Koepka, 28, is the quietest outstanding player the golf world has seen in a long time. If it is possible that the fourth-ranked golfer can be seriously undervalued, Koepka is he. In June, he won his second straight U.S. Open. When his wrists are sound, he has been a factor in other majors, too. Justin Rose (No. 3) England's Rose, for all his talent, has bagged just one major -- the 2013 U.S. Open. But Rose, 37, has been on the front page of plenty of major leaderboards at some point over the four days. He has won twice on the PGA Tour this season. In other words: Book him for contention this week. Ryan Armour (No. 105) Akron's Armour, 42, a product of Walsh Jesuit and Ohio State, makes his major-championship debut in the midst of a career renaissance. He has earned more than $2 million this season. This is his first-ever visit to Scotland. Here's hoping Armour, a class act and proud Northeast Ohioan, can shock the world the way Kent State product Ben Curtis did in winning The Open 2003. Jordan Spieth (No. 6) Spieth, who turns 25 on July 27, won The Open 2017 in a final-day duel with Matt Kuchar at Royal Birkdale. Spieth owns three major titles. It does not seem possible that, overall, he has not won since The Open 2017. Perhaps it makes him that much more dangerous. Rickie Fowler (No. 7) Three words: He is due. Fowler, 29, will win a major, probably multiple majors, before he is done. No reason he can't get No. 1 this week. He is coming off a consistently solid showing at Scottish Open 2018 last week (T-6). Russell Knox (No. 49) I put Scotsman Knox, 33, on the list primarily because I watched on television two weeks ago as he won Irish Open 2018 in a playoff. He has the crowd support and mental makeup to deal with Carnoustie's endless challenges. He should feed off a grouping in the first two rounds that features Woods. Carnoustie is known for its difficult track, which happens to be baked this year because of a scorching stretch of weather. Expect players to hit plenty of "stingers'' with long irons, so as to keep the ball low and controlled while sending it skipping along the rock-hard pan.<doc-sep>The Open latest update Rory McIlroy believes he has still got plenty more to give as he chases Open glory at Carnoustie. The former world number one, who is bidding for a first major victory in four years, put himself firmly in contention on the Angus coast by moving to four under with a second-round 69. But due to Friday's wet conditions, McIlroy felt he was unable to attack as much as he wanted and will have to bide his time before attempting to move through the gears. The Northern Irishman said: "I would have taken that score today going out. It wasn't that bad, but it was just damp enough and cold enough that the game plan that I was trying to adapt to be aggressive and hit driver a lot, I just couldn't do it. "We had to tough it out a little bit. It was a little more difficult, so I'm happy to be in with a shot. "This week, one of my main thoughts is just to let it go. Just go out there and give it your all, try 100 per cent rather than hold back and maybe not give myself the opportunity to do well. "But it was definitely a day of, 'don't shoot yourself out of the tournament' instead of trying to press on and build a lead or get an advantage. I played within myself." McIlroy also feels there is also room for improvement in terms of the quality of his play. The 29-year-old said: "I didn't hit driver as much today, so I didn't have as much of a chance to hit it offline, but there were still a couple of shots out there that weren't great. "I feel like there are low rounds in me. If I can get on a run or get off to a fast start in the next couple of days, I definitely see something like a 66 or a 65. I think I'm capable of that." Meanwhile. Tiger Woods shot four bogeys and four birdies as he scores a par 71 for the second consecutive round. “I think it’s going to be a crowded leaderboard,” Woods told Sky Sports. “I think there is going to be a bunch of guys with a chance to win. That is the nature with this golf course “The way the course is playing we’re all hitting from the same areas. “Most of the guys, what I’ve seen off the telecast, is they’re hitting irons off the tees, it’s going to be a bunched leaderboard. “I think right now I’m tied about 30th at even par and I think by the end of the week there will be about 10 guys who have a chance to win on Sunday.”<doc-sep>
AUSTRALIA’S British Open hopefuls have struggled in weather-affected second round at Carnoustie, with Adam Scott and Jason Day clinging on to contention as America’s Zach Johnson surged. ADAM Scott and Jason Day have given themselves a fighting chance to bring home the Claret Jug after surviving sapping second rounds at the British Open. Scott is Australia’s only player in red numbers after grinding out a one-under-par 70 to be one under for the championship and five shots behind Carnoustie’s clubhouse leaders, Zach Johnson and Kevin Kisner. Johnson carded a four-under-par 67 to join overnight leader Kisner in a share of the lead at six-under-par following a sodden second round on Friday. ‘HORROR MOVIE’: Lost clubs, visa nightmare in Vegas disaster OPENING ROUND: Leishman blows golden opportunity TIGER: How Woods can overcome his greatest weakness Zach Johnson celebrates finishing the second round with a share of the lead. Picture: AP. England’s Tommy Fleetwood sits alongside American pair Pat Perez and Xander Schauffele a further shot back, while Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (four-under) and Jordan Spieth (three-under) head a strong chasing pack. Day lamented finishing bogey, bogey, bogey for a 71 to be even par, having been only two off the lead late in his round in driving rain. “It was miserable out there. It didn’t stop raining the whole time,” a drenched Day told AAP. “It was just tough because by the end of it everything was wet. My whole bag’s wet, my clubs are wet. Jason Day had a shocking finish to his second round. Picture: AP “So it was a tough finish with a little bit of wind and the rain and being cold. “I wish I could have the last four holes back but it is what it is. Hopefully the lead doesn’t get too far out and I can get some nice weather tomorrow. “Even if it’s windy, as long as it’s not wet, I’ll try and get myself back into it.” Scott also suffered a late momentum killer, missing an eight-foot birdie putt at the last that would have put him to two under and inside the top 10. “I feel pretty good,” Scott said. “My game didn’t feel great today. I just didn’t have the rhythm going this morning and didn’t feel as good as yesterday. Adam Scott chips onto the green on the 15th. Picture: AP “But it’s funny because I wanted to make that one on the last, obviously but didn’t and missed a couple of short ones early in the round and still shot one under anyway. “So maybe I’m playing better than I think, which is a good thing. “Hopefully I’ve got my best stuff on the weekend. I’m going to have to have a really good round — that five-under round, ideally tomorrow — to get myself somehow into this tournament.” Cameron Davis is not out of it either, but will also need a weekend charge after signing for a 72 to be one over for the championship. Australia's Marc Leishman shot out of the blocks on Thursday — but has fallen well behind the pack since. Picture: AFP Marc Leishman posted his second straight 72 to be two over and eight shots off the pace. “I’m just hoping that it dries up. I’ve done if before from a long way back,” Leishman said. “Hopefully that’s what I’ll do. Still two rounds left, I’m striking the ball well. I’m optimistic, put it that way.” McIlroy posted a second consecutive four-under-par to put himself right in contention with two rounds to play. “I thought I had the golf ball a bit more under control today,” McIlroy said. After the hard, fast conditions of the opening round, the rain made the greens more receptive but the course was still difficult as the balls flew much more slowly through the air. Rory McIlroy reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th green. Picture: AP Fleetwood, though, took advantage, with three birdies on the front nine and three more on the way home, including an 18-footer at the last, taking him to five-under. “I struggled yesterday tee to green,” Fleetwood told Sky Sports. “We had a good hour on the range yesterday evening and I came out today and just hit it a lot better, drove a lot better and holed some great putts. Momentum kept going, it was fun. “(Conditions) were tough. The pins are tucked away a bit.