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British Open

Rory McIlroy played so well Friday he even made getting out of a green-side pot bunker look simple on the 16th green.

HOYLAKE, England – A brief look at the second round Friday at the British Open:

LEADING: Rory McIlroy with a 6-under 66 and is at 12-under 132.

TRAILING: Dustin Johnson, with a tournament-best 65, is four shots behind.

STILL PLAYING: Tiger Woods made his only birdie on the last hole for a 77 to make the cut on the number at 2-over 146.

GOING HOME: Ernie Els, Ian Poulter, Webb Simpson, Bubba Watson and Lee Westwood were among those to miss the cut.

ROYAL LIVERPOOL REPEAT: McIlroy’s 36-hole score of 132 was the same as Tiger Woods when he won at Royal Liverpool in 2006. Woods had a one-shot lead over Ernie Els in 2006. McIlroy had a four-shot lead over Dustin Johnson.

ROUND OF THE DAY: Dustin Johnson had seven birdies in his round of 65.

SHOT OF THE DAY: Sergio Garcia holed out with a 6-iron on the second hole for eagle. Garcia holed out with a 9-iron in the third round at Royal Liverpool in 2006.

NOTEWORTHY: McIlroy has made only one bogey in 36 holes.

QUOTEWORTHY: “Hopefully, I put it to bed today.” – Rory McIlroy, on his streak of high scores on Friday.

TEE TIMES: Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari (first tee), 4:01 a.m.; Rhein Gibson, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, 4:01 a.m. (10th tee).

TELEVISION: Saturday, 3 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ESPN.

Associated Press

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