The Open leader Scottie Scheffler sympathised with Shane Lowry after the Irishman was slapped with a two-stroke penalty after his second round on Friday. "Ultimately, in golf it's up to the player, and I felt like Shane was put in a pretty tough situation there when they were zooming in on his golf ball," Scheffler said.

Shane Lowry has been hit with a two-shot penalty at The Open Championship after being adjudged to have caused his ball to move while taking a practice swing at the 12th hole

Scottie and Shane launch their final tee shot of the day down the fairway and into perfect position to set up birdie chances. In Scottie’s case, that could see him open up a two shot lead. It would also be an eight under par 63 to match Shane’s Saturday score from 2019.

Rory McIlroy will hope his rollercoaster ride at Royal Portrush does not continue into the weekend as he clings on to hopes of an Open victory.Mistakes mixed with brilliance saw him complete a round of 69 to sit three under par,

The Open is officially underway as Rory McIlroy and the best golfers in the world converge on Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the second round. It is the final major tournament of the year, and this is a title that many golfers grow up dreaming of winning.

Shane Lowry's Claret Jug defence in Portrush is all but over after he was slapped with a two-shot penalty - as Scottie Scheffler ominously moved into the halfway lead.

Rory McIlroy was involved in several controversial moments during the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome, including a heated altercation with Patrick Cantlay's caddie, Joe LaCava

Shane Lowry was almost doing cartwheels after he opened with a one-under 70 and his pal Rory McIlroy was equally relieved to overcome a wayward driver to match him and lie just three shots off the pace in The Open at Royal Portrush.

Shane Lowry has been punished by rules officials at The Open Championship, who deemed he was responsible for his ball moving during a practice swing, leading to a two-shot penalty

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — If anybody stepped to the first tee at Portrush with a powerful memory, it was Shane Lowry. He is, after all, the last player to win a British Open at Portrush, in 2019, and he’d been anticipating the emotions that would engulf him for that first tee shot this week for quite a while.

Shane Lowry has returned to Royal Portrush as the last man to win The Open at this year's venue, but the former champion admitted he was nervous ahead of his first tee shot