Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy chips to the 18th green on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy chips to the 18th green on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Xander Schauffele plays his approach shot from the 18th fairway on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Cameron Young lines up his putt on the 18th green on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Sweden's Ludvig Aberg putts on the 18th green on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Wyndham Clark chips on to the 18th green on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Brooks Koepka putts on the 18th green on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Ireland's Shane Lowry lines up his birdie putt on the 18th green on day two of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 17, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE