Ireland's Shane Lowry making a 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

Ireland's Shane Lowry reacts after making a 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

England's Aaron Rai reacts after making a 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

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

England's Aaron Rai chips onto the 8th 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 from the rough on the 17th hole 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 Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Xander Schauffele takes a drop on the 17th hole 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 Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy reacts to missing a putt on the 17th 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 Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE