Local hero Rory McIlroy fought gamely to survive for the weekend. He fell short, but still got a standing ovation from fans in the grandstands.
, who for the first time in their illustrious careers missed the cut together in the same major championship.Such is the heartbreak of Portrush, where the Irish weeping was not confined to the skies. A lot of hopes were pinned on McIlroy, a sentimental favorite who was raised in Belfast and was so looking forward to the first Open in Northern Ireland since 1951.
Lowry missed the cut in the last four of these majors. Now, he’s loving that foreign feeling of being in the lead after two days. Lowry said one of the best parts of the British Open being held somewhere other than England or Scotland is he doesn’t have to fly anywhere.
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