The sun is out on day two of the Open ...Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian... giving John Daly an excuse to don a particularly garish pair of trousers. Even by Daly's standards they're a mess. Surfboards and flowers? You're at Sandwich, John, not HonoluluPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianThe joint overnight leader, Tom Lewis, chips from the rough onto the 6th green. He's in the hole for four - that's his second bogey of the dayPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian
Rory McIlroy doesn't look best pleased with himself after a decent start to the day goes awry. The Northern Irishman slams his club after playing a poor pitch on to the 10th green where he makes his second bogey in three holesPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianLee Westwood, who carded one over yesterday, starts well with a birdie on the 1st. But he follows it up with bogeys at the 2nd and here at the 6thPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianA veteran spectator proudly displays his hat which is adorned with badges from past Opens. 1990 - that was Nick Faldo's yearPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianThe likelihood of a Brit winning again this year seems hard to predict. While Lewis has been on the slide, the world No1 Luke Donald has found some form. Three birdies in the first four holes have compensated for his round of one over yesterdayPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianWestwood completes his opening nine with a birdie, double bogey, bogey. Not a man for consistency, evidentlyPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianNor is Darren Clarke. But an undulating round, which has included a double bogey, three bogeys, an eagle and four birdies, has left him in a great position with one hole remainingPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianLooks like Daly's been given fashion tips to his rivals. YE Yang has gone for a two-tone T-shirt, electric blue trousers and a matching club. Perhaps if he'd spent more time worrying about his golf and less time worrying about colour-coordination, he wouldn't be trapped on the boundary at the back of the 18thPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianTypical. Now they're all at itPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianDaly walks the 9th where he cards only his second par of the round. A cleaner back nine brings him home in 74Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianMcIlroy is watched by fans as he plugs away at the coursePhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianFrom the new guard to the old guard ... Tom Watson shows he's not lost his touch with a sweetly struck tee shot at the 6thPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianThe ball bounced once and then plopped straight into the hole - much to Watson's and the crowd's delightPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianSpectators around the green watch as Graeme McDowell and Jason Day knock in their puttsPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianMiguel Angel Jiménez tees off at the 16th, having just made a birdie at the 15th. The Spaniard's round of 71 leaves him three under after two roundsPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianClarke soaks up the applause after his birdie at the 18th hands him a share of the lead at four under. Meanwhile, four successive bogeys have left Donald in danger of missing the cut. Other Brits in trouble include Westwood, Harrington and McDowell. McIlroy's round of 69 leaves him on level parPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian
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