British Open Round 2 Recap: Bryson DeChambeau Deals with Backlash Over Equipment Criticism

Louis Oosthuizen continues to lead, with Colin Morikawa and Jordan Speith on his heels.

Alex Miceli | Jul 16, 2021

Louis Oosthuizen continues to lead the 149th British Open at the halfway point with rounds of 64-65, good for an 11-under total of 129 and a new British Open 36-hole scoring record. Oosthuizen leads by two strokes over Collin Morikawa, who shot a 6-under 64 on Friday to sit at 9-under 131. Jordan Spieth, the 2017 Open champion at Royal Birkdale, is third at 8 under after a 3-under 67 on Friday.

Published Jul 16, 2021

ALEX MICELI

Alex Miceli, a journalist and radio/TV personality who has been involved in golf for 26 years, was the founder of Morning Read and eventually sold it to Buffalo Groupe. He continues to contribute writing, podcasts and videos to SI.com. In 1993, Miceli founded Golf.com, which he sold in 1999 to Quokka Sports. One year later, he founded Golf Press Association, an independent golf news service that provides golf content to news agencies, newspapers, magazines and websites. He served as the GPA’s publisher and chief executive officer. Since launching GPA, Miceli has written for numerous newspapers, magazines and websites. He started GolfWire in 2000, selling it nine years later to Turnstile Publishing Co.