British Open second round live updates: Daniel Brown leads early

We’re back for the second round of the British Open at Royal Troon, and there’s a relatively unknown golfer leading the pack. Daniel Brown, who entered the week at No. 273 in the OWGR, fired a 6-under 65 to overtake Shane Lowry and grab the solo lead. This is the 29-year-old Englishman’s first ever major championship.

Leaderboard Update:

1. Daniel Brown (-6)

2. Shane Lowry (-5)

3. Justin Thomas (-3)

T4. Xander Schauffele (-2)

T4. Mackenzie Hughes

T4. Alex Noren

T4. Nicolai Hojgaard

T4. Justin Rose

T4. Russell Henley

T4. Joe Dean

Required Reading:

Daniel Brown grabs early lead

Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy struggle early

Tiger Woods looking at missed cut, again

Notable Friday Tee Times

All times ET

3:47 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Joost Luiten, Dustin Johnson

4:14 a.m. — Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka

4:25 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay

4:47 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick

4:58 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young

6:04 a.m. — Daniel Brown, Denwit David Boriboonsub, Matthew Dodd-Berry (a)

7:53 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Matthew Southgate

9:37 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre

9:48 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim

10:10 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton