Golfweek

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – If you’re just waking up on the East Coast, here’s what you’ve missed in the early morning at the British Open.

With a hot putter, Jordan Spieth is making a big early move up the yellow leader boards with a run of birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie to get to 6 under through eight holes on a cool, dry Friday morning with mild wind. The 25-year-old Texan was briefly tied for the lead at 6 under par with J.B. Holmes.

Tommy Fleetwood makes a move with five birdies before dropping a shot on the 16th. Fleetwood sinks a big putt for birdie on the 18th to finish with a 4-under 67. He is 7 under par after 36 holes, one shot behind Holmes, who finished Round 2 with a 68.

Spieth hasn’t won since the 2017 British Open at Royal Birkdale.

• Tiger Woods, who looked worn down and lethargic in a disappointing 78 on Thursday, got off to a great start Friday morning with a birdie on No. 1. Back-to-back birdies on 10 and 11 got him to +4 (the cut line is projected at +1). He finished with a 1-under 70 and leaves Portrush 6 over. It's just the second time in his career he's missed multiple cuts at majors in a single season.

Woods, 43, admitted he wasn’t feeling his best Thursday when he finished his round.

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"I’m just not moving as well as I’d like. And unfortunately, you’ve got to be able to move, and especially under these conditions, shape the golf ball. And I didn’t do it. I didn’t shape the golf ball at all. Everything was left-to-right.”

Tiger played with Patrick Reed and Matt Wallace, who noted “I got to play with my hero today."

•Brooks Koepka shot a solid 69 to move to 5 under after 36 holes as he stays in contention for a fifth major championship.

• Fleetwood is wearing the God-awful Nike “toile” shirt that appears to be inspired by golfers playing in sand dunes (it also has drawings of golf carts, umbrellas and seagulls). It’s the black version of the same shirt Jason Day wore on Thursday.

• Adam Hadwin had the second eagle of the morning, holing his shot from the fairway on the par-4 8th.

•Tom Lehman, the 1996 Open champion, finished what might be his final appearance in this major with a 76.

•South African Erik van Rooyen, who played his college golf at Minnesota, shot a bogey-free 68 to get to 4 under after 36 holes. In his British Open debut last year, he finished T-17.

•Cameron Smith, the 25-year-old from Australia, has five birdies in his round to get to 6 under overall.