Louis Oosthuizen is the solo leader atop the field at 11 under after he played almost another bogey-free round for a second successive day, turning in a 65 that fell one stroke shy of the low round of the week after his 64 on Thursday.The 2010 Open Championship winners combined 129 strokes through 36 holes set a brand-new Open Championship record, falling one shot lower than the prior record mark of 130 previously held by Brandt Snedeker (2012) and Nick Faldo (1992 ). Louis Oosthuizen (-11 ): It was almost an ideal round for Oosthuizen on Friday as he came within a stroke of tying his own low round of the week. Jordan Spieth (-8 ): A 3-under 67 round for Spieth on Friday offers him his second-best 36-hole start at a major champion in his young profession. Dustin Johnson, Dylan Frittelli, Scottie Scheffler (-6 ): After a slow start to Round 1 on Thursday, D.J. closed with a thrive on the back and brought that momentum into Round 2 with a front nine 33.

The top of the leaderboard through 36 holes at the 149th Open Championship includes plenty of star power as a pair of past champions pressed themselves into contention Friday and some of the sports finest talents remain in the hunt going into the weekend at Royal St. Georges. Louis Oosthuizen is the solo leader atop the field at 11 under after he played nearly another bogey-free round for a second successive day, turning in a 65 that fell one stroke shy of the low round of the week after his 64 on Thursday.The 2010 Open Championship winners combined 129 strokes through 36 holes set a brand-new Open Championship record, falling one shot lower than the prior record mark of 130 formerly held by Brandt Snedeker (2012) and Nick Faldo (1992 ). Jordan Spieth, the 2017 Open Championship winner, is hot on Oosthuizens heels after a second-round 3-under 67 that moved him to 8 under for the champion. Collin Morikawa is sandwiched in between the 2 and second on the leaderboard at 9 under after he posted the low round of the early wave Friday with a 6-under 64. Thats just a tasting of some of the stars who will bring contention intend to Round 3 Saturday as Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm all had special days going up the leaderboard. Take a look at a breakdown of the action below and catch up on highlights from the first round in the updates section.1. Louis Oosthuizen (-11 ): It was almost a best round for Oosthuizen on Friday as he came within a stroke of tying his own low round of the week. Oosthuizen did not have a bogey at Royal St. Georges up until No. 16 in Round 2, yet he still can be found in with a 3-under 32 on the back after playing holes 12-14 at 4 under. 2. Collin Morikawa (-9 ): No gamer in maless golf history has won in his debut in two separate major championships, but Morikawa is possibly on the cusp of doing precisely that after a strong proving Friday. He came one stroke except connecting the course record at Royal St. Georges with his second-round 64, ending up being simply the 6th golfer at the location to publish a 64 or lower in an Open Championship. 3. Jordan Spieth (-8 ): A 3-under 67 round for Spieth on Friday provides him his second-best 36-hole start at a significant champion in his young career. The previous best and third-best starts for him– the 2015 Masters and 2017 Open Championship– represent 2 of his three significant championships. T4. Dustin Johnson, Dylan Frittelli, Scottie Scheffler (-6 ): After a sluggish start to Round 1 on Thursday, D.J. closed with a thrive on the back and carried that momentum into Round 2 with a front 9 33. He came home in 32 and played the last seven at 3 under. Its his ninth profession round of 65 or much better in a major championship, the most among all golf enthusiasts, according to Justin Ray. This is the debut Open Championship revealing for Scheffler, 25, and the 2nd time Frittelli has made it at The Open in four tries. Both are seeking their very first career win at a major after career-best surfaces at the U.S. Open last month. T12. Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and two others (-5 ): Koepka after his second-round 66 had a little additional pep in his step when he took a subtle chance at Bryson DeChambeau, declaring, “I like my driver.” He closed his round with four birdies over his final five holes. Rahms 64 connected for low-round of the week and he gets in Saturday having finished his last 27 holes without a rating over par.