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Matt Verri

The Open: Cameron Smith holds two-shot lead at St Andrews after second round with Rory McIlroy still in mix

Cameron Smith holds the Open lead at the halfway stage after a sensational second round moved the Australian two shots clear.

Six birdies came for Smith in his first ten holes, all facets of his game firing, before an eagle on the par-five 14th set up a round of 64 that leaves him on 13-under heading into the weekend at St Andrews. It’s a performance that has earned him the 36-hole scoring record for Open Championships at the Home of Golf, a shot better than Greg Norman, Nick Faldo and Louis Oosthuizen have managed in the past.

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