Live - the Open day two, Royal St George's

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By Mark Ashenden

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0922: BBC Two is a go-go. Live video in this story (UK only - sorry you foreign types!). Get on a plane over here and you can get full access. Phil Mickelson rips into the first tee as TV pictures show Tom Lewis prowling the ring ahead of his second round. he tees off at 0931 and I have to say, Tom Lewis is wearing the finest golfing shirt I've ever seen - dark blue and a diagonal stripe (think Man City occasional away kit or Crystal Palace circa 1980s). Stunning. What advice would you give an amateur 20-year-old about to set off the second leg of his incredible journey at Sandwich at the top of the leaderboard?

0917: Stanley follows his eagle up with a bogey. My keyboard kiss of bogeys strikes again. And as for the top of the leaderboard, it's as we were last night. Glover bogeys the fourth and he slips back to -4.

0912: A man called Bernhard Langer (heard of him?) is under way and will be desperate to improve on his score of 75 yesterday. The sweet sweet tight-fitting outfit of Lee Westwood (+1) has just cruised across the first tee and he's off alongside Steve Stricker (-1) and Charl Schwartzel (+1). How are you Westwood fans feeling about today?

0904: Some more early movers. Kyle Stanley eagles the seventh to move on to -4. Big big move. Sandy Lyle is moving in the wrong direction after dropping two shots in the opening six holes. Justin Rose is back to +1 after a birdie on the second. A birdie for Jason Day as well on the opener and the highly-fancied Aussie is on level par. Graeme McDowell pars the opener.

BBC Sport's Rob Hodgetts at Sandwich: "Tom L's caddie in travellers' sandals or '2 minute noodle shoes' as I call them. Tom has music phones in left ear. Same tastes as Sticker?"

0853: Six new boys out on the course swinging their weapons. Zach Johnson (+2), Adam Scott (-1), Justin Rose (+2), Graeme McDowell (-2), Jason Day (+1), Bubba Watson (-1).

Anon, via text 81111: "Was just on a packed train between Sheffield and Rotherham and asked 20 people the clubhouse leader at sandwich today. 12 people gave me confused looks and then awkwardly looked away, assuming im crazy. One said i would be able to get a chicken club at Sheffield station. 2 went for -8, one for -9 under , one for -3 under, 3 stuck to -5 under and one lass either game me her number or thought the clubhouse lead would be somewhere in the 70 billion over pars. I'm sticking to the later or my girlfriend wont be pleased."
Double ding dong.

0843: The two boys Lewis and Bjorn at the top of the board has been joined by Lucas Glover after a birdie on the second and is now on -6. New glories await for the 2009 US Open champion?

0840: Another player soaking up the sunrays at Sandwich is Darren Clarke who birdies the par-three third to move up to -3 and is now in joint-sixth place. Dazzler marches on after his five birdies on Thursday.

InfostradaLive on Twitter: "Tom Lewis is the first amateur to have a share of the lead at the Open since Michael Bonallack in 1968."

0835: Three more players head down the first fairway - Aussie Bryden Macpherson (+1), American Matt Kuchar (+5) and Ireland's Padraig Harrington (+3).

Joel, American en route to Open, via text 81111: "Woosie is right. There is a lot of "European" talent, but I think you should hold off on the Yank baiting until an Englishman wins a major." (see entry 0808)

0829: A second birdie for Meesawat who now jumps to level par. American Lucas Glover (tied for third on -4) has just set off and has parred the opener. Trevor Immelman birdies the second (in between two pars) and is now on -1.

0825: Got my knuckles wrapped earlier for not mentioning Luke Donald. Mmmmm. Oh go on then....The world number one is currently tied for 52nd place on +1 and tees off at 1421.

Gareth Robinson, via text 81111: "Just got into the office early as my brother forgot his wallet with his building pass in it (he has to do the early shift), as I was pulling into London Bridge the announcement came over the speakers "will all passengers for Sandwich please used the front 4 coaches of the Ramsgate train" I suddenly found myself wandering towards these coaches before reminding myself of my poor brother, thank god for BBC text commentary!! Otherwise I'd have been on that train and my brother would have been unemployed... More time for golf I guess though"
Ding dong.

0821: Former Open champion Sandy Lyle, who withdrew during his first round at Birkdale three years ago and winner of the Claret Jug at Royal St George's in 1985, is also well under way in his second round and has started with three pars and is on +3. Anybody dreaming of new glories for Mr Lyle?

Speaking to Radio 5 live, Tom Lewis says: "There's along way to go and if I keep going like that for the next three days then I'll be right up there. To shoot a great score is brilliant but there's a long way to go." He tees off at 0931.

0813: Best start of the day so far is all down to Charles Howell III who birdies the opener. He's now on level par.

0808: Some nice words falling out of Ian Woosnam's mouth on his optimism for British golfers. Here's a snapshot: "In depth, there's no doubt about it. There are so many good players these days. They come up through the ranks, they go to these colleges and have all these lessons. It's a different game. It's not all about talent anymore. It's all about how you prepare to become a professional golfer." And for any Americans out there who want to shout up and give me the names of players you may think rise up through the ranks and keep us euphoric Europeans quiet over the next few years then let us know.

0803: Birdies like golf dust this morning. One man who has grabbed one is Thailand's Prom Messawat who's parred the first four holes and has just birdied the par-four fifth to move up to +1. Aussie Richard Green has tucked his head under par to -1 after a birdie at the third. Darren Clarke (-2) has just teed off. Scotland's Scott Jamieson is having a bit of a stinker. Two pars and a pair of bogeys on his first four holes and he's slipped back to +7.

Anon, via text 81111: "Phone already set to silent, I have my best smuggling underwear on too. Trains from Kings X packed, standing all the way, lots of very excited golf fans on board. Legs ache already!"
I challenge you to ask 20 people on that train RIGHT NOW and get me the prediction for the leading score in the clubhouse at the end of today please. 20 people...DO IT...I thank you.

0753: Let's throw you some Tom Lewis quotes after a his fab 65 yesterday: Hopefully I can get a few invites and try and get my card. I'll just keep my head down and practise what I know, and hopefully it'll work." And on Rory McIlroy: "Hopefully I can get to the same standard and have a few battles with him. That would be a dream. He's an excellent player, and I look up to him. I'm sure he won't be too far away coming into Sunday." And Tom Watson on Lewis: "How about that? He could be my grandson. He's quite a refined player at age 20. We certainly have a new young breed out here, don't we? We've got the McIlroys and the (Ryo) Ishikawas and the Lewises. We have a lot of young players playing very good golf. I just had to smile inside to watch him. I certainly was impressed by the way he played." And obviously after saying all of this, Lewis will now shoot 85. Go prove me wrong Tom my boy. He's off at 0931 BST.

0745: The official Open website describes course conditions as "benign". Weather forecast for the weekend is a blooming shocker. Rain, wind, dogs, cats, all sorts of things set to fall out of the Kent clouds over the next 48 hours. Makes today even more crucial perhaps? Out of all the top leaders the two in action at the moment are Pablo Larrazabal (started today with two pars and is on -2) and Kyle Stanley who's on -2 after three pars at the start of his second round.

bubbawatson on Twitter: "Sunny morning & little wind, should be a great day for golf! Meow time for breakfast."
If you're ever in any doubt as to what a top professional golfer has for breakfast during a major championship then please check out this top pic supplied by the mighty Bubb-meister. "Meow time?" Can anybody explain?

Graeme McDowell on Twitter: "Beautiful morning here in the south east. Should be a lot of fun out there. Early tee times much more pleasant when the sun shines."

0737: Want to get involved in all of these shenanigans? Feel free to tweet me with anything you like at @bbcsport_mark or just get involved in by using the hashtag at #bbcgolf ) OR if you prefer using your phone (in the loos or wherever you are-see below), then text 81111 (UK) with GOLF before your message.

Anon in south east England somewhere, via text 81111: "20 mins into my journey to Sandwich from North London, should get to the course by 9am. No phones allowed-but will try to smuggle in, I'll text from the loos if I manage it! Very excited about the golf today, Gmac to go low."
Fabulous attitude. Although I can't possibly condone any misdemeanours with your phone. If I hear about a phone going off at the 18th and I find out it's you, me and you are over. Look forward to reading your news from the porta-loos.

0728: The kiss of bogeys has happened again. Sorry Chad. yep, Mr Campbell has suffered the wrath of me mentioning his name and he bogeys the second and he slips back to a score of level par.

0718: Let's cast my eyes back to the course. South African Thomas Aiken has made a minor move this morning with a birdie and two pars to take him to +3. Can Chad Campbell break the bad run of Americans in the majors? He's out at the moment and is sitting pretty on -1 after a par at the first.

0712: In the words of the Daily Mirror this morning: Tom Who? Has anybody played golf with this boy before? Gone to school with him, sat on a bus with him, done anything with him? I'd love to know...he's 20, very much an amateur, he's dyslexic, took up golf at the age of four, left school at 16, won British Boys Championship at Royal St George's in 2009 and made the Open field by shooting 63, 65 to win local qualifying at Rye. He plans to turn pro after the Walker Cup in September. PLUS he's named after Tom Watson. Lewis tees off at 0931. Will be fascinating to see how he copes. He's certainly grabbed all the headlines. Before you do anything, read this fine blog by Rob Hodgetts on this rising star.

0659: A few tee off times to keep an eye on. Although obviously they are all important. The two leaders first - Tom Lewis goes off at 0931 BST. Thomas Bjorn off at 1226. Lucas Glover - 0809. Webb Simpson - 1004. Miguel Angel Jimenez - 1310. Kyle Stanley (-2) is the highest-placed early starter at 0703. Graeme McDowell (-2) off at 0842. Ian Poulter (-1) - 1343. Sergio Garcia (par) - 1421. Lee Westwood (+1) - 0909. Rory McIlroy (+1) - 1410. That'll do for now. Anybody else you want me to keep any eye out for?

0653: Need a quick round-up of yesterday? Tough, you're getting it. Here's video highlights of day 1. Here's the fine written report by Rob Hodgetts . And here's a video interview with the amateur Tom Lewis after his stunning round of 65. Need anything else?

0646: So before I dive into all the golf chat - coz that's what I'm paid for right? But this is also about you. Tell me what you're all doing, tell me how you're feeling, tell me if you're playing golf, give me your predictions, just give me everything you've got. Tweet, text, telegram. DO IT.

0641: Just to let you know, BBC Two coverage will get going at 0900 BST, along with video coverage on this very website. And for you wireless lovers, Radio 5 live are also across everything. What more could you possibly want? Seriously, the sun's out, it's Friday, the golf's just started, is there anything else that you could possibly want out of today? Throw me all your Friday aspirations and let's achieve great things together.

BBC Sport's Rob Hodgetts at Sandwich: "Glorious morning for golf at St George's - cloudless, still, the sun a welcome presence back in the sky. Early starters, fill your boots."

0636: A big big day for golf. And quite a large day for me as I'm burning up a BBC keyboard for the very last time. But fear not, a cunning display of tissues on the space bar should mop up most of the tears to reduce any clogging and potential slowing down of supplying you with all the latest golfing news from Sandwich. Have a great day.

0631: Before we get into all the madness from round one, I have to tell you the first threesome of players are already buffing up their irons on the first tee in preparation for the second round. First up is Scotland's Peter Whiteford, American Spencer Levin and South African Thomas Aiken.

0626: It was all sizzling Danish bacon in Sandwich references when I left the office at 1600 yesterday. The great Dane is still up there on five under but he's nestling alongside a mere pup of a player called Tom Lewis. More on him in a bit. How are we all doing today?

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