State of play after British Open round two

Jason Day and Adam Scott are the best of the Australians at seven-under, just three shots behind Dustin Johnson after the second round of the British Open.

SNAPSHOT OF THE EPIC SECOND ROUND OF THE BRITISH OPEN AT ST ANDREWS

SCORE OF THE ROUND: 66 - American Russ Henley charged into contention, moving from two over to four over for the championship, but Hideki Matsuyama matched it despite concluding his round in Saturday's fierce winds to storm to within four shots of the lead.

STAT OF THE ROUND: Tiger Woods missing successive major championship cuts after slumping to seven over and a tie for 147th in the 156-man field.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I think I'm playing with a little bit of a chip on my shoulder." - Scott admitting his shattering 2012 near miss at Royal Lytham, when he closed with four consecutive bogeys to lose by a shot, was driving his quest for the Claret Jug.

KEY MOMENT: Aussie battler Scott Arnold reeling off four consecutive birdies in brutal conditions on the back nine to make the halfway cut.

STATE OF PLAY: American Dustin Johnson enjoys the outright lead at 10 under par, one-stroke ahead of Englishman Danny Willet, with Scotland's 1999 champion Paul Lawrie a further shot back and Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day three off the pace.

AUSSIE WATCH: Jason Day (-7), Adam Scott (-7), Steven Bowditch (-5), Geoff Ogilvy (-5), Matt Jones (-3), Greg Chalmers (-3), Brett Rumford (-2), Marc Leishman (-1), Marcus Fraser (-1), Scott Arnold (even), John Senden (even). Missed cut: Scott Hend (+3), Adam Bland (+5), Scott Strange (+6), Rod Pampling (+8).


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