British Open 2021

British Open 2021: Louis Oosthuizen sets 36-hole Open record, stellar cast behind him

Oosthuizen, looking as calm as the conditions, was at 11-under 129, breaking the 36-hole Open record first set by Nick Faldo in 1992 at Muirfield and matched by Brandt Snedeker in 2012 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.

British Open 2021: Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth lead way as normalcy returns to Open

Spieth was a shot off the lead held by Oosthuizen, who saved par from a fairway bunker on No 18 for a 6-under 64.