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Aussie Smith surges into British Open lead as emotional Woods bows out

Australia’s Cameron Smith shot a superb 64 to take the outright lead in the British Open at the halfway stage

ST ANDREWS (UNITED KINGDOM) – Australia’s Cameron Smith seized the second-round lead in the 150th British Open at St Andrews on Friday as a superb 64 left him on 13 under par for the tournament, but an emotional Tiger Woods bowed out after his struggles continued on the Old Course.

Smith, the world number six with the trademark mullet, sat joint-third overnight after opening with a 67 and he followed that with an eight-under-par second round to lead by two shots in the clubhouse from Cameron Young of the United States.

The 28-year-old Smith posted the best score by any player in the field on Friday with a round that…

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