Round 2, Open Championship

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Jul. 17, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM staff

The first groups are ready to tee off in today's second round of the 138th Open Championship. Here's how it sets up:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
2:20 p.m. BST No. 1		Ryo Ishikawa, Lee Westwood, Tiger Woods The only player not under par in this group? Woods. Expect a very competitive round out of these three.
9:09 a.m. BST No. 1		Jim Furyk, Padraig Harrington, Geoff Ogilvy Ogilvy struggled on Thursday, but Furyk and Harrington are under par. Two-time defending champ Harrington believes he is in position to make a run at three straight.
1:09 p.m. BST No. 10		Tom Watson, Sergio Garcia, Matteo Manassero One of the great stories of Round 1 carries over into Friday. Can Tom Watson remain in contention for another major at the age of 59?

PREVIEW: PGA.com Interactive Producer T.J. Auclair previews Friday's second round from Turnberry:

What a wild first round it was at Turnberry. Call it turn back the clock day, as past Open champions Tom Watson and Mark Calcavecchia each held the lead at one point.

Watson was the story of the day, however. The 59-year-old, who's a five-time Open champion, won at Turnberry the first time the Open was played there some 32 years ago in 1977. His 5-under 65 in Round 1 was simply magical.

Can Old Tom keep it up in the second round? The conditions will likely dictate that. The forecast for Friday calls through rain throughout, along with winds gusting up to 20 mph -- a lot more like Open Championship weather than the sun-filled, nearly windless day we saw on Thursday.

As for Tiger Woods, he has some work to do after a disappointing 1-over 71 in Round 1. If he can post a good number on Friday, the wind might be the ultimate equalizer in helping him get back in the hunt.

Thus far at Turnberry

Round	Leader	Low round (par 70)	Key links
	Miguel Angel Jimenez (-6)	64: Miguel Angel Jimenez	Daily Wrap-Up \| Live Report Watson's magical day \| Notebook

Stat of the day

Jimenez is making his 110th start on the PGA TOUR. This marks the second time he has held the lead/co-lead after 18 holes. He was tied for first at the 2008 World Golf Championships-CA Championship with a 65 and eventually finished T26.

The Film Room

	Round 1 Recap The sunny first round at Turnberry saw inspired play from Tom Watson and an up and down round by Tiger. Brian Katrek reflects on the day's action. Watch it
	Missed opportunities Tiger Woods carded a 1-over par, 71 in the first round of the Open Championship at Turnberry. He discusses his missed opportunities on Thursday.Watch it
	First-round highlights Brett Wright gets you caught up on all the opening round action from the 138th British Open as Miguel Angel Jimenez claims the lead at 6-under. Watch it