Jackson Suber is still very much in the hunt at the Open Championship, even after slipping from the top spot to a tie for second by the halfway mark.
The former Ole Miss golfer backed up his opening-round lead with another steady day, carding a 69 (-1) in the second round to move to (-6) for the tournament. That leaves him tied with Cameron Young and Ryan Gerard, and still close enough to make the weekend matter.
The round itself came with plenty of chaos around him. Bryson DeChambeau appeared to finish in second at (-7), only for rules officials to hit the previous major championship winner with a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie on the fifth hole. That dropped DeChambeau back to (-5) and into a tie for fifth.
Suber, meanwhile, kept doing what he’s been doing lately: putting himself in contention. He has been showing up on Saturdays and Sundays with chances to win, even if he hasn’t closed one out yet. This is also the biggest stage he has reached so far, and the source of the story makes clear just how far that is from his Ole Miss days.
He opened the championship with the best round on Thursday to grab the lead, and while Saturday’s field saw some scorching scores - including a 62 (-8) - Suber didn’t need fireworks to stay in the mix.
Now he and everyone else are chasing Lucas Herbert, who leads by at least two strokes with two rounds left at Royal Birkdale. Herbert has one PGA Tour win but no major championship on his record.
And the leaderboard behind him is crowded. Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Sam Burns and Jon Rahm are all sitting inside the top 10, keeping the pressure on as the Open moves into the final two rounds.
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