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Coverage dated July 16, 2026 to July 17, 2026

Rory McIlroy Bounces Back With Solid Second Round at Open Championship

Headline from Newsweek, on the newest of 2 developments

Rory McIlroy's 2026 campaign at The Open Championship got off to a rocky start as he carded a 2-over 72 at Royal Birkdale.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Rory McIlroy toils at British Open as putting woes leave him 7 shots off the first-round lead

    Headline from The Republic ·

  2. Newest

    Rory McIlroy Bounces Back With Solid Second Round at Open Championship

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Green Field Reporter

    Rory McIlroy toils at British Open as putting woes leave him 7 shots off the first-round lead (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — There were no “I’m so bad at golf” exclamations from Rory McIlroy this time. The puzzled looks, shakes of the head and sagging shoulders said it all. McIlroy was just 10 holes into his bid to win the British Open for the first time since 2014 and he was veering dangerously …

  2. Wilmington News Journal

    McIlroy toils at British Open as putting woes leave him 7 shots off the first-round lead (opens Wilmington News Journal)

    Published

    Wilmington News Journal's feed description

    SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — There were no “I’m so bad at golf” exclamations from Rory McIlroy this time.

  3. New York Post

    Rory McIlroy rues ‘too many stupid mistakes’ after first round of British Open (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Rory McIlroy, one of the favorites at this week’s British Open at Royal Birkdale, looked queasy at times in Thursday’s roller-coaster opening round.

  4. Triblive

    Rory McIlroy toils at British Open; putting woes leave him 7 shots back (opens Triblive)

    Published

    Triblive's feed description

    SOUTHPORT, England — There were no “I’m so bad at golf” exclamations from Rory McIlroy this time.

  5. Daily Journal

    Rory McIlroy set to be around for the weekend at British Open after second-round 67 (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy looks to have done enough to make it to the weekend at Royal Birkdale. He’ll have to do much, much more to lift the claret jug. The world No. 2 bounced back with a 3-under 67 in the second round at the British Open on Friday and moved to 1-under par overall.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Rory McIlroy makes the cut at British Open but needs a big weekend for a 2nd claret jug (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy has done enough to make it to the weekend at Royal Birkdale.

  7. Newsweek

    Rory McIlroy Bounces Back With Solid Second Round at Open Championship (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Rory McIlroy's 2026 campaign at The Open Championship got off to a rocky start as he carded a 2-over 72 at Royal Birkdale.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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