British Open 2019 Leaderboard: Updating Results and Standings for Friday

Shane Lowry and J.B. Holmes took control of the British Open leaderboard during Friday's second round.

Lowry was at 10-under after he put together a blazing start on the front nine. However, the Irishman was part of the afternoon wave of golfers and had to deal with some nasty weather, so his score dropped to eight-under.

J.B. Holmes is the leader in the clubhouse at eight-under after carding a second-round 68 out of the groups that hit the Dunluce Course during the morning in Northern Ireland.

Tommy Fleetwood and Lee Westwood landed one shot beneath Holmes, while Cameron Smith, Justin Harding and Justin Rose finished at six-under.

On the opposite end of the leaderboard sit Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy, who were among the notable names who didn't make the cut.

British Open Leaderboard 

Shane Lowry (-8) 

J.B. Holmes (-8) 

Tommy Fleetwood (-7) 

Lee Westwood (-7) 

Cameron Smith (-6) 

Justin Rose (-6) 

Justin Harding (-6) 

Brooks Koepka (-5) 

Jordan Spieth (-5) 

Dylan Frittelli (-5)

Andrew Putnam (-5)

Lowry began his round with a birdie on the first hole and proceeded to make five more on the next nine holes.

The Irishman's terrific start followed up a four-under 67 that left him one shot back of the lead after 18 holes.

Lowry has the ability to create a good amount of separation at the top of the leaderboard on Day 3 since he is one of the few players with a low overall score.

Holmes, who led the tournament after 18 holes, improved his overall score by three strokes to put himself in a terrific position ahead of the weekend rounds.

The 37-year-old from Kentucky opened with three birdies in his first six holes and then birdied two more holes on the back nine. Holmes carded bogeys at No. 9 and No. 14 to drop his second-round score to a three-under 68.

Holmes has two previous top-10 finishes at majors, including a third-placed mark at The Open in 2016 at Royal Troon.

Tommy Fleetwood and Lee Westwood both recorded four-under 67s to surge up the leaderboard into a tie for third place.

Fleetwood finished in a tie for 12th at The Open a year ago, but since then, he has not had a ton of luck in majors, with his best finish this season a tie for 36th at The Masters.

The 46-year-old Westwood was last in contention for a major title at Augusta in 2016, when he earned a tie for second.

Westwood has landed in the top five at 11 majors, but the Grand Slam title has eluded him throughout his career.

The group at six-under for the tournament recorded some of the best rounds on course, with Justin Harding tied for the best Friday score at 65.

Harding used a surge on the back nine to climb into the top 10, birdying five holes from No. 10 to No. 16.

Smith used some of the same holes as the catalyst for his second-round leap. From No. 7 to No. 13, Smith carded five birdies.

Rose benefited from an eagle on the par-five 12th hole to join Smith and Harding at six-under. The Englishman picked up three birdies on the front nine and recorded eight pars in addition to his eagle on the back nine.

Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth are within striking distance of the lead at five-under. Koepka shot a two-under 69 Friday, while Spieth made a bigger surge up the standings through a four-under 67.

But a lot of focus after the round was centered on the players the wrong side of the cut line.

McIlroy, who shot a disastrous 79 on Thursday, put in a heroic effort, carding seven birdies as part of a joint-best round of 65. But it wasn't enough, with the Northern Irishman missing the cut by one stroke.

Mickelson and Woods are also heading home together from Royal Portrush; Woods finished at six-over, while Mickelson carded eight-over.

According to ESPN's Bob Harig, it was the first time in 83 majors that both Mickelson and Woods have played in that they missed the cut.

Both Adam Scott and U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland were also cut.

Follow Joe on Twitter, @JTansey90. Statistics obtained from PGATour.com and TheOpen.com.