Shane Lowry grabs two-shot lead at 152nd Open Championship

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Irishman Shane Lowry survived misadventure at No. 11 and birdied two of his final three holes to claim the second-round lead at the 152nd Open Championship on Friday at Royal Troon.

Lowry's two-putt birdie at the par-5 16th hole and his 20 1/2-foot putt at the 18th gave him a 2-under-par 69. At7-under 135, he has a two-shot edge over Englishmen Daniel Brown and Justin Rose ent