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Alastair Telfer, Steve Sutcliffe and Matt Gault

  1. Until tomorrow...

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    Right, let's fold up our tent there.

    They're all chasing Wyndham Clark at the US Open. The 2023 champion has been excellent over the first two days and will take some stopping.

    But the wind is forecast to pick up again tomorrow, so we could be in for some classic US Open carnage depending on how the suits set up the course.

    Whatever happens, we'll be here to follow it through to the bitter end. Join us tomorrow evening - we should be go-go around an hour before the leaders head out.

    And the we'll have radio coverage, too. That starts at 20:00 BST.

    I'm away to watch Brazil v Haiti. Not really. Bed time. Catch you tomorrow!

  2. How things stand

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    Before we call it a night, let's remind our tired brains how things are stacked heading into the weekend.

    -7 Wyndham Clark

    -3 Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele, Sam Stevens, Tom Kim

    -2 Collin Morikawa

    -1 Justin Thomas, Harry Higgs, Sam Burns, Sahith Theegala

    E 11 players, including Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Alex Fitzpatrick

  3. Heading home

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    So, these well-known names won't be around for the weekend.

    +5 Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland

    +6 Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm

    +8 Adam Scott, JJ Spaun

    +10 Brooks Koepka

    Jon Rahm is especially surprising after opening his tournament with a bogey-free 68.

  4. Cut falls at four over

    No birdie for Dylan Wu at 18 so the cut will fall at four over.

    And some big names are heading home after a bruising two days around Shinnecock Hills.

  5. Wu +4 (17)

    After missing the fairway right, Dylan Wu sends his second long and right at 18.

    A birdie is highly, highly unlikely from there, but stranger things have happened...

  6. Late-night cut watch

    TV coverage has finished but I haven't, folks.

    We're on cut watch.

    Dylan Wu needs to birdie the last for any chance of the mark moving to three over.

    Stay tuned...

  7. Kim finishes four back

    Kim -3 (67), A Fitzpatrick E (69)

    A valiant effort from Tom Kim to emerge as Wyndham Clark's closest challenger, but his birdie putt on the last wanders off to the left and he has a five-footer to save par.

    Makes it. An excellent 67 from the South Korean, the best round from anyone in the afternoon wave.

    No closing birdie for Alex Fitzpatrick either, but that's a 69 and he played his last 10 holes in two under, continuing the fine form that's lifted him to a breakout year in 2026.

  8. Defending champ heading home

    Spaun +8 (71)

    Playing with Scottie Scheffler, defending champion JJ Spaun has had a rough couple of days.

    He fought back for a 71 today but an opening 77 did for him and his defence ends at the halfway point.

    He'll always have Oakmont.

  9. Birdie putts for Kim and Fitzpatrick

    Kim -3, A Fitzpatrick E (17)

    Oh hello.

    Alex Fitzpatrick has hit a beauty into 18. He'll have 12 feet or so for a closing bird.

    Tom Kim is walking after his approach. Ooooh, it looks to have stayed on top of the ridge at the back of the green. Slippery from there, especially this late in the day.

  10. Steady Scheffler remains in hunt

    Scheffler E (68)

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    Three birdies and a bogey for world number one Scottie Scheffler, but it could have been so much more.

    Scheffler was rarely in trouble and had plenty of looks at birdie from distance.

    The fact this is seen as a missed opportunity says everything about how good he is.

    If he can truly turn it on this weekend, he will still be right in the mix.

    However, he finishes seven shots off the lead. His final hole ends with a solid par - fitting for his round.

  11. Kim -3, A Fitzpatrick E (17)

    Tom Kim stripes one down 18.

    Go on, son. Make a birdie. Cut that lead to three.

  12. Kim settles for par

    Kim -3, A Fitzpatrick E (17)

    Tom Kim sets up yet another birdie opportunity at the par-three 17th but it doesn't drop this time.

    Three at the last and he'll be in the final pairing with Wyndham Clark tomorrow.

    The greens are starting to get a little bumpy out there, I've noticed.

  13. Par for Scheffler

    Scheffler E (17*)

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    Stunning Scottie Scheffler.

    A beauty of an approach lands nine feet from the hole.

    But he again misses a birdie putt and does not look happy.

  14. Kim moves closer

    Kim -3 (16)

    Clearly confident, Tom Kim rattles his birdie putt at 16 into the back of the cup!

    This is a great effort from the 2023 Open Championship runner-up. Three under for his round, he's up into a share for second.

  15. 'I just kept hitting it long' - McIlroy

    McIlroy E (71)

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    Rory McIlroy, speaking to Sky Sports after a second-round 71:

    "I just kept hitting it long. I hit a bad shot on 10, good shot on 11, same thing on 12, hit it over the back. With the way the wind was, if you got a bit of a switch, it made a huge difference.

    "Our side of the draw played in the windiest conditions and the scores show that but I hung in as best I could.

    "Even par going into the weekend isn't terrible. I'm only three back of second place but obviously Wyndham's built a bit of a lead.

    "I'll go out tomorrow and keep playing the way I'm playing. I'm doing the right things, I made a couple of mistakes today which put me behind the eight ball a bit but overall a solid two days."

  16. Tidy Tom

    Kim -2, A Fitzpatrick E (15)

    Tom Kim's been quietly going about his business.

    The South Korean, who turns 24 on Sunday, has slipped to 149th in the world rankings but he's rediscovered his game this week.

    Three birdies and a bogey has him at two under - and he has a birdie putt coming up on the par-five 16th.

    Might he be the one to move closest to Wyndham Clark?

  17. Scheffler comes up short

    Scheffler E (16*)

    What a shot!

    Scottie Scheffler sticks his tee shot on the par three seventh to 16 feet.

    His birdie putt comes up agonisingly short.

  18. Into the golden hour now, folks.

    Sun's lowering and shadows lengthening.

    Wyndham Clark finished six hours ago. He'll be delighted that the late starters haven't been able to reel him in.

  19. McIlroy and Fleetwood card 71

    McIlroy E (71), Fleetwood +1 (71), Aberg +1 (72)

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    Forty-five feet left for Rory McIlroy at the last. It's quick, really quick.

    He judges it well but the greens have dried out considerably and his ball trickles three or four feet past.

    In it goes. That's a 71 for the six-time major winner. It promised to be much more after he reached three under, before he started frittering away shots on the back nine.

    He'll be disappointed, but he's not out of it yet.

    Tommy Fleetwood's birdie putt is agonisingly close, stopping just short and left, and he taps in for a 71 and will start Saturday's round eight back of Wyndham Clark.

    Ludvig Aberg's putter has been stone cold today and he misses another birdie putt. That's a 72 comprised of two bogeys and 16 pars. Not much to shout about for the Swede.

  20. Youngest player makes cut

    Russell +3 (71)

    Miles Russell is the youngest player at the US Open and the 17-year-old has made the halfway cut.

    He came through final qualifying with his good mate Charlie Woods - son of Tiger - carrying his bag.

    After an opening 72, he had two birdies in his opening six holes today to get back to level par. Three bogeys on his back nine saw him sign for a one-over 71.

    The teenage amateur is already making waves in the game and his performance this week will only add to the hype.