ROUND 2 AT A GLANCE

Leading

Kevin Kisner (70) and Zach Johnson (67) were at 6-under 136.

Trailing

Tommy Fleetwood (65), Pat Perez (68) and Xander Schauffele (66) were one shot behind.

Contending

Rory McIlroy (69) was two shots behind. Defending champion Jordan Spieth (67) was three back.

Leaving

Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm, three of the top five players in the world.

Shot of the day

Spieth hit 8-iron between the trees left of the 10th fairway to 15 feet for a birdie.

Hole of the day

No. 18, Par 4, 499 yards Kevin Kisner made double bogey to fall into a tie for the lead with Zach Johnson, who birdied the final hole. Tommy Fleetwood also birdied 18 for the low round of the day, a 65 that left him a shot off the lead. Dustin Johnson made double bogey to go with a triple on Thursday.

Key statistic

For the fourth straight year, Americans were in the lead at the British Open going into the weekend.

Tiger tales

Tiger Woods had another 71 and was six shots behind in a tie for 29th.

Noteworthy

Dustin Johnson became the first No. 1 player to miss the cut in the British Open since Luke Donald in2011.

Quoteworthy

“I’ve been called Dustin many times. I doubt he’s been called Zach that many times.” — Zach Johnson.

GETTY IMAGES Tommy Fleetwood celebrates a birdie on No. 18 to cap a tournamentbest 65.