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Lowry and Niemann are this morning's prime movers; the only other player out there currently two under for his round is Kevin Kisner, who has just followed up ...

Speaking of movers and shakers (which we were, sort of) there’s been some early action at the top of the leaderboard. He shot a very respectable 69 yesterday evening, and is following it up this morning, making birdie at the monster par-five 5th (660 yards today) and moving up to -2. Come the afternoon, the second wave of starters will be pleased to feel the wind drop - an average of ten to 15 mph with gusts no higher than 20 mph - but they will have to deal with cooler temperatures, showers, and possibly even thunderstorms. Shane Lowry wasn’t the happiest yesterday evening, effing and jeffing as he needlessly whistled a shot into water on the par-five 13th. Back-to-back birdies for Shane Lowry! This one comes at the par-three 14th, reward for knocking his tee shot to eight feet. He starts with four pars in a row, the latest a slightly disappointing one at the par-five 13th, any chance of birdie gone after spending an age moving pebbles in a bunker under a referee’s supervision only to take far too much of the ball with his chip out. He steps out of the shot a couple of times, and needs his caddy to convince him to execute their plan. A reminder that he tied for fourth in this championship last year, and tied for third at the Masters last month. A great chance to grab back a share of the lead is gone. Justin Thomas sends a fairly average second into 1, failing to take advantage of the excellent drive. Hitting three from the rough down the right, he overcooks a lob wedge, and his ball’s preparing to bound a good way past the hole. Does the investigative journalism lead to the cynicism or does the cynicism lead to the investigative journalist?