The Open

Glance through predictions for the winner of this year's Open Championship and it's unlikely you'll find the name of Marc Leishman.

When the greens are firm at Royal Melbourne you look at the pin position on the green before you actually think about your tee shot because you have to be on a certain side of the fairway to then have an angle at the pin to get it close and have a birdie putt. As a professional, this is his third Open Championship at the home of golf. As I’ve played it more and more I’ve learnt more about it and I actually understand it now. He made bogey while Johnson and Oosthuizen carded a birdie, leaving Leishman two shots back and virtually out of the contest. “I enjoy that aspect about it. I’ve got a lot of experience there.” “The first time I played St Andrews I didn’t like it at all. I played a lot of amateur golf there. It was a very weird, or bittersweet week for me.” “Putting is tough in the wind and he grew up in a windy place in Warrnambool, he knows how to putt in the wind and he comes to the Open every year with good feelings because he’s done well there before.” “I can’t wait. “I think just knowing the course so well — a pretty important part of golf is being able to read the greens and knowing where to hit it and where not to hit it — but you’ve got to execute,” Leishman told foxsports.com.au.

Live scores, updates and highlights from the first round of the historic 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews.

Only three golfers have top-15 finishes in the first three majors of 2022: Rory McIlroy, Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick. The latter of the three, of course, is coming off his first major victory as Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Open last month. The last six major champions have all been under the age of 30 at the time of their triumphs. And then there's Zalatoris, who has finished inside the top eight of majors an astounding six times since 2020; however, he was forced to withdraw from his one and only Open appearance last year. Hideki Matsuyama (then 29), Jon Rahm (then 26), Collin Morikawa (then 24), Scottie Scheffler (25), Justin Thomas (29) and Matt Fitzpatrick (27) have reigned supreme on golf's biggest stages as of late. With a star-studded field playing, the Old Course serving as a historic backdrop and the pressure on given this is the final major of the year, the 150th Open Championship is already shaping up to be one to remember. Links specialist Jordan Spieth will attempt to capture the fourth major championship of his career, while the hottest name in the game, Xander Schauffele, will look to breakthrough for his first. The Old Course at St. Andrews offer golfers final chance at glory in 2022. It's almost time.— The Open (@TheOpen) #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/tHSZPzhnNN July 14, 2022 CBS Sports will update this story with scores and highlights below. 👇 Pin positions for Round 1 of— The Open (@TheOpen) #The150thOpen📝 pic.twitter.com/ZbF0t1b0Ev July 14, 2022 The wait is finally over.— The Open (@TheOpen) @PaulLawriegolfgets a landmark Championship under way🏌️ #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/ZEjzpuUtnu July 14, 2022 'What a shot from DeChambeau'— The Open (@TheOpen) #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/4C3nzQxoRA July 14, 2022

The Open will be played at St. Andrews' Old Course in 2022. The course, which is located in St. Andrews, Scotland, is one of the oldest golf venues in the world ...

Royal Portrush — a golf club based in Northern Ireland — has only hosted The Open on two occasions. The Open will head to Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England in 2023. Royal Troon is another Scotland course that has hosted The Open over the years. The Open has been hosted at a total of 14 different courses throughout the tournament's history. Currently, the course is a Par 71 alignment that is 7,175 yards in length. Royal Liverpool is a Par-72 links course that was established in 1869. The COVID-19-related postponement of The Open in 2020 threw off the hosting cycle a little bit. The Open is being held at St. Andrews for the 30th time in tournament history in 2022. The Open will be played at St. Andrews' Old Course in 2022. Zach Johnson won the most recent Open Championship at St. Andrews in 2015, when he beat Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a three-man playoff after shooting 15-under during the tournament. The Old Course is 7,305 yards long and is a Par-72 course. So, where is The Open going in 2023?

R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers insists there is no intention of banning LIV Golf rebels from future editions of The Open, although refused to rule out ...

"We are absolutely determined to ensure that this goes down in history as (being) about The 150th Open. Watch The 150th Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. "Professional golfers are entitled to choose where they want to play and accept the prize money that is offered to them," Slumbers added. "I never said the best golfers would not be able to play. "Whilst we do that every year, we absolutely reserve the right to make changes as our Open Championships committee deems appropriate. "Looking ahead to The Open next year, we have been asked quite frequently about banning players.

Adam Scott says he's in the best head space in years as he strives to add golf's "holy grail" to his already-decorated career CV.

14 Jul 2022 14 Jul 2022 14 Jul 2022 So I've tried to carry that over and generally my head's in the best space it's been a couple of years, to be perfectly honest." "I've done everything I want. Hopefully, I can put myself more in the mix this time and have a real good chance."

The 150th Open Championship starts at St. Andrews on Thursday. American Collin Morikawa is the reigning champion and will defend his title against a ...

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The 150th Open at St Andrews has finally arrived and the action is set to be fascinating with the world's best players tackling a firm and fast Old Course.

He hits a yellow ball with a long iron nicely down the fairway.. Ooh... The pin in the 2nd is in a tricky spot - up the left side. Simpson was a little anxious but finds the green and Min Woo Lee plays a solid shot too... From selling tykes like me Mars bars to Carnoustie Open champion and, as announced yesterday, now an honorary member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club... Pretty cool. Lawrie, who also hit the first drive at St Andrews in 2010, looks a little cold, and definitely a little nervous. That's what we've seen - 50 yards of run that can take a ball that's off line into the trouble. Lawrie hits a nice approach just beyond the pin. He's pretty bold though - He went for it again with his third and got it to stop close by the pin that's tight to the front. Bounces back a little with an excellent birdie at the difficult 4th hole. Pars at 1 for Fleetwood and the Italian - Will leave a very long and difficult second shot. Maybe those guys just don't like Ian Poulter. He almost went in the water on the right.

The Australian triumphed at the Players Championship at the beginning of the year and more recently placed 10th in last week's Scottish Open. Between his ...

You've got to prepare for the worst and hope for the best." "So I'd like to say I would cut it off (if he won The Open Championship), but it's probably not going to happen. Watch The 150th Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. But for the most part I think people enjoy it. "And I've done that a couple times this year, and it's still on there. Like you said, people recognise the hair and makes a few people laugh." "Links golf is trying to hit the perfect shot and hoping for the best. There's going to be some pretty ugly spots you get yourself into out there," he said. I would say this golf course probably reminds us a little bit of home," he said. "It would be awesome to win an Open here for sure. So, yeah, hopefully I can get it done." "I think so.

The Open Championship 2022 at St. Andrews Old Course, round one LIVE (3.30pm) —. Australia's top-ranked male golfer Cameron Smith says he enters this year's ...

“And again, at St. Andrews, if he does his deal, he’s one of the best iron players to ever play, if not the best. Speaking on Sirius XM on Wednesday, Couples said: “I talk to him every night and when he tells me things, you know, some are top secret. It would be awesome to win an Open here,” he said. But when he talks about his game, he says, ‘I am driving it really, really well. Woods pulled out of the PGA Championship after three rounds due to his leg, then skipped the US Open to prepare for The Open. By his own assessment, Smith has “played the best golf of his life” this year and is no stranger to contending at the majors with four top-five finishes since making his 2015 debut.

Ian Poulter is delivering his usual dose of drama, and it's all good at the British Open. The flamboyant Englishman began his round by coming within a few yards ...

They also decided on a new trophy — the claret jug. That’s the original trophy of the British Open. He used a yellow golf ball and found the wide fairway. Paul Lawrie of Scotland, the Open champion from 1999, was selected to hit the first shot of this historic week that is all about the 150th edition at the home of golf. There it was Thursday morning on the first tee at St. Andrews as golf’s oldest championship began. Meanwhile, Justin Rose and Alex Noren are both out of the British Open, but only one of them will be playing this week.

The 150th British Open tees off on the Old Course in St Andrews on Thursday with organisers keen for the focus to remain on a historic championship despite ...

It's still very difficult, and it's obviously weather dependent," said Tiger Woods, twice an Open champion at St Andrews. "This is a golf tournament. The LIV model, he said, "is not in the best long-term interests of the sport as a whole and is entirely driven by money".

Justin Rose has withdrawn from The 150th Open ahead of his opening round at St Andrews, with Rikuya Hoshino a last-minute addition to the field.

Watch The 150th Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. Live coverage begins on Thursday from 6.30am live on Sky Sports The Open. I've been getting around the clock treatment but it just doesn't feel ready to compete in this prestigious championship."

The 150th British Open is under way at the Home of Golf, the Old Course at St. Andrews. Follow here all day for updates.

Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite as he tries to end an eight-year major drought, though +1000 seems like a short number with such a stacked field. He gave a shot back at the 8th. His best finish in the Open is second in 2008, four shots behind winner Padraig Harrington. Xander Schauffele, a winner in his last two starts on the PGA Tour, is the second favorite at +1400. Here's a quick look at the favorites and notables, according to the SI Sportsbook: Here are some other notable groups (all times eastern): The 2012 U.S. Open champion finished T19 at last year's British Open and his best finish in the championship is a T12 in 2018.

Watch live Featured Group coverage from The 150th Open, with four marquee groups available to enjoy each day this week at St Andrews.

Watch Featured Group coverage each day via our live stream, with full coverage from The 150th Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. Sky Sports has round-the-clock coverage from the historic Old Course live on Sky Sports' dedicated Open channel, with the Featured Group action one of several bonus feeds available via the red button and the Sky Sports app. Live streams from St Andrews also available of Featured Holes and On The Range, with round-the-clock coverage from the final men's major of the year live all week on Sky Sports' dedicated Open channel.

Overflowing with history and crowds for its 150th anniversary, this British Open at St. Andrews also might have a few ghosts strolling the fairways.

There’s history in that, of course — Nicklaus won here twice, in 1970 and 1978 — just as there’s history everywhere except maybe the “glampground” near the course, what with “glamping” relatively new. Otherwise, it all goes back to Allan Robertson, whose death in 1859 led to the birth of the Open concept beginning in 1860. “It wasn’t long after that,” he said, “that the stands went up. When the sunshine comes and the TV presenters describe it with the mandatory adjective “glorious,” everyone might nod. Out at No. 13 not far from the little marsh with the mud and the gulls next to tee No. 12, the marshals come from Ladybank, about 20 minutes away. He comes from nearby Lundin — not that other London — and because local clubs such as Crail and Leven manage certain holes, the Lundin Links club members will keep things sane this week at No. 3. “I can see how the course can play a million different ways, depending on the weather,” said defending Open champion Collin Morikawa, making his St. Andrews debut. What surprised me most is all the space off the tee where you’re trying to play into other fairways or just weird stuff like that.” It’s everywhere and everything, or as golf philosopher Eldrick T. Woods put it, “It feels more historic than it normally has, and it’s hard to believe that.” Otherwise it might not look all that much different from previous Opens here, with 2015 the most recent, but it certainly feels like a whole lot of more. Now that the Open has reached No. 150, its celebrated sesquicentennial, it’s more evocative than ever to view the grave of “Young Tom,” a sculpture of whom stands ready to hit a ball that looks somewhat buried. The Open has come back here, and the town of 16,800 with its university students from the world and its craggy golfers from nearby has gone into a mighty festival.

LIV Golf rebel Ian Poulter was booed on the first tee as the 150th Open Championship began at St Andrews.

Rory McIlroy adds a second birdie. The pre-tournament favourite failed to reach the par-five second in two blows, but completes a smart up-and-down. A safe ...

DeChambeau claimed earlier this week that he reckons he has a chance to drive the par 4s at 2, 3, 7, 9, 10 and 12. The American seems to like a fast start in this event. Rory McIlroy casually pours in a 55-foot putt for birdie at the 1st! McIlroy has to lean on his putter to escape with a par at the 2nd hole. Can Straka add to that trend Hmmm. An Austrian journalist by the 1st tee says Straka is struggling a bit this week. Back and to the left. Back and to the left. Lee was in the first group out today alongside Paul Lawrie and the Scot, who was given the honour of hitting the opening shot, finishes on a high, tapping in for eagle after driving the green. Meanwhile, Shane Lowry makes a first birdie of the day at the 5th, but he is two over for the round. He’d made an excellent birdie at the par-four 17th, the much-feared Road Hole, but could not make further headway at the easier 18th, even after driving to the back of the putting surface on the short par-four. Birdie number four for Rory McIlroy! It comes at the short par-four 7th and it moves him into a share of second. A safe start from the Northern Irishman. Nods of approval in the media centre.

Ford during the Monaghan Irish Challenge event in Castleblaney, Ireland, on October 6, 2018. Luke Walker/Getty Images. CNN —.

The experience, the potential paycheck, and the opportunities it may spring for future DP World Tour events; Ford cites plenty of reasons to be excited about the week. "The tournaments they've walked around with me, they've been able to watch every shot and there haven't been too many people around. Competing on a European Tour event gave the Englishman a huge confidence boost, but by 2013 he was close to walking away from the sport. "It's emotional because of the way my family has supported me. He shot an eagle en route to picking up those four lost strokes to finish 5-under and qualify as event winner, two shots clear of second place. Having only picked up a club for the first time aged 10, it wasn't until he had finished school at 18 he threw himself into pursuing golf full-time.

Ian Poulter was booed on the first tee at St. Andrews and proceeded to hook his ball so far left it almost went out of bounds.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland—The defectors to LIV Golf have received a chilly reception at the Open Championship. They were kept off the pre-week interview schedule and put in pairings away from the marquee groupings. But the message was loud and the message was clear: Once a hero in this part of the world for his Ryder Cup performances, Poulter is anything but at this 150th Open Championship. But even against that backdrop, what happened at the first tee on Thursday to Ian Poulter was downright stunning, as he was booed on the first tee at the Old Course.

Collin Morikawa returns as defending champion after his win at Royal St Georges in 2021; Tiger Woods chases a historic 16th major victory; Rory McIlroy, ...

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The 2022 Open Championship — or British Open, as the Americans call it — is underway at St. Andrews, the home of golf. The final men's major of the year, ...

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Collin Morikawa, the reigning Champion Golfer of the Year, will be joined by Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy, two of the hottest players over the last couple ...

10:54 a.m. -- John Catlin, Jamie Rutherford, David Carey 9:15 a.m. -- Shugo Imahira, Jason Scrivener, David Law 9:04 a.m. -- David Duval, Justin Harding, Jordan Smith 5:42 a.m. -- Dylan Frittelli, Trey Mullinax, Matthew Jordan 5:09 a.m. -- Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland This trio is scheduled to begin its journey towards the Claret Jug just shy of 5 a.m. and is followed closely behind by 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry and current PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas. 3:25 a.m. -- Cameron Young, K.H. Lee, Robert MacIntyre 2:52 a.m. -- John Daly, Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Tringale All times Eastern Scotland weather can flip on a script, but if the forecast remains true, players will be presented ideal scoring conditions in the opening round at the Old Course. Woods' rounds this week at St. Andrews are must-watch affairs given this may be Tiger's last legitimate chance to win an Open at St. Andrews. Pour some more coffee and tune in early because the 150th Open Championship is already underway with most of the East Coast of the United States just waking from their slumber.

Phil Mickelson has revealed that discussion about his not attending this week's events for past champions in the buildup to the Open Championship was ...

“I couldn’t be happier. “All I heard was clapping,” said Poulter. “I made the right decision for me,” he said. “I certainly respect his opinion,” Mickelson said. I get to have golf in my life and competitive golf in my life on a scale that is fun, exciting, different, and lets me play and compete but still do the things outside that I want to do. “I just didn’t want to make a big deal about it, so I said: ‘Fine.’ We both kind of agreed that it would be best if I didn’t.”

The anticipation for the 150th Open Championship has been literally years in the making, the R&A returning to the Old Course at St. Andrews and sparing no ...

4:39 a.m.: Is three holes too early into a round to proclaim a #59Watch? OK, it is, but J.T. Poston, who got into the field at the Open off his win last week at the John Deere Classic, is three under through three holes after a trio of birdies. 6:26 a.m.: If you're name is Cameron, you're more than likely picking the Old Course apart on Thursday. Cameron Young is the solo leader, and he just gave himself a great look at birdie at the par-3 11th. 4:57 a.m.: And we have our first player to four under—Min Woo Lee—after making a eagle on the par-5 14th hole. 6:00 a.m.: Brown, the Stanford junior from England, joins Kim, Cam Smith, and Young at the top of the leaderboard. 7:22 a.m.: Cameron Young is still your leader at seven under, but the buzz is beginning to build in the Rory McIlroy group. 6:52 a.m.: We were sort of kidding about the Vince Carter "it's over" GIF, but another birdie for Cameron Young at the 12th has made things get a little real. 7:47 a.m.: McIlroy fails to birdie the gettable ninth hole and he remains at four under, three off Young's lead. 7:51 a.m.: Strong finish from Bryson DeChambeau, who drove it short of the 18th green, putted it up to about 13 feet past the hole and poured in the left-to-right birdie putt. Cam Young, who has the round of the day so far, must've been holding his breath as his tee shot on the iconic 17th hole at the Old Course kept moving more and more right. Cameron Smith just drove the 18th green and has a long look at eagle, while back at the ninth, Justin Thomas and Viktor Hovland both make birdie to reach two under. He grabs the (very early) clubhouse lead with a strong 5-under 67 to open his Open Championship. What an amazing debut at the Old Course in The Open ... the extremely talented 25-year-old made that look easy.

Tiger Woods has built his summer around The 150th Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews.

He pulled a mid-iron for his approach and produced a crisp strike with a smooth follow-through, but the ball landed on the back portion of the green, some 60 feet past the hole. He tapped in for a disappointing double bogey to begin The 150th Open. He was short-sided on his pitch shot and played to approximately 15 feet left of the hole, leaving a lengthy putt to save par. From 113 yards, Woods' ball landed short of the burn and one-hopped into the water. Woods' lag was magnificent, the ball tracking the whole way before grazing the left edge and settling a foot past. His ball started left of center and he motioned for it to move right; the ball eluded trouble and settled in the short grass. Woods' birdie putt held a solid line but stopped 10 feet short of the hole; he slightly dropped his head as he traversed to mark his ball. His birdie putt was left the whole way, but he tapped in for par, albeit a disappointing one. He buckled his knees in despair before resetting to make the bogey comebacker. He selected putter for his lengthy birdie effort, up and over a mound, but he didn't put enough pace on it; the ball stopped 10 feet short of the hole. From 231 yards, Woods took a fairway metal and produced a high fade, appearing pleased with the strike and walking after it. Hole 5 (par 5, 531 yards): Woods took driver on the reachable par 5, understanding the need to make up some shots quickly if he hopes to work his way back into realistic contention.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland—Justin Rose has dropped out of the 150th Open Championship. Rose notified tournament officials shortly before his Thursday morning ...

Aaron Rai will take van Rooyen's place in the field. However, Noren decided to play in the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship and flew to California instead. "I’ve been getting around the clock treatment but it just doesn’t feel ready to compete in this prestigious championship."

Tiger Woods is back at a major championship, vying for his fourth British Open title and third at St. Andrews, the “home of golf.” Follow along for live ...

Follow along for live updates on Woods’s first round and all the other happenings at St. Andrews. He began his first round on Thursday with a double bogey after hitting his second shot into the Swilcan Burn, the course’s famous stream, and then missing a short bogey putt. Woods has had a quiet year inside the ropes as he’s made his way back from a devastating car crash in February 2021.

The Open Championship leader wanted to make sure that people understood his success story wasn't as surprising as it may look on paper.

He was in contention at the PGA Championship and is now out in front at The Open. "I lived on the lower course out there," Young explained. He shot a bogey-free round and carded a sterling 64 to put him at 8 under for the tournament.

1:55 p.m.. Cameron Young opened his first British Open by shooting 8-under 64 to take a three-stroke clubhouse lead at St. Andrews. Among the players on his ...

Ian Poulter insisted he was unaffected by booing from the St Andrews crowd as he bounced back from a nightmare start to impress during the opening round of ...

I get to have golf in my life and competitive golf in my life on a scale that is fun, exciting, different, and lets me play and compete but still do the things outside that I want to do." I couldn't be happier." "I just didn't want to make a big deal about it, so I said fine. Getting off to a nice start is good, but it's links golf - there's a lot of golf to play." "I don't play golf very well distracted, so having levels of distraction there is never easy. I'm staying out of the way.

Tiger Woods skipped the U.S. Open to make sure he was ready for The Open at St. Andrews. We have you covered for Round 1.

His first putt, a 35-footer for birdie, proved his struggles with speed on the greens are ongoing. He knew he missed it when he hit and started to walk after it as he went by on the low side. Woods could not help but laugh as he walked off the ninth green. And he had the one-handed follow-through at the seventh. He has done that a lot to start The Open. Another poor iron shot was followed by another poor lag putt. His approach shot settled forever from the hole. Instead of a legitimate chance at getting a shot back, Woods had to play defense and safely navigated a two-putt par. He had just 109 yards in and missed the green short and right. On the hard ground, it spun back and settled 24 yards from the hole. But Woods had a club too much and flew the flag by 50-60 feet. Then his opening tee shot, a trademark stinger, landed in a divot in the middle of the miles-wide fairway at the first hole. He then chunked his second shot from the tough lie into the burn in front of the green.

An opening-round 64 gave the PGA Tour rookie an early lead on Day 1 at the Open, and it could have been lower.

Of course, what awaits might not be as arduous as what Young encountered at the Old Course years back. I feel like I've been around, even though it's only been most of the year, I've been around the lead a good bit, and I think we'll just take tomorrow as it comes. And as the past decade or so has shown, golf is no longer in the midst of a youth revolution; the revolution has been won. Young knows a lot of steps remain between now and Sunday night, and they won’t be as easy as Thursday. That was just something that we as a team decided was probably best for my golf." "I haven't won anything, and that was just something that could change to kind of exhaust all my options to see what I could do better. "I think any time you're around the lead in a major championship, or any PGA Tour event, frankly, you get more and more comfortable every time," Young said on what he learned from Southern Hills. "Whether I'm leading by three or one or four back after today, I'll sleep just fine. But an ugly three-putt—is there any three-putt that isn’t ugly?—followed. He lipped out for birdie on the following hole, and a birdie attempt at the 16th from six feet didn’t come close. He atoned for these misses with a nifty lag from 90 feet at the Road Hole and cleaned up what remained for 4, then drove the 18th green and converted a seven-footer for a closing birdie. “Don’t think I played a perfect round of golf,” Young said. If you’re not familiar with Young, let us be the first to congratulate you on waking from your year-long coma. Young eventually cooled off, but that early heater has him atop the yellow boards at St. Andrews after a first-round eight-under 64.

Rory McIlroy makes the game look easy when he's in the mood. If it hadn't been for the grandstands, and the tens of thousands of fans, you'd never have ...

McIlroy has subscribed to a lot of different theories in the eight years since he won his last major, has tried muscling up, tinkering with his swing, taken on a couple of different gurus, even delved into self-help. At the 614-yard 14th, he unleashed such a mighty drive that he was able to play a wedge into the green. At the 17th there was another of those pivotal little moments, when he found himself 85 yards out but with such a tricky lie that he was worried he was going to thin the ball into downtown St Andrews. “I chipped a little gap wedge down there and I pulled it. He made his one bad mistake at the 13th, when he tried to get too cute with a chip from behind a greenside bunker and whizzed the ball a good 60ft beyond the hole, but he corrected it by rolling the putt right up to the cup for a tap-in bogey. He had made his first of the day on the opening hole, with a 30ft putt that set his morning up like ham and eggs in bed. It meant players spent a lot of time leaning on their clubs in between using them and had to snap in and out of focus when they finally stepped up to address the situation they had been stewing on for the last few minutes.

In the first round of the 2010 Open Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews, McIlroy shot 9-under 63, matching the lowest score ever in a single round at ...

Now, he has a chance to let his game do the rest of the talking. McIlroy was the defending Open champion the last time the tournament was played at St. Andrews in 2015. He was eighth at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills after shooting 65 in the first round; he shot 67 in the opening round and tied for fifth at the U.S. Open. It's one of the highest achievements that you can have in golf." At the U.S. Open in June, McIlroy said he was taking a hard line against LIV Golf because "it's the right thing to do." "I don't know if a golfer's career isn't complete if you don't, but I think it's the holy grail of our sport," McIlroy said. He has been able to block out the noise when it mattered most. He finished second at the Masters and shot 8-under 64 in the final round. "I believe that my best days are still ahead of me, and I think theirs are too," McIlroy said before the U.S. Open. "So that's where it feels like you're taking the easy way out. McIlroy, 33, has won twice on tour -- the CJ Cup at Summit in October and the RBC Canadian Open in June -- to climb to No. 2 in the world. While McIlroy seemed to understand why aging players, including his friends and former Ryder Cup teammates Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood, left the tour to accept multimillion-dollar signing bonuses from LIV Golf, he has been more critical of younger players who have jumped. McIlroy shot 8-over 80 in windy conditions the next day and ultimately tied for third, but those remarkable opening 18 holes were the beginning of his stardom.

Ryan Fox has carded a solid opening round at the British Open, firing a one-under 71 on the fabled St Andrews course. Fox, who's entered golf's final major ...

McIlroy says he feels in control of his game and that gives himself a little more freedom. He says he expects to give a better account of himself the remainder of this tournament. At the tie of writing, Fox lies in a tie for 35th on the leaderboard, seven shots behind clubhouse leader and PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young.

Tiger Woods has teed off at St. Andrews. Tracking his first round at the British Open as he seeks his fourth title.

Tiger hit the fairway to the left off the tee. Tiger save the hole for par Tiger hits the tee shot and it lands on the left side of the fairway.

At The Open, the weather can be a factor. With temperatures in the upper 60s and rain expected, the fashion at the event is littered with turtleneck ...

Phil Mickelson eschewed a collared shirt and complemented his black quarter-zip with black T-shirt. It was quite the talk of social media during the round. He missed the cut at last month's U.S. Open. It has been featured in the country's legends and poetry. As often happens at The Open, the weather can be a factor. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland. According to the Scotland Tourism Board, the flower has long been a part of Scottish history. With temperatures in the upper 60s, the fashion at the event is littered with turtleneck sweaters, half-zips galore and hoodies.

The bloated score leaves him with a remote chance of making the weekend in what might be his final St Andrews appearance.

His long, often silent waits at tees gave him time to ponder a slew of erratic shots on the front nine, which at least ended with a birdie after getting up-and-down from behind the green. It was a sign of things to come. When he turned back around, he saw his ball bounce into the burn guarding the green. The 46-year-old Woods said this week he has no idea how long he’ll be able to compete physically at the highest level because of his battered body. After all, he is playing on a right leg pieced together from a February 2021 car crash. Then came a three-putt for bogey at the third hole.

PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young made his Open Championship debut with an 8-under 64 at St. Andrews. Rory McIlroy shot a 66 and is in second after the first ...

"Xander and I talked about it. Scheffler tried to explain just how fast the links were playing by suggesting the ball was rolling faster on the fairways than on the greens. "It's the way the golf course is set up. He has had one of the better rookie seasons on the PGA Tour, and the 25-year-old New Yorker is not the least bit daunted by the stage. McIlroy looked free as ever at St. Andrews, his first time back for the Open since 2010. Young played smartly and took advantage of the birdie chances. Defending champion Collin Morikawa struggled with his putting and had a 72. "The way the golf course is designed ... to get better angles and better lines, you've got to hit across all the fairways. Just two months ago, he contended into the final hour of the PGA Championship until finishing one shot out of a playoff. "It's the fiddliest Open that I've played. "OK, the 18th at Carnoustie was like a runway, that fairway. Young and McIlroy didn't have to contend with as much wind in the morning, though St. Andrews has seen far stronger gusts over its centuries of golf.

PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young shot a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 to establish the first-round lead at The Open Championship as Tiger Woods struggled.

The 15-time major champ's opening drive came to rest in a divot in the fairway. But after bogeying No. 16, his drive at No. 17, the Road Hole, found the Old Course Hotel out of bounds. Dinwiddie, 39, is making his first major start in five years and entered the week ranked No. 1,779 in the world. At the 18th, he left an 84-foot eagle putt inches to the right of the cup for his final birdie. "And then made a few putts early, which kind of set the tone for the day. "My putt on the second managed to go in from a fair distance. Els made double bogey and wrapped up a 2-under 70. But had so many -- seemed like I had so many 80-, 90-, 100-footers out there today and did a good job of getting them down in two." "I think we picked tee shots that were smart, and that kind of kept a lot of the bunkers out of play," Young said on the television broadcast. In Young's debut at The Open, he came up one shot shy of tying the lowest first-round score in championship history. Tiger Woods started his week with a 6-over 78. Seven of Young's eight birdies came over the first 12 holes.

America's Cameron Young took the first-day lead with 64 while Rory McIlroy shot a 66 as Lee Westwood brushed off Tiger Woods' opinion on LIV.

Cameron Smith posted a 67, as did Robert Dinwiddie in the dying embers of play. On his Open debut, the New Yorker rattled off eight birdies for a 64. Scottie Scheffler, the world No 1, retains hope of producing a Masters and St Andrews Open double this year after a 68 in the most testing of the day’s conditions. McIlroy may be uncomfortable with such a position – he excels at professional golf, not politics – and the R&A could never possibly be seen to favour an Open contender, but glory for the Northern Irishman in St Andrews would have broader meaning. The scale of physical discomfort for the 46-year-old was again clear as he slumped to a 78 – six over par. So it might have looked easy, but there’s certain parts of the round that are challenging.” “I have no idea,” said a perplexed Poulter, who had just signed for a 69. He was to win the Open at Hoylake that year. The LIV renegades lurk with intent. “It never feels easy,” said McIlroy. “There’s little parts of the round where it shows you where you’re at with everything mentally and physically. In the red corner: the PGA and DP World Tours. In the blue corner: LIV Golf and its Saudi Arabian-backed disruption plan.

Day 1 at the 150th Open proved as eventful as anticipated. Here are the things that caught our eye during the first round at St. Andrews.

That was particularly the case through 15 holes, when Els sat a four under for his round and inside the top five on the leaderboard. And while Slumbers was diplomatic when asked if it was his worst nightmare if a LIV player won on Sunday, you get the impression it will be an awkward situation if it were to happen. Perhaps then we shouldn’t have been surprised to see 53-year-old Ernie Els appear on the leaderboard early Thursday at the Old Course. Playing in the Open for the 31st time, the 2002 and 2012 winner was wondering if competing in 2022 might have some special magical symmetry to it. Yet it very well might happen judging from the number of LIV-affiliated players on the leaderboard at day's end Thursday. Three players—Dustin Johnson, Talor Gooch and Lee Westwood—finished with 68s (Westwood despite a double bogey on his second hole) to leave themselves in a tie for fourth place. So whatever happens this week for Matt Fitzpatrick, it’s going to be hard to forget the glow of his U.S. Open triumph at Brookline. Even so, you have to think the Englishman was hoping for more than an even-par 72 in the first round at St. Andrews. It wasn’t like Fitzpatrick hit the ball poorly, but he struggled rolling in any meaningful putts. There were more to come, along with a couple doubles and a frustrating par on the 18th after his drive flirted with the green only to roll back into the Valley of Sin. It all added up to a disappointing 78. Then on the par-4 12th, Hovland attempted to drive the green but found the bunker just short of the putting surface. In between, as you might imagine, there was plenty that went on, with low scores to be had on a relatively tranquil day at the Old Course. And plenty of surprises to be found as well, including nine we felt stood out the most. If Viktor Hovland wins on Sunday, he won’t be able to say the same. On the par-5 14th, he had 30 feet for eagle and settled for par. And on the par-4 16th a six-footer for birdie was also squandered. And in watching him practice, you held out hope that he'd somehow find something to cling to and be able to put on a little bit of a show come Thursday. After all, conditions at St. Andrews seemed to be on the side of the golfer still recovering from his horrific car crash.

Playing in the afternoon wave, which had windier and much more difficult conditions than what the morning group faced, Tiger Woods carded a 6-over 78 in the ...

Looking at it at the beginning of the year, end of last year when I was rehabbing, trying to see if I could do it, but somehow I was able to play two of the major championships in between then and now, which was great. And just didn't do a very good job of it." Walking off the green, Woods smiled, licked his finger and motioned it like a slam dunk. He made another bogey with a three-putt on the par-4 13th. Then Woods made another birdie on the par-4 10th hole. He drove his 379-yard tee shot through the green, chipped to about eight feet and made a birdie putt to move to 5-over. "It feels like I didn't really hit it that bad," Woods said. Woods, a two-time winner of The Open at St. Andrews in 2000 and 2005, was tied for 146th among 156 players in the field after the first round. "Guys did it [Thursday] and that's my responsibility [Friday] to go ahead and do it. Need to do it." But I didn't really feel like I hit it that bad, but I ended up in bad spots. By the time it ended about six hours later, Woods had carded a 6-over 78.

The three-time Open champion, including two on the Old Course at St. Andrews, was six over par after the first round that started with a double bogey on the ...

For now, he is what he never wanted to be: a ceremonial golfer, a major star but no longer a major threat, walking the same fairways and greens but no longer making the same birdies and eagles. “Very, very meaningful,” he said of his return to St. Andrews. Woods added, “This was always on the calendar to hopefully be well enough to play it. You could see it and hear it all afternoon — and there was plenty of time to see and hear it — as he navigated the Old Course and fans lined up, often four rows deep behind the ropes with their cellphones held aloft to take pictures of him, even at a distance. Returning to St. Andrews was one of his primary motivations when he chose to resume his career, making a late decision to take part in this year’s Masters where he shot an opening-round 71 before fading to 47th. Woods first came here in his teens, too, playing the 1995 Open Championship as a 19-year-old amateur who was still coming to grips with the quirks and charms of links golf. He delivered again in 2005 when the Open returned to St. Andrews as he won by five shots and then followed that up by winning the Open in 2006 at Royal Liverpool in bone-dry conditions that turned the fairways into fast-running thoroughfares. He responded by using irons off the tee for control and maintained it beautifully until he had finished off the victory and wept on the shoulder of his caddie, Steve Williams, overcome by his feelings for his father, Earl, who had died just a few weeks before the tournament. He chose not to play in the U.S. Open with an eye on being ready for St. Andrews. Yes, I did have bad speed on the green, but I didn’t really feel like I hit it that bad. Guys did it today, and that’s my responsibility tomorrow, is to go ahead and do it.” Woods’s shot splashed down after one bounce, and he ended up missing a short putt and starting his tournament with a double bogey. “I told myself, ‘Don’t hit it flat and don’t blade it,’” Woods said.

LIV Golf is not going away. Just check the leaderboard at The Open. But the LIV players aren't the only big storylines heading into Round 2.

"I just noticed in the practice rounds I was just barely getting the ball to the hole. "For me, I'm just showing up and trying to play good golf. "The LIV players will talk up LIV. The PGA Tour players that aren't on the LIV tour will talk the PGA Tour up and put down the LIV tour." For me, I'm just out here trying to play good golf." "I'm just trying to keep myself in position, avoid the bunkers, and just stay in position, really," Scheffler said. He has been in the top 10 in 15 of the past 18 rounds at majors going back to 2021. So anything inside 15 feet, I was really trying to hit it two, three feet past the hole just to give it a chance to go in." The cut for The Open includes the top 70 scores and ties. At the Masters in April, Woods said he needed a couple of hours to get his body going before playing a round. "It's not comparable because that was team golf [at LIV] and this is not team golf," Gooch told ESPN, when asked to compare the two events. And it was a long, slow day." It also didn't include a single LIV player in the pre-tournament news conference schedule, nor the featured pairings for the opening round Thursday.

The US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick complained: 'Six hours, it's just a joke,' and defending Open champion Collin Morikawa was also unimpressed.

“It’s the way the golf course is set up. The way the golf course is designed. So I think, especially the first two days when it’s the full field, it’s to be expected.

There had been worries in the run up to the season's final major that calm winds and firm, fast conditions would leave the venerable Old Course vulnerable to ...

That did not stop a crowd from gathering around the final hole in the Scottish twilight as bagpipes played in the distance. "Just sort of what you hope will happen when you're starting off your week." but the rest of the game was really solid," Fox said. "I'm happy I shot 64," said Young when questioned about his lack of excitement. The Northern Irishman got his day off to a flying start, rolling in a 55-footer for birdie at the first. Twice a winner at St. Andrews, Woods never got in gear on a course he calls his favourite in the world and laboured to a six-over 78 which left him in danger of missing the cut.

A long, windy and fast day at St. Andrews has recalibrated expectations entering the final 54 holes at the Old Course.

This was not a young Cat, pacing up and down the side of the sea, readying for the kill. 9. Tiger at sunset: Walking the final three holes with Tiger Woods on Thursday -- as the sun bowed below the Old -- was quite an experience. Irishman Paul Dunne led after 54 holes in 2015, and American Jordan Nieburgge went on to finish in the top 10 that same year. Some of that was because the Old baked as the day advanced, and some of it was because the wind whipped late and it was legitimately cold by the time the last group was finishing. "I think the media are stoking it up and doing as much as they can to aid that," he said. "I think the general public just want to go out there and see good golf no matter where it's being played or who's playing it." "It's the way the golf course is set up. 3. Wave on wave: The Old Course played harder and harder and harder as Thursday wore on. "I don't know [if experience in contending at the PGA Championship helps]," said Young. "I think any time you're around the lead in a major championship or any PGA Tour event, frankly, you get more and more comfortable every time. Scheffler to be feared at the top of the leaderboard. That changes with a win at St. Andrews given Scheffler would join Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Tiger Woods as the only golfers with five wins including the Masters and The Open in the same year. The big-bopping former Wake Forest Demon Deacon contended at this year's PGA Championship and has been one of the best neophytes on the PGA Tour all season.