Open Championship

The Sporting News is following Tiger as he makes his way through the legendary Old Course at St. Andrews. Follow along with us.

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Tiger Woods' opening round at the Open Championship got off to a disastrous start as he double bogeyed the 1st hole.

With a wedge in his hands, Woods blasted his ball out of the divot on his approach shot, sending sand flying into his eyes. When Woods tapped in the ensuing putt, the scoreboard reflected a sobering reality. After dropping short of the hazard and pitching his fourth shot to three feet, he left himself with just over three feet for bogey. The announcers made note of a slight smirk on Woods’ face as he approached and saw where his ball had ended up. Woods tipped his cap as the crowd exploded in applause. If Woods was going to win a major in 2022, the Old Course would almost certainly be the venue.

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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.

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.

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.

The top of 150th Open Championship leaderboard is stacked, but you'll find Tiger's name at the other end.

Making the cut will be a difficult task as a round in the mid 60s will be required, but all eyes will remain on Woods. Spieth has the creativity and skill to succeed at St. Andrews, and he will have every opportunity to prove that across his second round. "I did everything that you're supposed to do around St Andrews. I birdied the holes that are birdieable, and I made pars at the holes where you're sort of looking to make a par and move to the next tee. I think I'm going to play really well the next few days." While that means his greatest asset -- his driver -- is taken out of his hands, he will be more than fine with that if the results materialize as they did in Round 1. Instead of letting it bother me too much, and then I try to go for a stupid shot to gain back what I lost." He carried this prowess into the opening round, and it is now time to see if he can replicate it over the next 54 holes. And I think with the humps and hollows, it becomes quite unpredictable and just something that I've learned over the years." He is long and straight off the tee and credits getting over to Scotland a week early as a reason for his success in the first round. I'm happy that, as far as I know, I'm still leading The Open Championship, but it's not going to change how I feel an hour from now. I mean, it might change how I feel on the 1st tee a little bit tomorrow, but I'll forget about it very quickly." The PGA Tour rookie has been tremendous this season, finishing runner-up three times and in a tie for third at the PGA Championship, yet he came into this week having missed his last two cuts.

Cameron Young leads the field after a blistering debut first round at the 150th Open Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland on Thursday.

I had my chances to turn it around and get it rolling the right way and I didn't do it." By his own recent high standards, Fitzpatrick also endured a difficult evening, bogeying three times to finish even for the opening day. Later, one of his stray drives fractured the hand of a PGA Tour employee, who returned to the course in a sling. I just needed to take ownership of it again," he added. After teeing off at 2:59 p.m. local time, Woods and his two playing partners -- compatriot Max Homa and newly crowned US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick -- did not finish their round until just over six hours later. Everything feels like it's in good shape ... nice and quiet, which is a nice way to be. "Everything feels very settled," McIlroy told reporters." Crowds flocked to follow his round and roared each of his three birdies as if he was once again contending at the top of the leaderboard yet, as Woods recognized Wednesday, this is his new "difficult" reality. "I might struggle tomorrow. But I think it's just important for me to take tomorrow as it comes and do what I can." Barring a "too cute" second shot that led to his sole bogey of the round at the 13th, the four-time major winner was content with a good day's work. I might shoot 64 again.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — To a man, the players are stoked to be here. The 150th Open Championship, at the Old Course, the Home of Golf? It's storybook stuff.

Yeah, I guess we are used to waiting. "I've been doing this long enough to deal with days like today," Lowry said. Yeah, it was … I felt like everything was like choppy, and it wasn't easy to get into a rhythm. Fortunately, honestly, we all talked a lot, talked to [caddie] Joe [Greiner] a lot. "I felt like I needed to call my PT back and get him to stretch me back out. "I thought we handled those holes fairly well, considering the long wait there. "It's just a joke, isn't it?" The reason behind the slowness is endemic to the Old Course, especially when it's firm. You stay in the fairway, and you’re watching two other groups play golf." ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — To a man, the players are stoked to be here. Their first prolonged wait came on the par-5 fifth tee, when the threesome ahead (Jason Kokrak, Nicolai Hojgaard and Sihwan Kim) was still waiting to hit their tee shots as McIlroy, Schauffele and Morikawa finished out on 4. "We were waiting on groups at tees, waiting on fairways.

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.

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.

Editor's note: The R&A operates The Open Championship and controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. For more information on how to ...

Editor's note: The R&A operates The Open Championship and controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. For more information on how to watch this week, please visitThe Open Championship's website. HOW TO FOLLOW (All times ET) Round 2 of The Open Championship takes place Friday from legendary St. Andrews in Scotland where PGA TOUR rookie Cameron Young held the lead at 8 under after the opening round. - The Old Course at St. Andrews is the host venue for The Open Championship. (Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR) How to Watch The Open Championship, Round 2: Live streaming, live scores, tee times, TV times

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READ MORE. Rooted in history and dripping in nostalgia, golf’s greatest players have tried to put into words their love for St. Andrews over the years. But for this 150th edition at the Home of Golf, the Old Course at St. Andrews, why not? Stage it at St. Andrews and it becomes a celebration as much as a championship. But he's never been a better player than he is now. Matthew Fitzpatrick doesn't have a great Open record. It always has. It’s St. Andrews, and it will produce a good champion. The most recent one was even better.READ MORE. The Open will mark Zalatoris’ 10th career major appearance, and he’s already amassed a record that puts him among the best players yet to win one. Tiger Woods helped teach Min Woo Lee to hit the stinger shot. GolfChannel.com is on-site at St. Andrews, and our team of writers will be bringing you live coverage of this historic Open Championship throughout the week.

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 Sporting News provides live updates and highlights from all of the action on day two of the Open Championship 2022 as the world's top golf stars descend ...

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Fox has carded a second round three over, 75 in Scotland – lowlighted by a double bogey on the par four 16th – to sit at two over. It appears to be over the ...

You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. It appears to be over the threshold of continuing his weekend. However, many pundits are predicting the magic mark to be around even par, or possibly even -1.

Minute-by-minute updates and analysis from our writers on all the Friday happenings at the Old Course.

4:30 a.m.: Tiger Woods is on the driving range, preparing for his Day 2 round which tees off in about a half hour. 4:58 a.m.: A bundled Tiger Woods smiles on the first tee and finds the fairway with an iron. The last time the cut at the Open Championship was as low as even par? 5:32 a.m.: 62-year-old Mark Calcavecchia, who won the 1989 Open, crosses the Silwcan Bridge on the 18th hole in his 23rd and final Open Championship. Calc intended for his last Open to be in 2020. He’ll likely need something 66 or lower to play the weekend at St. Andrews. Tiger's tee ball on the second finds the right side of the fairway and his approach sticks about 20 feet past the hole. The last player to win the Masters and The Open in the same year? Tiger is one over on the day through seven holes and seven over for the week. For Rahm, that’s two consecutive birdies to open the day and get back into red figures at one under. 6:01 a.m.: With Talor Gooch and Dustin Johnson both two under on the day, they join Rory McIlroy in a tie for second. Tiger misses what appeared to be a three-footer for par on the fourth. DJ led here at St. Andrews after two rounds in 2015 but stumbled on the weekend with a pair of 75s. Regardless, we’re in for an eventful day as some players jockey for position on the leaderboard and others try their hardest simply to make the cut.