The Open

A look at who will be left standing with the Claret Jug in their grasp after the 150th edition of The Open Championship.

I'm overjoyed to watch him work the ball both ways in this thumping Scottish wind as he tries to take home his first Open Championship and second major of the year. He's one of the handful of best iron players in the field, and though there are obvious concerns about the putter and short game, he's a much better lag putter than a short one. Spieth has some unfinished business from 2015 when he fell one shot short of a playoff, and his contention last week at the Scottish Open -- although not a great facsimile for the Old Course -- portends more contention this weekend at St. Andrews. Odds: 16-1 Schauffele might have the best all-around game in the world, which is massive at Open Championships. Ripping off a third consecutive tournament win on Sunday at St. Andrews would not be surprising in the least. A crispy golf course is ready for the world's best this week, and hopefully, we will get an all-time Open in the process. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- The time has come to select a champion, or in this case a pool of champions.

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.

Who can win? Who has the best betting value? What props are the most interesting? Our experts look at the 2022 Open Championship from all angles.

Marks: I picked Smith last week to finish in the top 20 and he did not disappoint. It's his favorite course and he hoisted the Claret Jug in 2000 and 2005. His top-20 price has come down from +200, but he is still a steal at -125. Why he'll win: His game isn't in perfect form right now, but 30-1 for a player of his caliber is just too good to pass up. Throw in the fact that he finished 40th last year in his first-ever start at the Open Championship and I'm happy to get involved at 50-1. Why he'll win: There are a few top-flight players waiting to break through for their first major championship whom I like this weekend, but Finau provides the best price. He's top-10 in approach, tee-to-green and overall, yet is still +500 longer than McIlroy. He has nine top-10s at majors and is just missing a win. He finished T-4 at the Scottish Open, so I wouldn't be surprised if he's in contention this weekend. Our betting experts give you picks to win based on value. Will the favorites prevail? Jump to a section: Experts' picks to win The PGA Tour heads to the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland for the 2022 Open Championship this Thursday. Three-time winner Tiger Woods will return to the major scene after skipping the U.S. Open last month.

Australian PGA champion Morgan has enlisted the help of the nine Australians in the field for guidance, while Queensland PGA champion Quayle has 15-time Japan ...

Here everything is dry so it’s the same consistency. “The 150th Open at St Andrews is a very special place to be making my debut. “Something I’ve struggled with in the US is firm fairways, firm greens and soft rough.

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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You've heard all the cliches by now. “If you don't like the weather in Scotland, wait an hour.” “There are two seasons in Scotland, June and winter.

It is Scotland. One happened on Wednesday in the early afternoon, players and fans so surprised they had to scramble for umbrellas. While expected to be sunny, the temperatures won’t be too hot. You’ve heard all the cliches by now.

Weather played a significant part that week as heavy rain and strong winds suspended play twice. On Saturday, barely a ball was hit and much of the third round ...

Showers possible but much of the day likely dry with warm sunny spells. Cloud amounts tending to increase during the day but some sunny spells likely to continue. The golfing gods have looked down upon the Old Course favourably this week as St Andrews recorded its highest temperature in July (29.3 degrees Celsius, 84.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Whilst the temperature is cooler by the time the Championship gets underway, only short and light spells of rain are expected. Perhaps bright at first before clouding over. A dry and bright start. Weather played a significant part that week as heavy rain and strong winds suspended play twice.

Jed Morgan and Anthony Quayle have turned to some fellow Aussies to guide them through their Open debuts at St Andrews.

“The 150th Open at St Andrews is a very special place to be making my debut. “Something I’ve struggled with in the US is firm fairways, firm greens and soft rough. Here everything is dry so it’s the same consistency. The two-time PGA Tour of Australasia winner is known as a splendid iron-player with a stellar short game, and fellow Australian and Japan Golf Tour player Matt Griffin tipped him as a potential surprise packet this week for that reason. The Queenslander was heartbroken that week as he was unable to capture his maiden Japan Golf Tour win - going down in a playoff - but it secured his first start in a major with Jones by his side. The senior member of the duo has regularly been getting the better of their battles throughout the year, but after another win in the lead-up to the Mizuno Open in May - he was defending his title that week - he wanted to up the stakes.

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

Here's everything golf fans need to know about the final major of the 2021-22 PGA Tour season, including how to watch.

A historic Open Championship deserves a historic purse and winner's share. 3:03 a.m. 2:52 a.m. 2:41 a.m. 2:30 a.m. 2:19 a.m. 2:08 a.m. 1:57 a.m. 1:46 a.m. 1:35 a.m. Only time will tell, but the race for the Claret Jug is only one of many storylines this year. Who will step up and claim the 2022 Open Championship?

The final major of the 2021-22 PGA Tour season may well be the most star-studded. As the Open Championship comes to St. Andrews for the first time since ...

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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."

With men's professional golf in its most fractured and contentious state for a generation, we head to St Andrews and "the home of golf" for a tournament ...

Some players have taken the money, largely ignoring where it came from, and played in LIV's first two events. Above all, this course and tournament will reward creativity, bringing players like Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and our own Cameron Smith into the conversation. If the wind swings around the other way, you'll see the pros of today driving greens and making birdies for fun. It can change within a week, a day, or an hour. Since the great Old Tom Morris completed his work in the late 19th century, the Old Course has remained remarkably unchanged. But anyone can walk the course.

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.

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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.

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The final major of the 2021-22 PGA Tour season may well be the most star-studded. As the Open Championship comes to St. Andrews for the first time since ...

1:35 a.m. 10:43 a.m. 10:32 a.m. 10:21 a.m. 10:10 a.m. 9:59 a.m. 9:48 a.m. 9:37 a.m. 9:26 a.m. 1:35 a.m. And given Oosthuizen's history at St. Andrews — he won The Open there in 2010 and finished second in 2015 — he may be the best bet to do that. Players competing on the Saudi-backed startup tour, including Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Louis Oosthuizen are all participating in The Open as the R&A chose not to ban them from competition.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

European Ryder Cup hero turned LIV Golf rebel Ian Poulter was booed when introduced onto the 1st tee for the opening round of the 150th Open Championship.

14 Jul 2022 Let it go,” he glared. "Let it go, dude. 14 Jul 2022 "I love the events. I just want to play golf, right? 15 Jul 2022 His reply was surprising. I'm here to play golf. “I didn’t hear one (boo),” said Poulter, who recovered to card an opening three under 69, which including holing a 160-foot eagle putt on the 9th. He later admitted to not hearing the boos, but it must have rattled him as he snap hooked his tee shot perilously close to going out of bounds across the 18th fairway. “I actually thought I had a great reception on the 1st tee, to be honest.

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 ...

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.

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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.

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.

Rory McIlroy has celebrated making a fantastic start to the "fiddliest" Open Championship of his career, as his delayed return to St. Andrews proved well ...

15 Jul 2022 15 Jul 2022 15 Jul 2022 I've been swinging the club well. Tomorrow's an important run, just to go out and back up what I've done today.” On a day when the early starters took full advantage of benign conditions, including a 67 from Queensland’s Cameron Smith, all eyes were on McIlroy, whose recent major championship form has been impressive.

The Australian shot a stylish five-under par 67 to finish the first round in third spot, three strokes short of American leader Cameron Young.

"Standing on the first tee at St Andrews in an Open is something that I've only dreamt of doing as a kid, and for it to all come real and to have the support I did out there today was pretty cool." - Smith is just three shots off the lead after his best-ever start to The Open with a three-under-par 67 Cameron Smith is hoping to parlay his best start at a British Open into a long-overdue first Australian triumph at St Andrews in more than 60 years.

Eleven Australians are in action at St Andrews for the 150th Open and on day one those with the morning tee times utilised the more favourable conditions, ...

What he said: “It was cool to hear the crowds. What he said: “It was tricky. You do get a bit of energy from the crowds here when you hit a good shot though.” What he said: “It didn’t feel great because of the bad start. He was very apologetic and I was like ‘I’m kind of ribbing you here’. Then we finished off the round and he signed a glove for me. “For some reason at 4:00 in the morning, I closed the laptop and it started playing when it was closed. What he said: “It was such a weird story. Like Scott, Scrivener also clawed his way back from a difficult opening with two bogeys in the first four holes. Herbert pushed his name up the leaderboard early before paring every hole in the back nine as the wind began to pick up. The West Australian took a bit of time to adapt to the early start after an early morning laptop mishap. The top ranked Australian showed his class with a precise putting display to capitalise on birdie chances and secure pars to tucked away pins. My putt on the second managed to go in from a fair distance.

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.

Barclay Brown could join elite company if he is able to make it to the weekend at The Open in 2022.

Since 1949, the lowest-scoring amateur at The Open to complete the final round has received a silver medal. As far as modern history goes, Brown's first-round performance was one of the best by an amateur in recent memory. He carded a 4 under 140 for the tournament and was one of just three players to have a score under par. Brown can join elite company, which includes Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, if he achieves that feat. He beat the other two — Richard Mansell (1 under) and Oliver Farr (1 under) — by a sizeable, three-stroke margin. Now, Brown is hoping he can get to that level earlier than expected. Brown has been a part of the England, Great Britain and Ireland national team for golf since age 12. Brown also explained after qualifying that his relationship with U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick catalyzed his victory. Of course, that's easier said than done. Barclay Brown is a 21-year-old English amateur golfer who currently ranks 46th in the World Amateur golf rankings. He has logged eight top-10 finishes and nine top-20 finishes during his time at Stanford. Of course, it wasn't like that at the start.

When Cameron Smith grabbed at his right knee after hacking out of deep rough on a steep slope beside the 14th hole, there was a collective gasp from Aussie ...

Adam Scott got his Open campaign off to a terrible start with two bogies and a double bogey in his first six holes. It wasn't nerves or anything, just a bad drive to make a double.” And I think with the humps and hollows, it comes quite unpredictable, and just something that I've learned over the years. “I think it's nice to get off to a hot start any week,” Smith said. His tee shot at the par-3 11th overshot the green and, despite his impeccable short game, he was unable to get up-and-down successfully for his par. He heads into the second round three strokes behind American Cameron Young (64) and a single shot arrears of tournament favourite Rory McIlroy (66).

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.

A sad, sad shadow of his great self, Tiger Woods is facing the almost inevitable ignominy of missing successive Open Championship cuts for the first time in ...

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Tiger Woods is heading into Saturday morning's second round of The Open knowing it may be the final time he plays the iconic St Andrews.

I think that’s important to do,” said the 33-year-old, who will not tee off until mid-afternoon on Friday. Only seven in the field shot a worse score than Woods in the first round, leaving one of the game’s all-time greats down in 146th and needing a drastic turnaround in his second round to extend his tournament into the weekend. In a sad end to a marathon day where he was in the final playing group, Woods walked to the 18th green with only a small group of fans cheering on. His round of 78 is his equal worst ever round at the The Open in 22 starts. Woods endured a miserable return to the British Open as the three-time champion laboured to a six-over-par 78 to leave his chances of making the cut looking slim. Tiger Woods has suffered a humiliating start to The Open and suddenly he could be walking off the course for the final time.

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.

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.

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His round featured eight birdies and four bogeys in a rollercoaster start to his tournament. In the video, Phil Mickelson denies the youngster an autograph on course. It woke me up at 4am; it was a good wake-up call I guess. But his 4am wake-up was more than a little bizarre, with Lee revealing he was woken by video of Tiger Woods’ victory at the 2000 Open at St Andrews on his laptop. “I was watching Tiger in 2000 St Andrews before I closed the laptop at 8.30pm and fell asleep, but it was playing when it was closed somehow. I’ll probably watch five or six episodes of that this afternoon.

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.

Big hitting American Cameron Young takes the lead into the second round of the 150th Open Championship after a spectacular opening 64.

9.53pm John Daly (US), Bryson DeChambeau (US), Cameron Tringale (US) 12.43am Dylan Frittelli (Rsa), Trey Mullinax (US), Matthew Jordan (Eng) 12.32am Kevin Kisner (US), Chris Kirk (US), Takumi Kanaya (Jpn) 9.42pm Patrick Reed (US), Tom Hoge (US), JooHyung Kim (Kor) 9.31pm Phil Mickelson (US), LUCAS HERBERT (Aus), Kurt Kitayama (US) 8.58pm Dean Burmester (RSA), Chan Kim (US), Brandon Wu (US) 7.42pm Laurie Canter (US), DIMITRIOS PAPADATOS (Aus), MATTHEW GRIFFIN (Aus) 6.58pm Tiger Woods (US), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Max Homa (US) 6.03pm David Duval (US), Justin Harding (RSA), Jordan Smith (Eng) 5.47pm Kevin Na (US), Kazuki Higa (Jpn), Aaron Rai (US) 5.14pm Dustin Johnson (US), ADAM SCOTT (Aus), MARC LEISHMAN (Aus) 4.30pm Talor Gooch (US), Shaun Norris (RSA), Wyndham Clark (US)

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 ...

It gets that way at St. Andrews when the ground is crispy and the Open comes to the gray, old town. "Xander and I talked about it. "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.

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

That was actually the first and only major championship at which Young has made a cut (0-4 otherwise), though he's sure to double that up at St. Andrews, whether he goes on to become Champion Golfer of the Year or not. The 25-year-old former Wake Forest golfer has yet to win a tournament on the PGA Tour, but a T3 finish at the PGA Championship a couple months ago raised eyebrows about his long-term potential. The hope entering the 150th Open at St. Andrews was that Tiger Woods would some way, some how play himself into contention in what may be the 15-time major winner's last time playing his favorite course. Follow live scores 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOE3aN #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/BgVpjHQj02 July 15, 2022 Round of the day so far belongs to one of the LIV golfers. Follow live scores 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOE3aN #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/ayLK6urQEk July 15, 2022 Follow live scores 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOE3aN #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/uA4BWBkAuS July 15, 2022 Follow live scores 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOE3aN #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/cMJCPZs8e3 July 15, 2022 CBS Sports will update this story with scores and highlights below. Tying the lowest first round ever recorded by a first-timer in The Open, the Wake Forest product will look to finally enter the winner's circle as he has finished runner-up on three different occasions this season. Meanwhile, others such as Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka and Matt Fitzpatrick will be fighting just to make the cut. 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.

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Wind gusts hit it and ended up in the burn, and start off with a double. “The greens were very firm but slow and it’s an interesting combo. Need to do it.” And every putt I left short. And it was a long, slow day.” “I think I had maybe four or five three-putts today. Watch every round of The 150th Open Championship 15th - 18th July EXCLUSIVELY LIVE on FOX SPORTS available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now > “Hit a good tee shot down one, ended up right in the middle of a fresh divot and I hit a good shot. “Standing on the first tee at St Andrews in an Open is something that I’ve only dreamt of doing as a kid, and for it to all come real and to have the support I did out there today was pretty cool,” he said after round one His round of 78 leaves him in strife, although Woods did play the final 11 holes of the round at even-par and was cruelled by 36 putts for the day. Watch every round of The 150th Open Championship 15th - 18th July EXCLUSIVELY LIVE on FOX SPORTS available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now > Smith said his first competitive round at the Old Course gave him “goosebumps” while there were “plenty of Aussies in the crowd” wishing him on.