The best images from Thursday at the146th Open Champinship at Royal Birkdale.
The best images from Thursday at the146th Open Champinship at Royal Birkdale.
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: A greenskeeper uses a rotavator to prepare a bunker prior to the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by David Cannon/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: R&A official Grant Moir (R) decides on a hole position prior to the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by David Cannon/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Mark O’Meara of the United States arrives on the 1st tee during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Ryan Moore of the United States on the fifth hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Stuart Manley of Wales lines up a putt on the 4th green during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Matthew Fitzpatrick of England with his caddie on the 5th hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Danny Willett of England reacts during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Ian Poulter of England celebrates a birdie on the 4th green during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: David Horsey of England hits his second shot on the 2nd hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Billy Horschel of the United States hits a bunker shot on the 5th hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
England’s Andrew Johnston reacts after holing from off the green on the 6th hole during his opening round on the first day of the Open Golf Championship at Royal Birkdale golf course near Southport in north west England on July 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Andy BUCHANAN / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Rickie Fowler of the United States walks off the 4th tee during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
20th July 2017, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England; The 146th Open Golf Championship ; First round ; Justin Rose (ENG) chats with Justin Thomas (USA) as they walk from the first tee (Photo by David Blunsden/Action Plus via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Jordan Spieth of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the 18th green during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Ian Poulter of England waves to the crowd on the 18th hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Henrik Stenson of Sweden waves to the crowd on the 18th hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Matthew Fitzpatrick of England lines up his putt on the 18th green during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Ian Poulter of England talks to media in a press conference during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Chris Condon/R&A/R&A/PGA Tour via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Matt Kuchar of the United States tees off on the 5th hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Jordan Spieth of the United States talks to media in a press conference during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Warren Little/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Sergio Garcia of Spain plays a shot on hole 1 at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour/Asian Tour via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Phil Mickelson of the United States on the first tee during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
England’s Paul Casey (R) and his caddie John McLaren talk on the 2nd tee during his opening round on the first day of the Open Golf Championship at Royal Birkdale golf course near Southport in north west England on July 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: A detailed view of Jason Day of Australia’s footwear as he putts on the 4th green during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
US golfer Rickie Fowler waits on the 1st green during his opening round on the first day of the Open Golf Championship at Royal Birkdale golf course near Southport in north west England on July 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Jordan Spieth of the United States high fives young fans during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Brooks Koepka of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the 18th hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Tommy Fleetwood of England hits a chip shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Dustin Johnson of the United States hits off the first tee during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Jason Day of Australia takes a drop on the fourth hole during the first round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 20, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)