As The Open heads to a new-look Royal Birkdale this week, it’s time to rank Scottie Scheffler and the rest of the field for the year’s final major.
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Scores from the opening round of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
A pitch-out may have been the best shot of Scottie Scheffler’s first round of The Open. Johnson Wagner takes his stab (or punch) at that shot, and another from Rory McIlroy at Royal Portrush.
Whatever the cause, Matt Fitzpatrick’s upward trajectory continued Thursday at The Open Championship, in which he fired a 67 to co-lead. Watch his best moments (including a slam dunk) and hear from him after 18.
McIlroy didn’t play his best Thursday at Royal Portrush but shot 1-under 70 and is three shots off the 18-hole lead.
Scottie Scheffler’s driving was not helping him in the opening round of The Open, but everything else helped him overcome it en route to a 68. Brandel Chamblee breaks down his day and Todd Lewis speaks with Scheffler.
Here’s a look at the second-round tee times and featured groups for the 153rd Open Championship.
Harris English tells Todd Lewis how he felt about an opening round 67 that has him tied atop the leaderboard at The 153rd Open Championship.
Bryson DeChambeau entered this week’s Open Championship looking to solve the links-golf riddle. He’s still looking.
Kaewkanjana had an eagle and two birdies in shooting 3-under 68 in the first round of The Open.
Fitzpatrick shot 4-under 67 Thursday at Royal Portrush to share the early lead at The Open Championship.
Maybe it’s just one round, but Thursday at The Open, 50-somethings Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson shot under par.
Unlike in 2019, Rory McIlroy put his tee shot in play on the first hole Thursday. But his putter let him down.
Peake played alongside Mickelson in the first round of The Open at Royal Portrush.
Mickelson, the 2013 Open champion, shot 1-under 71 in the opening round at Royal Portrush.
Irishman Padraig Harrington teed off the 153rd Open and was the first one to notch a birdie on the day, generating some noise from the Northern Ireland crowd.
It’s common on the PGA Tour to change caddies like a pair of socks. Not Xander Schauffele, whose friendship with college teammate Austin Kaiser has evolved into a partnership that’s led to wild success.
Johnson Wagner had a crowd on hand as he tackled “Calamity Corner,” the 16th hole at Royal Portrush. He soon found himself apologizing to that crowd.
The four top favorites in The Open Championship -- Scheffler, McIlroy, Rahm -- Schauffele -- comment on the conditions at Royal Portrush before Live From breaks down the winds and how they’ll impact play.