:00:40. > :00:46.ired at Muirfield for the British Open Championship. -- gathered at
:00:46. > :00:56.Muirfield for the British Open Championship. Jack Nicklaus is the
:00:56. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:06.winner of The Open for 1966. Oh my God, straight in the hole for a two.
:01:06. > :01:16.Tom must keep his concentration. Ernie Els is a champion. Absolutely
:01:16. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:20.fantastic. Welcome to the 142nd Open
:01:20. > :01:25.Championship held at Muirfield. Over the years, this great golf course
:01:25. > :01:30.has always produced one of the golfing greats as its champion. The
:01:30. > :01:40.weather on day one is perfect. Beautiful sunshine, not much wind,
:01:40. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:55.what would the golf be like? Here Miguel Angel Jimenez birdied every
:01:55. > :02:03.
:02:03. > :02:13.there. Into the wind, as you can see. I wonder what a one-bedroom
:02:13. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:02:54. > :02:57.knob there! Here is Jimenez for up speed. A tough day on the lawns.
:02:57. > :03:01.That went at least two-and-a-half feet further than I thought it was
:03:01. > :03:11.going to go. There is a little bit of breeze getting up. We are
:03:11. > :03:21.
:03:21. > :03:31.alongside the water here. Ernie Els eighth green and a good 40-foot er
:03:31. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :04:01.for a birdie across the green here. good clean lie in the bunker from
:04:01. > :04:09.
:04:09. > :04:16.go, that was an open door for him to show off his skills. It still had to
:04:16. > :04:26.be executed. It should be a par. Jimenez finding a little cluster of
:04:26. > :04:26.
:04:26. > :05:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:05:12. > :05:20.morning, testing out all sorts of APPLAUSE
:05:20. > :05:25.A wonderful front nine for Jimenez. Mickelson is very confident with his
:05:25. > :05:35.putting at the moment. He won't divulge what his secret is. Let's
:05:35. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :05:52.well. That never looked quite natural. Mickelson into the red.
:05:52. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :05:58.Golf isn't the simple game you think it is. Hello! Poor old cameraman -
:05:58. > :06:08.he's broken the lens. That is a first. We have never had that
:06:08. > :06:46.
:06:46. > :06:56.before. The long-hitting Dustin his arms out for a wide there! It is
:06:56. > :06:56.
:06:56. > :07:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:07:51. > :08:01.coming back. A nice mixed bag. Todd looks. He needs to hole it. Never
:08:01. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:46.looked like it, did it? It's a bit our yesterdays! The years fall away.
:08:46. > :08:56.What about that? A scarce rare birdie at number eight takes him to
:08:56. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:11.Sit, sit. It should gather from there. It's gathering rather nicely.
:09:11. > :09:12.
:09:12. > :09:22.I can't believe it. Here is Dustin Johnson. A mighty hitter. 4-under
:09:22. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:52.par. Now, we have three players at brilliant - that takes him to
:09:52. > :10:02.3-under par. It says Dustin, but it is Zach! This is the fourth shot of
:10:02. > :10:33.
:10:34. > :10:43.four-way tie for the lead. Angel Cabrera into eight. He gets a nice
:10:44. > :10:44.
:10:44. > :10:51.kick forward. It still might release. It's great now. He seems to
:10:51. > :10:56.get a lift for these majors. He gets to a major and he thrives on it.
:10:56. > :11:06.has used that putter and this method for as long as I can remember now. I
:11:06. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :11:24.don't know if he has a whole rack of It's not a strong wind today, there
:11:24. > :11:39.
:11:39. > :11:44.is enough to make you want to be a to run it up the slope. A chance to
:11:44. > :11:54.get to 4-under par. Rafael Cabrera-Bello - well done, nicely
:11:54. > :12:18.
:12:18. > :12:26.right in the heart of the cup. hit this hole high. There is more
:12:26. > :12:36.green behind the flag than there appears. He does hit them hard. Hard
:12:36. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:15.means high and spinning. Oh! Down Championship courses. It is one of a
:13:15. > :13:25.long and rich history. We will try and tell you a bit about this place
:13:25. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:40.and a few interesting things nearby. The Honourable Company of Edinburgh
:13:40. > :13:46.Golfers belongs to the oldest official golf club in the world.
:13:46. > :13:51.Formed in 1744. Things became too cramped and they moved out to
:13:51. > :13:56.Musselburgh. Musselburgh is where they have played golf for the
:13:56. > :13:58.longest time, 1672 they beat a ball around with a stick here. It is now
:13:59. > :14:03.within the confines of the racecourse. One important thing that
:14:03. > :14:07.Musselburgh has given us is that every hole on every green we play
:14:07. > :14:11.around the world is 4.25 inches in diameter. The reason it is is
:14:11. > :14:15.because that was the width of the cutting implement used by the
:14:15. > :14:23.greenkeeper at Musselburgh. Eventually, things became too
:14:23. > :14:30.cramped so they moved out to another racecourse. In 1891, 16 holes were
:14:30. > :14:40.laid out and then another two laid out after that. In 1907 and 1923,
:14:40. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:46.further bits of land were purchased and Muirfield was laid out. The
:14:46. > :14:52.history of the club and The Royal and Ancient Clubbed together to buy
:14:52. > :15:02.the original Claret Jug. The first of 15 Open Championships were held
:15:02. > :15:03.
:15:03. > :15:13.here in 1882. Walter Hagen, Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Ernie
:15:13. > :15:23.Els, they are the best golfers who have won here at Muirfield. A lot of
:15:23. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:44.of mistakes. So testing around these Muirfield greens. He is having
:15:44. > :15:49.
:15:50. > :15:54.it had been a good lie, he could have bumped it into the bank and
:15:54. > :16:01.then it would have grabbed, but nowhere there. He is like a straw
:16:01. > :16:05.hat exhibition! As we watch Rory, I'm surprised, Mark, that the scores
:16:05. > :16:09.aren't a bit lower than they are. Yeah, it's not overly testing, is
:16:09. > :16:19.it? It is just a breeze. I guess you can be the one to tell the players
:16:19. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:30.Curtis? There is a lot of talk recently he had the lead going into
:16:30. > :16:40.the last round of the US Open and a lot of talent, if he can control the
:16:40. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:59.APPLAUSE That's a great stroke from Brandt
:16:59. > :17:08.
:17:08. > :17:12.the edge. This is his birdie putt. These greens are pure! Wonderful
:17:12. > :17:19.putt! Another birdie for Johnson. He is taking this course by the scruff
:17:19. > :17:26.of the neck. He's played some wonderful stuff. Mickelson, a long
:17:26. > :17:36.iron to the 14th. Lovely balance. Good swing, there. Aggressive. It's
:17:36. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:52.on 17. This would leap-frog him up to 3-under par. This is where he has
:17:52. > :17:53.
:17:53. > :18:03.to take advantage of this golf APPLAUSE
:18:03. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:13.Genius from Johnson. 3-under par. A par at the last for 68. Ernie Els
:18:13. > :18:35.
:18:36. > :18:42.with a difficult bunker shot. Not Beautifully done. He parred the
:18:42. > :18:52.first so he is 1-under par. Jordan Spieth, one of his partners. Ernie
:18:52. > :18:54.
:18:54. > :19:04.Els has had one go, but this is a worse lie. Oi no. That was a -- oh
:19:04. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :19:34.bit late to be safe. He will be cross. Quite rightly so. Dustin
:19:34. > :20:09.
:20:09. > :20:19.Go on then. You have gone this far. Oh, oh. That is a stunning stroke
:20:19. > :20:36.
:20:36. > :20:46.from Couples. A birdie putt here on impressive opening round for Dustin
:20:46. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:18.hitting the ball well. That was a beautifully-controlled shot. A long
:21:18. > :21:30.
:21:30. > :21:36.It was on the green for a fleeting moment. Not in a bunker? You can't
:21:36. > :21:41.putt it into a bunker. He's got a miserable stance as well. It's in a
:21:41. > :21:48.groove, too. The Walk of Shame from a man who has just putted into a
:21:48. > :21:58.bunker. Yes! Homework was well worth it. The stroke was true and
:21:58. > :22:15.
:22:15. > :22:25.back-to-back birdies for Phil skilful shot from Nick Faldo. That
:22:25. > :22:26.
:22:26. > :22:36.was a fantastic effort. APPLAUSEYou have still got it, Nick! This for a
:22:36. > :22:38.
:22:38. > :22:48.birdie. Yes, right in the middle. Poulter back to level par. He will
:22:48. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:19.be happy with a four up the last for short stuff. It comes out hot. --
:23:19. > :23:29.Westwood didn't quite make it to the short stuff. It comes out hot. A
:23:29. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:40.tremendous shot from Lee Westwood. Look at this. APPLAUSE This for a
:23:40. > :23:50.round of 78. He is going to have to wait one, two, a few more weeks for
:23:50. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:23.back. A disappointing finish, but still a 69, one of the better scores
:24:23. > :24:26.
:24:26. > :24:29.of today. APPLAUSE I hung in there. I made two sloppy bogeys and had a
:24:29. > :24:36.birdie on seven. Had a chance on nine to get it back to even par.
:24:36. > :24:43.Didn't make that. I just let a few shots get away from me. A few too
:24:43. > :24:49.many loose shots and a few sort of, yeah, silly mental errors which cost
:24:49. > :24:52.me. A quick look at the leaderboard will confirm that it's our friends
:24:52. > :24:57.from America who are doing particularly well this morning. We
:24:57. > :25:02.have Zach Johnson at the head of the field. He is just finishing off his
:25:02. > :25:07.round. And also you will see the name of Phil Mickelson. Much fancied
:25:07. > :25:17.by many to add to his win last weekend in Inverness at the Scottish
:25:17. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:31.problem adjusting to the firm, fast, but very fair links here at
:25:31. > :25:38.Muirfield. I don't know what the secret is. I hit solid shots and I
:25:38. > :25:42.putted really well today. A number of nice saves and nice birdie putts.
:25:42. > :25:46.I appreciate the game here. I appreciate what this Open demands.
:25:46. > :25:56.It is my favourite tournament to play. Just because we don't have it
:25:56. > :26:04.
:26:04. > :26:14.in the States. Here is the Garcia decent putt on the sixth. Second
:26:14. > :26:18.
:26:18. > :26:28.birdie, no dropped shots. Tiger for a two. Hardly touched it. APPLAUSE
:26:28. > :26:32.
:26:32. > :26:39.Back to level par. The crowd are with him. Charl Schwartzel - that is
:26:39. > :26:46.going left. Oh. That was out-of-bounds and off the wall, and
:26:46. > :26:53.now it's perfect. He should - we should have a bet on him now. Back
:26:53. > :27:03.to young Jimmy. He looks a tidy player. I don't know whether he is
:27:03. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:20.for some, but not for Graeme McDowell. Well done, Sir. APPLAUSE
:27:20. > :27:24.The back portion of this ground was extended and narrow with this
:27:24. > :27:28.fall-off to the back right, which is what has caught Tiger Woods out here
:27:28. > :27:34.with his second. This is just a testing little shot. It looks as if
:27:34. > :27:44.it is lying OK, but there is a bit of a sand-filled divot under the
:27:44. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :28:04.ball, so real precision of strike get you very agitated. Shiv Kapur
:28:04. > :28:10.
:28:10. > :28:14.here. He birdied the first. It's going to be a second birdie. Let's
:28:14. > :28:20.give you the leaderboard. Zach Johnson with a 66. Not sure that
:28:20. > :28:30.will be beaten today. Good scoring, but not great scoring. Mickelson
:28:30. > :28:31.
:28:31. > :28:34.bogeyed the last. A 69 leaves him in great shape. Every one of these
:28:34. > :28:44.players was in prime position off the tea. They are all struggling for
:28:44. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :28:57.par. This is a bogey putt for Woods. APPLAUSE Well done. Very gutsy.
:28:57. > :29:09.
:29:09. > :29:19.1-over par, but it's been a no. It's back again. Hit the top of
:29:19. > :29:32.
:29:32. > :29:38.the wall - it may have hit the tree O'Meara. He's done it. Fantastic -
:29:38. > :29:48.4-under par for the past champion. Always was a great putter in his
:29:48. > :29:54.
:29:54. > :29:59.day. Second hardest hole on the the cup. He's holed a couple of
:29:59. > :30:04.savers. After hitting two tee shots he will be over the moon hitting a
:30:04. > :30:07.four on that hole. We have seen some beautifully-judged putts so far by
:30:08. > :30:17.McDowell. This one is downhill on the fairway and uphill on the green,
:30:18. > :30:25.
:30:25. > :30:35.hole he would have took two more to get it in! He knew that was a
:30:35. > :30:49.
:30:49. > :30:59.two-shot swing. Mark O'Meara, what a Zach Johnson at the top, but the
:30:59. > :31:12.
:31:12. > :31:20.that? Impressive. Very impressive. Sad news is that you see Louis
:31:20. > :31:25.Oosthuizen getting on to the buggy. He has withdrawn. We think it's a
:31:25. > :31:35.ham stRij. He seems unable to continue. So what -- it's a
:31:35. > :31:38.
:31:38. > :31:48.hamstring. He seems unable to continue. So what a shame. Some
:31:48. > :31:58.three for Adam Scott. APPLAUSE clipped it perfectly. A birdie
:31:58. > :32:19.
:32:19. > :32:29.later starters, and what a start he has made. This to go to 5-under par.
:32:29. > :32:29.
:32:29. > :32:33.No, he has it! He joins Zach Johnson up at the top of the leaderboard.
:32:33. > :32:38.This is Matthew Fitzpatrick, a young lad we have been following. 1-over
:32:38. > :32:48.par. We saw his parents being interviewed earlier on this morning.
:32:48. > :32:48.
:32:48. > :33:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:33:53. > :33:58.nicely. A beautiful shot. APPLAUSE Tiger Woods back to level par.
:33:58. > :34:02.man who is burning it up on the course is Shiv Kapur, from India.
:34:02. > :34:12.This is for birdie on the seventh to take the outright lead from Zach
:34:12. > :34:17.
:34:17. > :34:21.qualifying gets it. APPLAUSE He leads The Open. What a fantastic
:34:21. > :34:27.start for him on this front nine. He's made six birdies in seven
:34:27. > :34:31.holes. Extraordinary playing from Shiv Kapur. Back we go. It is going
:34:31. > :34:41.to be one of his wedges in here. I would expect to see this one - he
:34:41. > :34:51.will push this in a bit lower. green held. A putt for a three.
:34:51. > :34:51.
:34:51. > :35:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:35:38. > :35:42.turns into a 73. APPLAUSE disgrace. Charl Schwartzel. Oh, man!
:35:43. > :35:47.That was a seriously angry golfer. Looking at the colour of this green,
:35:47. > :35:51.this will be fairly fast down from the back of this 13th green. I don't
:35:51. > :36:01.think it comes quite as much from the left as you would suppose. It
:36:01. > :36:03.
:36:03. > :36:13.straightens out at the end quite a a brilliant putt. APPLAUSE This time
:36:13. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:53.for a birdie. He is looking the green, is he? He has. This to be
:36:53. > :37:01.
:37:01. > :37:11.slightly iffy third and then made a double. It shows the severity of
:37:11. > :37:11.
:37:11. > :38:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:38:12. > :38:22.seen some monster putts holed today. APPLAUSE Somebody finds the line on
:38:22. > :38:41.
:38:41. > :38:51.the greens with any speed one of THE finest ball strikers.
:38:51. > :39:03.
:39:03. > :39:09.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well, at least you don't suffer a bit more! I bet
:39:09. > :39:14.he was as mad as a march hare going into the sand and then he pops it
:39:14. > :39:24.in. Westwood for a par four. In she goes. Not bad. Not great. Not out of
:39:24. > :39:51.
:39:51. > :40:01.Could be in. It is turning. Not a bad effort. Not a bad effort.
:40:01. > :40:11.
:40:11. > :40:17.birdie for Tiger. That is how things stand at the moment. Zach Johnson in
:40:17. > :40:27.some time ago with his 66 and Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Mark O'Meara. Only
:40:27. > :40:48.
:40:48. > :40:55.Shiv Kapur making an impact of the card - one at 15. A 75, not
:40:55. > :41:02.completely out of it. Not his greatest day in golf. Left to right.
:41:02. > :41:12.Left edge. Just fantastic. Just the right pace. Centre of the cup. A
:41:12. > :41:13.
:41:13. > :41:19.brilliant display from Tiger Woods. 69, one of three or four players to
:41:19. > :41:25.break 70 this afternoon. First day of The Open Championship and Zach
:41:25. > :41:32.Johnson has taken a one-shot lead ahead of the field here. Amongst the
:41:32. > :41:36.chasing pack, you have Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, and former
:41:36. > :41:40.champions Tom Lehman and Todd Hamilton in the mix, so too at
:41:40. > :41:44.2-under par, Phil Mickelson. Mark James has been enjoying it all. It's
:41:44. > :41:49.been a day when the morning starters seemed to have the better of it.
:41:49. > :41:54.Those who went out struggled badly. Why? Yeah, I mean, this morning
:41:54. > :41:58.there was more moisture in the greens. There was a bit less wind,
:41:58. > :42:02.although from 7.00am there was some wind. It wasn't still as it can be.
:42:02. > :42:06.This morning, you could make a good score. This afternoon, it got
:42:06. > :42:11.difficult. The greens got baked. It was difficult to putt on. Really
:42:11. > :42:18.fast in places. This morning, we saw people shoot a few good scores,
:42:18. > :42:21.Johnson particularly impressive. This afternoon, it was survival.
:42:21. > :42:30.Some of the well-fancied napes before the Championship began really
:42:30. > :42:38.have their work to do to be with us -- some of the well-fancied names
:42:38. > :42:41.before the Championship began really have their work to do to be with us?
:42:41. > :42:46.Sometimes you attack and it goes wrong. You play defensive and you
:42:47. > :42:49.see everyone else attack the hole and make birdie. He is having one of
:42:49. > :42:55.those patches where he can't do anything right. I don't think there
:42:55. > :43:02.is a lot wrong with his swing, chipping or putting. I think he
:43:02. > :43:07.needs to keep on working and if you want to compare a video of yourself
:43:07. > :43:11.now to a year ago, if there is nothing glaring, keep on doing what
:43:11. > :43:15.you are doing. He is in a fight to be with us for the weekend, Rory
:43:15. > :43:23.McIlroy. Tiger Woods is well in the hunt after a 2-under par round of
:43:23. > :43:26.69. The last word has to go to David Duvall, who tweeted, "Hard but fair
:43:26. > :43:31.at Muirfield today. Stop complaining!" We are not
:43:31. > :43:34.complaining. We hope you have enjoyed it. We hope you will be with
:43:34. > :43:40.us at 9.00am sharp in the morning for day two of The Open. Bye for
:43:40. > :43:50.now. # Summer breeze
:43:50. > :43:51.
:43:51. > :43:52.# Makes me feel fine # Blowing through the Jasmine in my
:43:52. > :43:55.mind # Oh