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It is here at last, the first day of the 145th Open Championship and I'm

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sure it will be worth the wait. The 12 year weight since we were last

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here at Royal Troon. This is the ninth time we've come to this corner

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of the Ayrshire coast and it's a smart bet that on Sunday evening, an

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American will be walking down this 18th fairway and onto the green,

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taking the applause of these mighty galleries and pausing in front of

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Troon's modest but rather lovely clubhouse holding the Claret Jug.

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Why? The US has enjoyed a 54 year reign at Troon. Their players have

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won the last six times it's been played for here.

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Yes, with its famous par-3 Postage Stamp and signature 11th hole

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running beside The Railway, The Old Course has sprung a few surprises

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over the years but there is no surprise that another American, the

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newly crowned US Open champion, Dustin Johnson, comes here as one of

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the red-hot favourites. He is fancied to make it three wins in a

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row this summer. He, like many others, isn't going to Rio for the

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Olympics but they are clean to brave Scotland this week. What a field

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this is. These are the worlds top ten players

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right now and the four, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, a career-high number

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two, Jordan Spieth and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy have taken it

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in terms to dominate the game over the last couple of years. You could

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make a case for each one of them and many more players here this week and

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it is silver, not gold but they are chasing at Troon, the Claret Jug.

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One of the most famous and oldest and most beautiful trophies in

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sport. Last year it was Zach Johnson from Iowa who touched it to his

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breast at St Andrews and he already owns a green jacket from Augusta.

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How this year's Masters champion, England's Danny Willett, would like

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to take this with him next year. You will remember the thrilling events

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at Augusta when the Yorkshireman capped his composure as Jordan

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Spieth was losing his with a brilliant round of 67. Called to the

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cabin for the first winner in two decade since Nick Faldo. Targeting

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his second major of the year and he had a 9:25am appointment on the

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first tee, as did Ken Brown. The Masters champion is preparing to tee

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off. The breeze is helping. Thinking about it, the driver out, and he's

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going for it. The champion of the world. Danny Willett, the Masters

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champion come up and running. Here are some of the headline attractions

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in the morning group in this large field of 156. Jordan Spieth got

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going alongside a fellow US Open champion, Justin Rose and the man

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who got so close at Oakmont, Ireland's Shane Lowry. Danny Willett

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in that power trio with Rickie Fowler still a major winner in

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waiting and Jason Day, who broke his major duck last summer. And at

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9:36am, McIlroy, teeing up for the first time since winning at Hoylake

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alongside Matsuyama and two time Masters champ, Bubba Watson. But who

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better to lead in the local boy made good, Colin Montgomerie who battled

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through qualifying to return after six years away. The three-time

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senior major winner hit the opening tee shot at 6:35am. All happening

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just a wedge away from his family home. He made a double bogey but he

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battled back, five birdies to go 3-under at the turn. You make your

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score in the first nine and you protect it coming in. This was a

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gimme birdie on the first the Johnson. Fellow American Patrick

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Reed kick-started his round on the third. This one, straight in for

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eagle. He went to 2-under par and picked up more on watcher, six and

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seven with birdies to go 4-under par. Colin Montgomerie gave back a

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shot on 11th and tried not to leak another one on the 13th -- on four.

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This is a par putt and a half. Still 2-under, Monty. Chapman is proving

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to be a real player this year and the Californian, lapping up the

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Scottish Sun with a birdie on his first in his debut. Justin Thomas

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ripping up the front nine, getting birdie on the first four and here is

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another one on the seventh to move to the head of the field, 5-under

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par. Amat has made huge headlines at St Andrews last year. -- amateurs.

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Only two this year, and Scott Gregory won the amateur Championship

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last month. His fourth birdie of the Day coming on ten, 4-under par, a

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dream start for the 21-year-old. Light winds, sunshine, perfect

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morning and look who's making the most of it. Six Americans on the

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leaderboard. For Bjorn Alderson, coming here ranked as the 200-1

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outsider. -- for Bjorn Alderson two Tour Bjorn

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is the opening day of the Championship, watched by Andrew

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Cotter, Ken Brown, Mark James and Peter Alliss. COMMENTATOR: Thank

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you, welcome to Royal Troon. For the up team playing of this great

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Championship and it's the most glorious day, or it was when I

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picked from under the covers at about 5:20am, eager not to miss Mr

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Colin Montgomerie's opening tee shot and the next few days are going to

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be very different in terms of the weather. Play begun from 6:35am.

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McIlroy. Here he is, and now he is at the 2nd holed. He drove to the

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left on the first, finding a bunker, but made the putt for par and looks

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like he'll do the same thing here. The opening three holes that very

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simple, under 400 yards. Jimmy Walker. 2-under par, he's only

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played four holes. A birdie putt and easy, what a lovely game it is on a

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day like this, with the greens running true. 3-under par. McIlroy

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is trying to finish off with par on the second holed. A good save --

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hole. Jordan Spieth hit two beautiful

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shots onto this fourth green. This is the three. I don't think he's

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given it enough. He is assured four and a birdie, the first of the day.

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Bubba Watson on the tee, you can see the close proximity to the beach. It

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really is a golf course by the sea, here at Troon. That's a huge tee

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shot, scampering down the fairway. Is it going to reach the green? It

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could be a one, this could be the longest in history. Sorry about

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that, did I drive through you? I didn't think I could reach! Now,

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Justin Rose, the home hero. Great things expected this week. Justin's

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supporters. Wiggling to the right. Steady.

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Not the best swing from Justin Thomas, his second shot to ten. I

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think something put him off. Rickie Fowler on the third, second shot

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over the back. This is quite a lengthy chip for three. More

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realistically, up and down for par. What they three -- a free. That will

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get the blood pumping. -- a three. After that we at second shot from

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Justin Thomas he's been left with this. Not much more he can do apart

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from log it on -- lob it on and get within 20 feet. Elevated green,

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running off on both sides, so he'll be careful it didn't run off. Bubba

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Watson, after that majestic tee shot on the 382 yard par-4. This is for

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two. Oh, Bubba. Bubba! The wind is freshening and Ken has been out to

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see how it can affect play. I do like to be beside the seaside

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and Troon is by the seaside, as you'd expect, there's a bit of wind

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about. Let's have a look at the plan of the golf course. The clubhouse is

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way in the distance. The opening nine holes, let's have a look at

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this plan. We have the clubhouse here. And the first, second, third,

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fourth, fifth and sixth holes all winning in the same direction and

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the wind is generally playing from the West, that direction. So you can

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see. These opening six holes all played down breeze, so they are

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relatively easy and then there's a little loop at the end, 7-9, then,

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11 and 12 going the other way and 13-18, it going directly into the

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breeze. Those closing nine holes are really tough. You have to make your

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score on the front nine and hold on the back nine. This really is a

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fantastic place. These opening holes are critical. The back nine, by

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jingo, so tricky if the wind is in the wrong direction.

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Nestling in the hay bales and the ferns. Danny Willett for birdie. He

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came up short. This is for 2-under after four. Oh, beautifully done.

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The long par-5 6th. Spieth, from 255 with a long iron. Pitching just

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short, I'd imagine. Ooh, short and right but what a friendly bounce

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that was! You dream about bounces like that. Chance of an eagle for

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Spieth. Hello! It should be the other way around, the dog should be

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following the ball. Looks like he could keep off the chips.

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Jimmy Walker, birdie attempt on seven. O, walloped them are well

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done. -- walloped, well done. Dustin

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Johnson on the sixth, the long hole. Lovely shot. Just firing it at the

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pin, he really is, in great form at the moment. But these are the easy

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holes. Spieth, for an eagle on the sixth. As he hit it? A bit of a

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dribbler. He'll be a couple under after six. Solid start but this

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field are tearing the front nine apart.

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Thomas, in trouble on 11th. But not any more! --: 11. Isn't it a funny

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game, one minute you are cursing and then you play a shot like that, the

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ball disappears and then you are happy again. Kevin Chappell on 12,

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this is for a birdie to go to 3-under par. Yes. The Americans are

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really having a good day at the moment. A cheque on the leaderboard,

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early days of course -- checking the leaderboard. Thomas and Reed were

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5-under par moments ago. You can see that they are making hay on the

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first nine, which you have to do under the these conditions, similar

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to Royal Lytham St Annes, you make score going out because it is much

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more difficult on the inward nine, especially the last six holes.

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Coleman, rewriting up on 18. This is for a round of 71 after a double

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bogey start. -- Colin Montgomerie wrapping it up. Well done. Not

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looking great on the leaderboard, but a lot of tough holes on the

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inward nine. Good performance. Jimmy Walker on the eighth hole. A

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bunker off the tee he had to play out sideways, and going in for four,

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only dropping one shot. Slight relief. Back to 3-under par. Danny

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Willett. Chasing a long iron into the sixth Cole. Par-5. -- hole. Not

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that long, judging by the height. Dutiful shot from Willett. A good

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chance of an eagle three. -- beautiful shot. After the wonderful

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tee shot, this is a birdie, for Watson. Five of the best played

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holes you would see. Couldn't be much better than that. Well, the

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first round players are in. Colin Montgomery was first. Despite your

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experience and everything you've achieved, can you tell us how you

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felt on the first tee? It was right up there. I have played in the Ryder

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Cup if you times and that was right up there. Thank goodness it was only

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a 4-iron. I hit a reasonable shot but after that it was a bit silly. I

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had to finish the hole with a double bogey six but at the same time, it

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was a great honour and I'm glad to get out alive and finished with 71.

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-- finish. Reed on 12 after a wayward tee shot, chopping it out,

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trying to judge the bounce and spin. My goodness, he's done it

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brilliantly well too. Looking down from on high. McIlroy.

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His third to the sixth. The longest hole on the course.

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Reed. Beautifully controlled, out of the rough, making a birdie and

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moving to 5-under par. He's out on his own, the by one. -- the leader

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by one. Let's see if McIlroy can find a birdie on the sixth. Hit it.

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McIlroy gets one on the sixth. Didn't quite reach the green in two

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but a little pitch and in it goes, 2-under par.

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Long par four, Justin Thomas, his second. Go left! Left! What a

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cracker Jack. A birdie chance, not many birdies on 13 today.

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Bubba Watson at the 6th. He is 4-under par. This is for another

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birdie. He left his first putt a little bit tentatively. But he makes

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amends, another one for Bubba Watson, birdies on the first, third,

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fourth, fifth and sixth, tied for the lead with Patrick Reed.

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Justin Thomas, beautiful second shot into 13, this is to tie with the

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leaders. What a beauty. What a beauty. The 13th produces so few

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birdies and he's made it, he's 5-under. The tee shot of McIlroy on

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seven, Ken. 400 yards. You beauty. That is flush. Is it going to get a

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decent bounce? Oh, my goodness, go on. Surely he's not going to drive

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it 400 yards. Has he made it? Not quite. Just a little rise up to the

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green stopping it, that was enormous. Kevin Chappell.

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Run away, ball. Yes! Just enough pace to hold the line. What a birdie

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that is, Ken, on the 13th. That is rare.

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Justin Rose, reaching the turn with a birdie. So so from Rose, 35 is the

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very least you'd expect from this gentle front nine. It was an

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enormous drive from McIlroy, nearly to the front edge of the green.

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Heavy-handed chip, but still a birdie chance. He likes it, he likes

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it. He loves it. He has hit some good ones this morning, he struggled

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to start with but McIlroy is moving through the field. 3-under, very

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nice. We can see the top of the ball but he is a long way back. The wrong

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line into this one. Look at that, he's moved it nicely, chasing it up.

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Patrick's off. What a shot from Patrick Reed, it's going to scuttle

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an. Oh, that's cruel. That was an extraordinarily good shot but look

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where he is now. That's no reward for that.

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Postage Stamp, Rory on the tee, a big gallery around it. That's a

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marvellous shot. Has the overcooked it? He is drawing it, oh,

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magnificent. What a shot. Hey hey! Well done. That was hanging on for

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dear life, beautifully hit shot. Wonderful. Bubba, he's overcooked

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it. Shooting through the breeze, it may be long. Look where it's

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finished. That's an playable. -- that's not playable. As a

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left-handed player I don't know if he can scoop it somewhere. Thomas

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for par on 14, trouble in the front right bunker. He's rattled it in,

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what a par saved from Justin Thomas. He stays at 5-under, in a tie for

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the lead with Bubba Watson. You wonder how you can go wrong, you

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look at the distance of the Postage Stamp, but Bubba Watson showing how

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you can do it. Going over the back, the chip rolling back to here. That

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is for a double bogey. Patrick Reed was in a bit of bother, in the front

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left bunker. This is for his par. What a save that is from Patrick

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Reed. Clinging on on the back nine, dropping a shot on 13. Just one

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behind Justin Thomas. So, Bubba Watson birdied the first,

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third, fourth, fifth and sixth. And now getting six on the Postage

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Stamp. 124 yards of unhappiness for him today. After a brilliant tee

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shot. Three birdies in a row, six, seven and eight. 4-under par, just

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one behind. McIlroy, two, six, for Watson. So, the state of affairs,

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Justin Thomas is on top. Moving into that group on 4-under par, McIlroy,

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with three in a row. Kevin Chappell has been in all sorts

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of trouble here on 16. You think it's a birdie chance, par-5, but

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this is the seven. Eight, the Kevin Chappell. He takes an almighty

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tumble down the leaderboard -- for Kevin Chappell. Justin Thomas on 15,

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this is to drop just one. He pitched up to here. Going in for a double

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bogey. Double bogey for Justin Thomas, slips back to 3-under now.

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Great run coming to an end. Matt Jones on the fourth, this is a putt

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for birdie, to go to 3-under. It looks good and it is, my word, what

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a start. He is on a sizzler. Soomin Lee, the Korean 22-year-old. Winning

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in Shen Zen earlier in the season. Getting two on the Postage Stamp. He

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is tied for the lead now, 4-under par. Louis Oosthuizen on 14. The

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most gentle pathway out there, perhaps. All sorts of trouble today

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-- par-3. He needs something magical to happen. This might yet!

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Oosthuizen! His albatross in the second hole at Augusta and more

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magic from him. Back to level par, simple as that. The 1st hole in this

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year's Open Championship. Danny Willett, a bit of a struggle here on

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ten, a bit untidy. But this is for a five. One shot dropped. Quite

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alarming, the ten, 11, 12, the scoring so far. Early days, but

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sixes and sevens, a couple of nines. Patrick Reed for a par on 15. He

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doesn't waste much time. Rather refreshing, and in she goes. So

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easy, well done, sir. Soomin Lee, 4-under par. The

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surprise package. A young fellow. It won't, it couldn't, it has! Would

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you believe it? Finding the tradesman 's entrance, the back

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door, going through the pavilion, through the patio doors.

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Extraordinary. Out in 32, 4-under par. Well done, young sir. McIlroy.

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Nicely done. Good par on ten. One or two sixes at ten today. McIlroy

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finds his way through to the 11th tee, the dangerous 11th and Ken has

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been to have a All the way down the right of the

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11th is the railway line. It is out of bounds. This is one of the

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hardest holes on the course. But look at why. BT is here. This is the

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railway line. The difficulty is you are hitting across the anger of the

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fairway. It is quite narrow and difficult to judge. If you missed

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the fairway, come and have a look. All the way down the right is this

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tremendous course. You think there might be relief on the left, but

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there are certainly is not. You cannot see the fairway from BT. The

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green is no pushover either. Looking back to the 11th tee and over the

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top of the course at the top, here is McIlroy. This whole averaging 5.1

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and it is a power for. Not often that happens early in the peace. He

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smacks one away. Danger everywhere. He is unsure. He is on the sure. Oh

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my good God. Where is he? He might be all right. Now, lucky.

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Up ahead on the green at the 11th, or near the green, is gay. A super

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little chip. For underplaying the tension.

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Conditions are quite benign at the moment. There is a strong breeze.

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This is his chance for an eagle. The simplest of birdies. He takes the

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lead at four under par. A four way tie on the opening morning of the

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145th Open Championship. It is Patrick Reed, Rory McIlroy,

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seemingly, one of a record seven wins. You can see the scores are

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made on the way out, defended on the way home. Gary player said it was

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the most difficult back nine in the world when the wind was blowing.

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There is a breeze now and it is asking questions.

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It was elevated green, surrounded by bunkers. He is short, yes she is. A

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long way from the hole. Could have been a worse spot than that. McIlroy

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at the 11th. There are short, very fortunate with his tee shot found a

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decent life. That is a good pace. That is beautiful beautifully

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judged. Coming up the last. A 3-under par. He is drawing into the

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front left end into the breeze and that is brilliant. We won't see

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better than that today. McIlroy gets is for.

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Patrick Reed pouting for a two from long range. That is very well done

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indeed. A good three. An excellent round he is putting together, but

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one left. You would expect him to make a birdie at the 6th. Justin

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Thomas finishes with a birdie at the last for a round of 67. The first

:35:34.:35:38.

appearance in the Open Championship for the American. That is a tidy

:35:39.:35:43.

card which included a double fogey -- double bogey. Excellent play.

:35:44.:35:52.

Soomin Lee. You can see his caddy there. This is his third shot at the

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11th. It is a beauty. It is a real beauty. That was the closest we have

:36:02.:36:10.

seen a birdie there today. What do you make of Troon playing conditions

:36:11.:36:17.

today? It is as came as we will see it. I try to take advantage of the

:36:18.:36:23.

day and, that is what I was saying this morning, I have never played a

:36:24.:36:27.

course where I literally have no clue what are the winning score will

:36:28.:36:33.

be. I don't know if it will be over par, even power, under par. You

:36:34.:36:36.

don't know. You play what you are dealt. A brave Taoiseach. -- key

:36:37.:36:52.

shot. He will have that for a birdie.

:36:53.:37:09.

Bubba Watson for a power. He has let things slip away dramatically over

:37:10.:37:16.

the last four or five overs. He was steaming along and now level power.

:37:17.:37:28.

Read at the last and he has done it. 66 shots for Patrick Reed. That will

:37:29.:37:35.

take some beating. There is a look at his card. Patrick Reed's opening

:37:36.:37:43.

66 equals the lowest opening round score at Royal Troon before. Lots of

:37:44.:37:52.

good putts today the 24 is something you will look on with a lot of

:37:53.:37:58.

pride. I haven't added up the stats but to hear 24 ports means a lot. I

:37:59.:38:03.

have been working hard on it and I had a lot of putts today. They were

:38:04.:38:10.

from just off the edges and that is the key thing. Back home, the greens

:38:11.:38:14.

are much faster but we don't have this much wind. It is one of those

:38:15.:38:19.

things I had to get comfortable with, hitting it hard enough and I

:38:20.:38:35.

could do that. Pat Jones. A big hug after the ninth. He is therefore

:38:36.:38:47.

too. It is a power for. If anyone can float one in their nicely it is

:38:48.:38:53.

Rory. Going down the shaft, trying to keep the ball down a little.

:38:54.:39:13.

Where has that gone? If that is it, that is an eagle shot he has left

:39:14.:39:19.

himself. Matt Jones is at the front of the ninth and a good break off

:39:20.:39:30.

the key. Up the slope. Up the slope. It dong. He joins read at the top of

:39:31.:39:45.

the leaderboard. Nothing like a little snack when you have an itchy

:39:46.:39:54.

head. What am I going to do here? Pictured in the bag? Lob over the

:39:55.:40:00.

top? There is no chance of pitching it onto the green and stopping it.

:40:01.:40:07.

Danger is if you miss it. Oh dear. That wasn't on the programme at all.

:40:08.:40:19.

A glorious long putt at the 13th and he bloated stone dead. A birdie

:40:20.:40:24.

chance year. Justin Rose, he has done it. He has made a birdie at the

:40:25.:40:34.

15th. How about that for a card? His second birdie at number 15 today. He

:40:35.:40:39.

moves to 2-under. 17 and Jamie Donaldson. For a too. He has got it.

:40:40.:40:46.

2-under par for the Welshman. McIlroy. Oh my word. It is a double

:40:47.:41:12.

bogey. The back nine really is something. The 13th claims McIlroy.

:41:13.:41:18.

Back to 2-under. Porteus. Another birdie putt. He has just gone three,

:41:19.:41:31.

three and another three. Who is this new man? Who is the stranger? Haydn

:41:32.:41:43.

Porteous is the 22-year-old from Johannesburg in South Africa and the

:41:44.:41:47.

one the Johannesburg open in January to qualify here. He recently posed

:41:48.:41:53.

naked in a newspaper article called my sporting body. We have seen

:41:54.:42:00.

rather a lot of him recently. There is McIlroy, sort of a little bit

:42:01.:42:07.

plugged. He has got to get it out on the back of the green. The best he

:42:08.:42:25.

could do. 20 minutes ago he was in the middle of the fairway faced with

:42:26.:42:28.

the middle Ireland to the green and made a mess of it. People abruptly

:42:29.:42:33.

dropped another one here, or maybe two. Fowler with summer break on

:42:34.:42:40.

this one for his two on the 14th. Left to right. He gets back the shot

:42:41.:42:50.

he lost in the 12th. Back to 2-under. Leading the way in this

:42:51.:42:58.

group at the moment. It is a par putt for McIlroy. A long putt from

:42:59.:43:05.

the back of the 14th. There should be a little bit of right to left at

:43:06.:43:17.

the end. He is going to drop at least one of the back of that double

:43:18.:43:22.

bogey on the 13th. He is unravelling a bit. Justin Rose, shorter and he

:43:23.:43:28.

could've puttered through here. Plenty of green to play with. A

:43:29.:43:42.

knock in a birdie to come for Rose. That would get him to 3-under.

:43:43.:43:54.

McIlroy needs this one to drop just one. He certainly does. He missed

:43:55.:44:05.

one of this length on the last. Not this time. Three shots dropped in

:44:06.:44:07.

the space of 25 minutes. Here is Haydn Porteous, the young

:44:08.:44:28.

South African going so well. Right to left. He is a rolling them in

:44:29.:44:35.

just now and Haydn Porteous, the 22-year-old South African, leads the

:44:36.:44:41.

Open Championship. What a run. Evil par, eagle birdie, birdie. Thank you

:44:42.:44:51.

and good night. Back to Rory McIlroy. Just a short Aaron. What a

:44:52.:45:05.

short Aaron. Write down the flag. A chance to get one back. This is Matt

:45:06.:45:16.

Jones at the 11th. This is his fourth shot. He has had all sorts of

:45:17.:45:23.

troubles on this goal. He has at least been able to hit it forward

:45:24.:45:26.

and he hasn't done that very well and he has knocked it behind the

:45:27.:45:34.

trees. That might be very difficult. Jordan Spieth. His chance of V2.

:45:35.:45:48.

Hazard. He -- Spieth is into the red figures. Just trying not to rule

:45:49.:45:54.

himself out of anything at this early stage. Matt Jones is in all

:45:55.:46:00.

sorts of trouble on the 11th. Not the first to suffer here. This is

:46:01.:46:08.

his sixth shot. Well left. There we are. The sixth shot was a beauty. It

:46:09.:46:23.

is too gone, back to 3-under. A huge drive here. That is better. That is

:46:24.:46:36.

well done. He is mercurial, you would say.

:46:37.:46:52.

All sorts of problems for all sorts of people on the 11th. He goes to

:46:53.:47:08.

4-under. He is the first to get a birdie on the 11th. Haydn Porteous

:47:09.:47:15.

has made it cuts this year. He has missed his last three in a row. He

:47:16.:47:21.

is enjoying his open debut. One shot ahead and he has only played nine

:47:22.:47:27.

holes. Great to see Jamie Donaldson in. Further down, another good round

:47:28.:47:44.

from Harrington. A par round of the back-to-back winner of this

:47:45.:47:48.

Championship in 2007 and 2008. Jordan Spieth in trouble on 18th.

:47:49.:47:55.

Jordan Spieth has had a drop on the 18th from way off to the right.

:47:56.:48:12.

He is making heavy weather of the final hole. Good roller. What a

:48:13.:48:28.

part. What a birdie on the 13th. They will all be trying that

:48:29.:48:37.

technique. Why not? Jordan Spieth, third shot at the 18th. That sounded

:48:38.:48:46.

a bit fluffy, didn't it? It certainly did.

:48:47.:49:02.

Justin Rose, long birdie attempt. It is creeping on down there. He knew

:49:03.:49:14.

enough added. Not to be, but a strong finish. Birdied 16. Powers on

:49:15.:49:23.

17 and 18. A round of 68 for Justin Rose. Last year was his first top

:49:24.:49:32.

ten since 1998 as a 17-year-old. He doesn't have a great record at the

:49:33.:49:37.

open but a good start here. Spieth at the final hole. Making a big mess

:49:38.:49:44.

of it so far. He just touches it over the top of the hill and that is

:49:45.:49:53.

a drop shot. He deserved no better. He just fiddled about. Ends up with

:49:54.:50:01.

a five. Just doesn't seem to see the lines on the greens here that he

:50:02.:50:02.

would add somewhere like Agusta. Beautiful from Stricker. Plenty of

:50:03.:50:28.

rounds in the 60s. One came from Justin Rose. A great way to start

:50:29.:50:33.

the open. Are you pleased with the score? It could have been better.

:50:34.:50:39.

Everyone says that but it legitimately could have been better.

:50:40.:50:45.

Hit the ball fantastically well. It 16 greens. The only blips were six

:50:46.:50:51.

and seven where I didn't birdied the par 56 which lead to frustration so

:50:52.:50:57.

I was aggressive and easy shot on seven. Those two holes stop

:50:58.:51:01.

lamenting that I was happy with the way I dug in. With the meat of the

:51:02.:51:06.

course to come from eight onwards I put together a good round and a good

:51:07.:51:10.

score. There were a couple that were left out in the first six holes.

:51:11.:51:17.

Soomin Lee to avoid dropping his first shot of the day. A birdie

:51:18.:51:25.

chance. The shot gone, back to 3-under. A none too convincing

:51:26.:51:35.

bunker shot. It is a six. His first slip. Fighting to save par on the

:51:36.:51:51.

13th. He let one slip as well. A big group on 3-under. Porteus. This for

:51:52.:52:05.

his bogey. He drops 2-4 but nothing too serious. 4.85 average, the 11th.

:52:06.:52:18.

A reasonably tricky par for. Bubba Watson at the final hole. Just to

:52:19.:52:24.

the left of where his headers. Work was. A bit of movement. Beautifully

:52:25.:52:36.

struck. Beautifully played. We have seen a lot of quality shots today.

:52:37.:52:44.

Now McIlroy. McIlroy will probably be drawing it. We will see when it

:52:45.:52:51.

bounces and spins. Pretty strict. A good shot. He will have that for a

:52:52.:53:08.

68. Soomin Lee has a routine and he puts his left arm on his chest. He

:53:09.:53:19.

is left. Confused by the reader. A rush of four birdies for McIlroy on

:53:20.:53:26.

the front nine. He has had problems since then. This for a 68. He Reed

:53:27.:53:33.

it pretty well, it just wouldn't come back. No damage with a 69.

:53:34.:53:58.

Bubba Watson. A beautiful second shot down here. It has to drop and

:53:59.:54:08.

it does. Bubba Watson closes with a birdie. A round of 70. Off to a

:54:09.:54:17.

solid start here. Plenty of red on the card. Looking down the South

:54:18.:54:26.

Beach, that is the view of the top of the leaderboard. Patrick Reed

:54:27.:54:30.

with the 1-shot advantage over at Justin Thomas and Steve Stricker. A

:54:31.:54:34.

good round from Justin Rose. He finished in the top ten at St

:54:35.:54:39.

Andrews last year. Good progress from Richard Sterne E. He only

:54:40.:54:43.

grabbed a qualifying pace at the French Open a couple of weeks ago.

:54:44.:54:49.

Rory McIlroy, a round of 69. He is on the second page of the

:54:50.:54:55.

leaderboard at 2-under. Let's hear from him. 32 gone out. He must be

:54:56.:55:05.

pleased. I knew going into data that is where you need to make your score

:55:06.:55:10.

on the front nine. Especially with the wind direction. Bubba had three

:55:11.:55:16.

equal parts on the front nine. It is the nine where you have the make

:55:17.:55:19.

your score and they did that and give myself a cushion going into the

:55:20.:55:24.

tougher back nine. A lot of players are saying they just tough two

:55:25.:55:29.

hanging on the back nine. I felt like I was hitting it better. I

:55:30.:55:34.

didn't feel like I was hanging in. The six on 13 and I let it linger

:55:35.:55:40.

and made a bogey on 14. That didn't help but it felt like there were

:55:41.:55:43.

some chances. 15 wasn't playing as long as it has all week. 16 is a

:55:44.:55:49.

reachable par-5. There were chances on the back nine. This is the best

:55:50.:55:57.

we will see in terms of conditions so, thankfully, I am not too far

:55:58.:56:05.

behind the lead. A decent day work. It into European Tour winner, Mark

:56:06.:56:09.

James joins me. Rory making the point that there were chances when

:56:10.:56:13.

he was coming home on the background. The wind dipped a bit at

:56:14.:56:17.

that point. As he said, that could be a rare thing. It will be the last

:56:18.:56:24.

time this week. Interestingly, it has dropped. It is very calm now.

:56:25.:56:33.

The players who have got the calmest conditions for the 11 o'clock

:56:34.:56:36.

onwards and somewhere around that is the cut-off point for the field.

:56:37.:56:40.

Those players will be of very early tomorrow morning. The wind is

:56:41.:56:45.

supposed to get up during the day but if it is quite for three or four

:56:46.:56:49.

hours, those players who have had the best could have the best

:56:50.:56:54.

tomorrow and could get a huge jump. Patrick Reed mastered conditions and

:56:55.:56:57.

the breeze was in his is coming back. He seems to love Scotland. He

:56:58.:57:02.

was the top scorer at the Ryder Cup a couple of years ago at Gleneagles

:57:03.:57:07.

and one beautifully with a top ten finish at the Scottish Open. He is

:57:08.:57:12.

coming into form at the right time. He is an interesting player. He gave

:57:13.:57:18.

it everything at Gleneagles. I thought I would hate this guy, but I

:57:19.:57:23.

liked him. I still love watching him play. He is getting better and

:57:24.:57:26.

better and he will hang around all week and he really just looks

:57:27.:57:32.

comfortable on this course, comfortable in the wind and he had

:57:33.:57:37.

it tougher earlier. Yes, he is very dangerous in this Championship. It

:57:38.:57:43.

is the Eagle early on that catapulted him in terms of his

:57:44.:57:49.

momentum, straight in there and home with that record equalling open

:57:50.:57:55.

round of 66. His lowest round ever in a major Championship. Great stuff

:57:56.:57:58.

from him and lots of Americans on this board. Very little emotion from

:57:59.:58:05.

him. Keeping everything in check. That bodes well for if he gets into

:58:06.:58:10.

contention. He looked to have control of what was going on. Easy

:58:11.:58:14.

to think the club up and your brain gets a bit scrambled. Let's find out

:58:15.:58:21.

the Wii will be watching in the afternoon. It takes nearly ten hours

:58:22.:58:25.

of tee times to get all the players under way and amongst the notable

:58:26.:58:30.

ones in the afternoon, the trio he finished second, third and fourth

:58:31.:58:35.

last times. Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood earning

:58:36.:58:40.

his first top four in a major back then. Just after two o'clock was

:58:41.:58:45.

when Dustin Johnson set out on his quest to win back-to-back Majors and

:58:46.:58:50.

three titles in a row. Martin Kaymer and Russell Knox from Scotland. The

:58:51.:58:54.

leading European on the US money list right now. Then came Zach

:58:55.:58:59.

Johnson alongside former world number one Adam Scott and the sweet,

:59:00.:59:03.

Henrik Stenson. They have come so close in the open before. Zach

:59:04.:59:09.

Johnson was reluctant to hand back the Claret Jug but he has made a

:59:10.:59:15.

positive start in his bid to retain the trophy. That is a birdie putt at

:59:16.:59:19.

the 1st. Phil Mickelson has picked up a shot at the 2nd. Another chance

:59:20.:59:25.

at the 4th. Taking the scenic route. He hasn't won anything since is

:59:26.:59:30.

Murphy Triumph two years ago. Whatever Ernie Els? He was stung

:59:31.:59:34.

into action after dropping a shot at the 2nd and has made two birdies

:59:35.:59:39.

since then. His tee shot at the short fifth and that will set up a

:59:40.:59:44.

run of three in a row. The Big Easy, 2-under for his round now. Back to

:59:45.:59:52.

sack. Clearly love and cherish, the birthplace of the open, as much as

:59:53.:00:01.

he did St Andrews. And Billy Horschel, soberly dressed today. A

:00:02.:00:03.

birdie putt. He is how it looks. Patrick Reed

:00:04.:00:19.

still unchallenged. There is now a 3-way tie. It is Thomas Stricker and

:00:20.:00:23.

Horschel on 4-under and those making the best progress include the likes

:00:24.:00:29.

of Richard Sterne E, 3-under 217 and Justin Leonard, the man who won here

:00:30.:00:31.

in 1997, also 3-under 39. COMMENTATOR: Looking down on Royal

:00:32.:00:43.

Troon, the delightful town of Troon itself, with its harbour. Wonderful

:00:44.:00:54.

stretches of beach. Tidy little turning. Wonderful golf from Zach

:00:55.:00:59.

Johnson. Cracking on well, the defending champion hitting one away.

:01:00.:01:01.

Slightly anxious. No need. Came in nicely, well done. Nice

:01:02.:01:16.

start from Mickelson. Finau from America, his birdie putt

:01:17.:01:50.

on the 13th. Could be. It is, too. Went in nicely. 3-under. No dropped

:01:51.:02:05.

shots at all. Zach Johnson, who has made a wonderful start to his

:02:06.:02:07.

opening round. The defending champion. He needs a bit more club

:02:08.:02:16.

to reach the green. Very straight, not the greatest of hitters. Is it

:02:17.:02:21.

straight enough, bouncing enough? It certainly is. That's the way you do

:02:22.:02:30.

it, scuffling along and getting it on the green. Sergio Garcia. Second

:02:31.:02:45.

hole, second shot. I detect a grey or two in his beard, over the years,

:02:46.:02:49.

but the shots remain startling. This is for birdie. It looks good

:02:50.:02:55.

and it is good. A couple under already, Zach

:02:56.:03:17.

Johnson. This is on the fourth, this is a chance for the eagle three.

:03:18.:03:27.

Back at the bunker. Just misjudging the pace up the slope before it ran

:03:28.:03:39.

down. Ernie Els, who has his putting problems but this is for a birdie.

:03:40.:03:45.

He didn't hit it, did he? Well done, Ernie. As long as it disappears,

:03:46.:03:51.

it's good. Another birdie, four birdies but that five and six, just

:03:52.:04:00.

to keep him honest. Always looks sometimes he has his hands behind

:04:01.:04:04.

the ball but he's very efficient at putting and he has been for some

:04:05.:04:08.

time. His third birdie of the day after four holes. The defending

:04:09.:04:13.

champion, after winning at St Andrews. Garcia for a birdie. Yes,

:04:14.:04:24.

well done. Could it be his year? It might be his year. It all depends if

:04:25.:04:30.

he can knock in a fuse putts. Westwood, for birdie. On seven. -- a

:04:31.:04:35.

few putts. Well done. Reaching the Postage Stamp. He loves

:04:36.:05:01.

a challenge. 124. Does he like it? He likes it, that's a crackerjack

:05:02.:05:06.

shot. What a beauty. Delightful shot.

:05:07.:05:23.

Ooh! Can you believe it? Can you believe it? Awkward little shot down

:05:24.:05:36.

the slope. Delightful tee shot on the eighth hole, and spinning back.

:05:37.:05:43.

Down the line very nicely, very steady. How's that for a

:05:44.:05:53.

good-looking card? Dustin Johnson, now. The US Open champion. He holds

:05:54.:06:05.

it -- holes it. A birdie, which was needed.

:06:06.:06:17.

Justin Leonard, for birdie, going along very nicely. He's certainly

:06:18.:06:28.

remembered how to putt. Look at that. Lovely card, out in 33,

:06:29.:06:37.

starting home, nothing to it! STUDIO: Looking the south tip of the

:06:38.:06:42.

island, there the leaderboard. Justin Leonard, would you believe

:06:43.:06:48.

it, 1997 his year, he had an immaculate display of putting on the

:06:49.:06:53.

final day with a closing 65 to beat Jesper Parnevik and Darren Clarke

:06:54.:06:56.

and here he is again, on the leaderboard. Phil Mickelson also

:06:57.:07:02.

rolling back the years, three years in fact to Muirfield when he won his

:07:03.:07:07.

only Open title. He hasn't won any event anywhere since then.

:07:08.:07:14.

COMMENTATOR: Stenson, second shot on this big, big par-5. He hit it well,

:07:15.:07:21.

a towering shot. Has he got it online? Going at the heart, it's a

:07:22.:07:28.

majestic shot. Absolutely sparkling shot, to the heart of the green.

:07:29.:07:30.

Chance for an eagle. Johnson, much better angle, he can

:07:31.:07:49.

see the flag. That's fantastic. What a great shot. After that wonderful

:07:50.:07:58.

second shot of Stenson, this putt 43. -- for three. Eagle three. What

:07:59.:08:11.

they putt. What a man. -- a putt. Beautiful shots.

:08:12.:08:20.

Birdie at the 6th and the seventh, Johnson is 1-under par. Looking back

:08:21.:08:30.

to the eighth tee, this is one of the great holes in golf and Ken has

:08:31.:08:34.

been looking and he will tell us all about it.

:08:35.:08:41.

Back on the hill is the eighth tee, the Postage Stamp, one of the most

:08:42.:08:47.

famous holes here on the golf course. Very small putting surface,

:08:48.:08:52.

15 yards by eight yards. I've marked out where the pin positions may be,

:08:53.:08:57.

the four positions. Let's have a look at this one. So little margin

:08:58.:09:02.

for error, if you have a wedge you can have a go but if you get it

:09:03.:09:07.

wrong, have a look at this, you go down there, no green to work with

:09:08.:09:12.

and a deep bunker. When you are on the tee with the wedge, the

:09:13.:09:16.

percentage play, which is difficult, to try to hit the centre of the

:09:17.:09:20.

green on this towel. From there, look how far you are from the flag.

:09:21.:09:29.

Over there, ten feet, 15 feet here and about ten feet. The longest putt

:09:30.:09:32.

is to the pin at the back of the green which is only 20 feet away

:09:33.:09:36.

which isn't too bad, and it's uphill. When you are going for this

:09:37.:09:41.

green, the Postage Stamp, play for the centre of it, don't chase the

:09:42.:09:46.

flag, or you can be in a lot of trouble. Ken Brown, he knows a thing

:09:47.:09:54.

or two. Kaymer on the eighth hole, can he follow his advice? Watch his

:09:55.:10:01.

reaction. He looks to be happy. So happy! So happy! Good shot. How is

:10:02.:10:14.

Mickelson's touch? Birdie chance on number nine. A little bit slow.

:10:15.:10:29.

Winning at Muirfield, looking back on his career, he may say that is

:10:30.:10:35.

his best, perhaps winning at the Masters. I think he thought he would

:10:36.:10:39.

master links golf, but how about that, 32. Justin Leonard. A winner

:10:40.:10:53.

here. A few years ago. It is doing its best for him. Remembering old

:10:54.:11:02.

times. Just kissing the balls. He wasn't old enough to shave last time

:11:03.:11:08.

he was here, look at him now. Phil has got one of his fairway woods. He

:11:09.:11:12.

likes it. Very nice, he has a decent flag lie

:11:13.:11:31.

as well. -- flat. This reminds me of the putt that Leonard made in the

:11:32.:11:37.

Ryder Cup, smashing it into the hole from about this range and everyone

:11:38.:11:41.

galloped onto the green. Not this time but it's a good putt from such

:11:42.:11:46.

long-range doorstep thank you for reminding me of that, Peter! Those

:11:47.:11:54.

were the days! 124 yards to the flag. Here is Zach.

:11:55.:12:04.

Phil Mickelson for a birdie. He is 4-under and playing quite

:12:05.:12:30.

beautifully. This is the 10th. The greens are in magnificent condition.

:12:31.:12:37.

One of the worlds best. It's hardly surprising. Par, birdie, par,

:12:38.:12:44.

birdie, par, birdie, very rhythmical. The Bay. If only the sun

:12:45.:12:55.

shone more. Up to the 18th hole. Finau, 3-under. Par for a 68. That

:12:56.:13:04.

could well be three. Zach Johnson. Beautiful two for him.

:13:05.:13:17.

He moves to 4-under par. Finau on 18, after that delightful

:13:18.:13:37.

second shot. This is to go to 4-under par. And he makes it look

:13:38.:13:44.

very easy, 67. Very nice playing in deed. -- indeed.

:13:45.:13:52.

Now, Mickelson on 11. A long iron, up towards the green. The wall on

:13:53.:14:02.

the right. I don't think he quite got it. Pretty good, two putts from

:14:03.:14:10.

Mickelson, pretty easy prospect. Johnson's second.

:14:11.:14:17.

A style very much of his own. It looks on line. Yes, a good one

:14:18.:14:26.

again. He's a very confident player, in a similar mould to Luke Donald a

:14:27.:14:31.

years ago. Down the fairway, not especially long, a good short game,

:14:32.:14:37.

a good head on his shoulders. Martin Kaymer, the first of this threesome

:14:38.:14:40.

to play the second shot into the 10th green.

:14:41.:14:49.

Now, Zach Johnson for birdie to join the leaders on 5-under. Ooh, so

:14:50.:15:08.

near. He remains 4-under par. You almost feel that you can jump up

:15:09.:15:23.

and touch it. Absolutely amazing. Mickelson for par on the 11th, to

:15:24.:15:49.

stay 5-under. No bother. He's had a fantastic front nine and now we have

:15:50.:15:56.

hazel. STUDIO: 19 years since Phil Mickelson first played Royal Troon

:15:57.:16:00.

in anger. He knows his way around. This opening birdie for the

:16:01.:16:03.

five-time major winner on the second. The next one would follow at

:16:04.:16:08.

the 1st of the par-5 holes, the fourth. The Californian's birdie

:16:09.:16:16.

putt on the sixth took advantage of another par-5. The is 3-under and

:16:17.:16:26.

this is a beauty. The tee shot on the Postage Stamp, 420 square yards

:16:27.:16:33.

of green to work with and that's enough for Phil, hardly a puff of

:16:34.:16:39.

breeze now. A birdie, Mickelson firmly on a roll. And his putter was

:16:40.:16:47.

in action on the difficult 10th, this is one of only six birdies

:16:48.:16:51.

there to date and the Muirfield champion goes into a tie with his

:16:52.:16:54.

Ryder Cup team-mate Patrick Reed on 5-under. We saw signs of it last

:16:55.:17:00.

week in Castle Stuart and it looks like he may be onto something. So,

:17:01.:17:06.

the thrill returns. The co-leader with Patrick Reed and the red, white

:17:07.:17:11.

and blue of the US really dominating the opening day. Nicholson, one of

:17:12.:17:16.

seven Americans on the front page. Tony Finau, the winner of the Puerto

:17:17.:17:21.

Rico open, making quite a impression on his debut, not a single bogey in

:17:22.:17:25.

his round of 67. What did you expect with your first open here at Troon?

:17:26.:17:32.

-- Open. I am used to traditional golf courses, a lot of trees. I

:17:33.:17:39.

definitely got what I expected, ailing style golf course and I'm

:17:40.:17:43.

happy with how I started. -- a links style. COMMENTATOR:. Kaymer, after a

:17:44.:17:50.

good start this is to go 4-under par.

:17:51.:17:59.

He's got his putting boots on, looking very good indeed, smooth,

:18:00.:18:05.

unruffled, unhurried. 4-under par. Second shot on the 12th, for

:18:06.:18:25.

Mickelson. Hitting a little bit right of the flag. No risks. A lot

:18:26.:18:30.

of players have gone in the gully. JB Holmes. The Ryder Cup player. We

:18:31.:18:42.

under par. -- 3-under par. Mickelson, to get to 6-under. He has

:18:43.:19:06.

misled that. He will get the par under his belt -- he miss read it.

:19:07.:19:14.

With this wind, every hole is a birdie hole.

:19:15.:19:28.

Justin Leonard. Birdie putt on the 16th. He's done it again. Could he

:19:29.:19:48.

win again? Dustin Johnson. 1-under, second shot to the 11th. He's hit a

:19:49.:19:54.

majestic drive. Steady, it's all right. Dustin Johnson certainly

:19:55.:19:57.

arrived here at Troon in good form. two perfect shots, a tentative putt,

:19:58.:20:03.

this is for par on 11. Mickelson. His second shot. He's

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played... A nice little bounce onto the green.

:20:49.:20:58.

Just about see the flag here on the ninth hole, Garcia.

:20:59.:21:06.

Totally changed this green. What they shot from Garcia. Beautiful, he

:21:07.:21:19.

really is a joy to watch from tee to green -- what a shot. Mickelson has

:21:20.:21:24.

left himself this sizeable putt. Giving it the full stretch to the

:21:25.:21:32.

flag. That's not too bad. Patrick Reed finished a long time

:21:33.:21:51.

ago, 66. Mickelson, six left to play. Americans at Royal Troon. In

:21:52.:22:01.

control. A bit further down, it becomes a more international

:22:02.:22:08.

leaderboard. Good to see Jamie Donaldson, who has had his

:22:09.:22:09.

struggles. Now, Stenson, his third to 11. In

:22:10.:22:14.

the tangled stuff. What a shot. Wonderful second shot from Garcia,

:22:15.:22:39.

this is for his birdie. And he's out in 34. In these conditions, there

:22:40.:22:47.

are birdies to be had, even on the tough back nine. Write in there.

:22:48.:22:54.

A wayward drive and second but a great pitch, Stenson. Can he make a

:22:55.:23:05.

great four at the 11th? One eagle and all pars so far. This is to stay

:23:06.:23:09.

2-under. No. Mickelson has reached the 14th, the

:23:10.:23:29.

joint leader with Patrick Reed. The pin is just on the front left

:23:30.:23:42.

corner. Nice result. Very narrow entry to this green. Andy Sullivan.

:23:43.:23:50.

This is to get to three. Beautifully done, Sullivan. He's coming back to

:23:51.:23:54.

form in recent weeks. 3-under. Really is Dead Calm out here now.

:23:55.:24:14.

Mickelson, for his two on 14. A conventional grip for this length.

:24:15.:24:23.

Sort of a reverse. What a beauty! Well, absolutely great. Going to the

:24:24.:24:30.

top of the leaderboard, -6. A former champion is on the war path. Look at

:24:31.:24:39.

the card, superb, no bogeys, six birdies. Smiling. Justin Leonard. He

:24:40.:24:53.

used to roll these in for fun in his pomp. That's a shame, it was going

:24:54.:24:59.

so well. But it's a birdie to finish for Justin Leonard. Playing in the

:25:00.:25:08.

former champions's group. STUDIO: Phil Mickelson, one shot clear of

:25:09.:25:11.

Patrick Reed. Mickelson missed the cut in the first two Majors of the

:25:12.:25:15.

year, making up for it here at Troon.

:25:16.:25:17.

COMMENTATOR: Stenson on 12, 150, to the pin.

:25:18.:25:30.

Immensely long. Playing to the middle of the green. You can see

:25:31.:25:41.

Johnson's ball in the bunker there. Soren Kjeldsen on the final hole.

:25:42.:25:53.

Tiger leader. -- tidy. A birdie 467. Stenson's birdie attempt on 12.

:25:54.:26:09.

Got to go. Yeah. Well done, third birdie of the day, birdie and an

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eagle on sixth. Russell Knox. 3-over after three, so

:26:18.:26:31.

he's trying to get back to level par. The middle of the 13th fairway.

:26:32.:26:42.

That's a fine shot. Come on. The leading European on the US money

:26:43.:26:55.

list. Now, Nielsen, chance for 67 -- Kjeldsen. Yes, indeed, two birdies

:26:56.:27:00.

in the last three holes for the Dane. What a start here. Not a great

:27:01.:27:07.

relationship with the Open Championship. We talked about

:27:08.:27:17.

Russell Knox trying to get back from his par double bogey bogey start,

:27:18.:27:23.

3-over. A couple of birdies, this is to go back level.

:27:24.:27:30.

What a free that is on 13. Laser-like second shot from him. He

:27:31.:27:42.

is recovering well now. An ugly start.

:27:43.:27:49.

Championship leader, Phil Mickelson, this is to stay 6-under. Solid par

:27:50.:27:59.

on the difficult 15th. The par-5 to come. Some wind turbines about to

:28:00.:28:09.

head out into the Firth at some point. Ken Brown has been looking at

:28:10.:28:12.

the 16th. The 16th is the last par-5, it is

:28:13.:28:23.

basically a straight hole. These fairways are fairly generous, quite

:28:24.:28:28.

flat and that there is a little gully ditch running over the fairway

:28:29.:28:32.

that you must contend with. Second shot, you must decide whether to

:28:33.:28:35.

reach the green in two otherwise you are going to lay up. Bunkers around

:28:36.:28:40.

the green, it is a birdie opportunity but the key factor on

:28:41.:28:44.

this whole, this little ditch running across the fairway. -- on

:28:45.:28:51.

this hole. 235 yards to reach it. Generally this hole plays into the

:28:52.:28:55.

breeze, so sometimes they might be able to clear it but you have to lay

:28:56.:29:00.

up short, nine times out of ten. You have to land a reasonable distance

:29:01.:29:06.

short of it. You have to hit your tee-shot about 285 and then you have

:29:07.:29:12.

the best part of 250 yards so probably a couple of 3-woods. Is

:29:13.:29:16.

anybody going to take on the ditch? We'll have to see. Is the last

:29:17.:29:22.

chance really of an easy birdie, so you have to attack, that's for

:29:23.:29:30.

certain. Mickelson, 290 two the gully. The wind is from the south.

:29:31.:29:37.

They will be crashing at this with drivers. You can still get home from

:29:38.:29:39.

there. Kaymer, Taoiseach on the 14th, a

:29:40.:29:50.

very narrow entrance to the green -- tee shot. Absolutely dead still, the

:29:51.:29:58.

wind has dropped away. Kaymer is going at it. Lovely birdie

:29:59.:30:01.

opportunity to follow. It is a long way back just to be

:30:02.:30:23.

sure. Bunkers to the left and the right. Down into the front right. A

:30:24.:30:40.

lovely tee shot from Martin Kaymer. This would move him to minus five.

:30:41.:30:55.

Yes, cried someone, no set the ball. Going along very steadily. To

:30:56.:31:25.

Stenson. Dear oh dear. Missed putts coming thick and fast. Stenson slips

:31:26.:31:39.

back to one. Now, westward. -- westward. Go on. In it goes. Just

:31:40.:31:51.

about. Wrestle the pain away and it will drop. Let's have another look

:31:52.:32:07.

at this. An eagle. That left him back up to level par. Mickelson

:32:08.:32:19.

trying to emulate Westwood. He has given it an almighty thump. That is

:32:20.:32:23.

beautifully played. Not easy to get that distance.

:32:24.:32:37.

These are easy targets for someone like Zach Johnson. I fully expect

:32:38.:32:50.

this within 12 feet of the pin. You are right, you are wise. He loved

:32:51.:33:03.

that. Too good tee shot in so far. Louis Oosthuizen with a hole-in-one

:33:04.:33:14.

earlier. I am still reeling from the short missed out on the last. They

:33:15.:33:25.

are surrounding the pain. For birdie, Mickelson. This would get

:33:26.:33:33.

him to 7-under. Oh yes. Beautiful. 7-under. He is opening a little bit

:33:34.:33:43.

of space between him and the field. Great play from Phil Mickelson. At

:33:44.:33:51.

46 years of age, Phil Mickelson could be on for his lowest round of

:33:52.:33:55.

golf ever in an Open Championship. Two shots ahead of Patrick Reed and

:33:56.:33:59.

only for counting events left until the Ryder Cup teams are settled, ate

:34:00.:34:05.

lots of red, white and blue on the leaderboard. Not many Europeans.

:34:06.:34:12.

Soren Kjeldsen, a real resurgence in his form since he won the Irish Open

:34:13.:34:20.

last year. 4-under for the first day. You must be delighted. I played

:34:21.:34:27.

really well and conditions were better than I thought they would be

:34:28.:34:31.

so it was a nice combination of some good shotmaking, some good putts and

:34:32.:34:38.

great conditions. A steady tee shot for Stenson at this 167 yard 14th.

:34:39.:34:47.

It would be good to get a pop in here. Beautifully done by Stenson.

:34:48.:34:53.

Moved back to 2-under. Mickelson, it one of the club and

:34:54.:35:05.

the steps to this long par-3. Another beautiful shot from

:35:06.:35:26.

Mickelson. A chance to get to get under. 63 might be on the cards.

:35:27.:35:41.

Zach Johnson for his two on the 14th. A positive stroke, right in

:35:42.:35:49.

the middle. Zach Johnson continues this wonderful opening round in

:35:50.:35:54.

defence of his title. Five birdies, no drop shots, two behind Mickelson.

:35:55.:36:04.

You think of all the 63 's Majors that have been done by numerous

:36:05.:36:09.

people. Nick Price, Greg Norman, Johnny Miller, and humour. Nobody

:36:10.:36:14.

has shot 62. That is still a tall order for Mickelson.

:36:15.:36:25.

Fingers crossed he will beat that today. This is to move to minus

:36:26.:36:41.

eight. He did it. -8 for Mickelson. He has a chance at the last. 340 62.

:36:42.:36:50.

That would be some round. Never been done in Majors. They are all nodding

:36:51.:37:03.

approval. Mickelson is in heaven. Let's see if Garcia can find another

:37:04.:37:10.

birdie. He hasn't. Garcia goes to two. A popular band, as you can

:37:11.:37:13.

hear. -- he has it. Let's hit the 3-wood. I am not

:37:14.:37:34.

feeling as much wind as I expected it to. It is 267 to the start of the

:37:35.:37:44.

bunkers on the left. 312 to the bunker on the right. He is heading

:37:45.:38:00.

toward the bunkers on the left. Lucky, lucky. He will need a bit of

:38:01.:38:06.

that. Take to get to the front left in from there. Par is the likely

:38:07.:38:16.

result now. Andy Sullivan. This too birdie at 16 and get to minus three.

:38:17.:38:29.

Well done. Putting the ship back on course after a bogey at 15.

:38:30.:38:44.

Does he chase this flag? He just held onto it a fraction. Does he

:38:45.:39:00.

chase the flag? Of course he does. That for a 60 to come. Mickelson

:39:01.:39:05.

providing all the drama league in day here. He is unfortunate to stick

:39:06.:39:13.

there and come up short but he is very good at this distance, Zach

:39:14.:39:19.

Johnson. Just a little bit of chat. But for his par. The last time he

:39:20.:39:30.

walked up this hill in competitive golf, Mickelson thought he was in

:39:31.:39:33.

with a chance of winning. He finished a shot behind the man on

:39:34.:39:38.

his right. He played too conservatively then. None of that

:39:39.:39:42.

today. What a round he has played today. Zach Johnson. Save par on 15.

:39:43.:39:56.

He has parted very, very well. Three behind Mickelson now. There have

:39:57.:40:05.

been no fewer than 27 rounds of 63, this, for Mickelson, 462. -- for 62.

:40:06.:40:20.

He will know exactly what this part is for. He will know what it means.

:40:21.:40:34.

It is good. Go now. No. You cannot, you cannot leave it there. Maybe

:40:35.:40:51.

just an inch. An inch from history. Not to be for Phil Mickelson, but a

:40:52.:40:56.

very special round of golf. What a way to start his challenge for this

:40:57.:41:02.

Open Championship. 62 survives on touched. 63 for Mickelson. He is as

:41:03.:41:09.

staggered for the rest of this. What a round of golf. The course record

:41:10.:41:18.

at Troon, so close, so close. It was the 1973 Troon open champion who

:41:19.:41:22.

once said shooting a 62 in a major is like the four minute mile in

:41:23.:41:28.

golf. That was the equivalent of a nanosecond away. What a round, what

:41:29.:41:34.

the start. Feel the thrill is well named. Three shots in front. So, to

:41:35.:41:47.

Russell knocks. One overpower. Very nicely done. Noise all over the

:41:48.:41:56.

course now. He moves with a huge leap in red figures. He was 3-over

:41:57.:42:05.

after three holes. Kaymer. A chance to get to 5-under. Good scoring

:42:06.:42:09.

toward the end of the day. Beautifully done. Three behind

:42:10.:42:15.

Mickelson but it is a tie for second pace. That is a tidy, can shot. Five

:42:16.:42:29.

birdies and 11 pars. Sullivan at 18. Drawing one in. What a good shot.

:42:30.:42:46.

Chance of a 67 for Sullivan. This kind of shot is his speciality, Zach

:42:47.:42:53.

Johnson. Grid control with a wedge. Right at the flag. Johnson nearly

:42:54.:43:02.

did the same as Russell Knox. Short putt for the birdie to come. Andy

:43:03.:43:08.

Sullivan, can he close with the birdie? Oh, he can. Pours it into

:43:09.:43:17.

the middle. A fine round from Andy Sullivan. Garcia for birdie. Yes.

:43:18.:43:45.

Well done. 3-under now. To get to 6-under, Zach Johnson. A beauty for

:43:46.:43:55.

Johnson. 6-under. Birdie, birdie finish to pay with Mickelson. Phil

:43:56.:44:01.

Mickelson still trying to dig in the enormity of that mess at the last.

:44:02.:44:06.

Could have been a 62. He will settle for a 60 day. It is the New Course

:44:07.:44:12.

record at Troon. I wonder what his reflections on that extraordinary

:44:13.:44:17.

Brown will be. Where does that record equalling 63 stand on the

:44:18.:44:23.

list of great career rounds for you? It was a great round but I had great

:44:24.:44:27.

conditions. The final round at Muirfield will always be my best

:44:28.:44:32.

round of my career, but this was a tremendous round. I had a chance to

:44:33.:44:36.

do something historical and I am heartbroken it didn't go in. I know

:44:37.:44:40.

it was right in the centre and it just didn't go. Did you think it was

:44:41.:44:48.

going in? It started on line and they had solid, I hit it with the

:44:49.:44:53.

right pace. I thought I Reed it right. I knew it was in with the

:44:54.:44:58.

food to go, I felt a surge of the javelin that I just sort -- shot 62

:44:59.:45:04.

and then I felt the disappointment of not shooting the 62. It was for

:45:05.:45:15.

pricking. Zach Johnson Tom Grabham -- it was heartbreaking. All sorts

:45:16.:45:24.

of trouble down there. He is wide. Stay there. Stay there. It hasn't

:45:25.:45:29.

finished. It has finished now. Could be an awkward stance. In a

:45:30.:45:40.

leaderboard dominated by Americans the German Martin Kaymer stands out.

:45:41.:45:44.

No bogeys on his card today, five birdies. This for another. Very good

:45:45.:45:55.

effort from Kaymer. They are right to groan. Johnson after the

:45:56.:46:05.

lacklustre tee shot, to say the least. Played it nicely. A defeat

:46:06.:46:26.

left for his par. -- eight feet. No good for Russell knocks. That will

:46:27.:46:30.

be a double bogey on the 17th after doing so well to get back up to

:46:31.:46:36.

subpar figures. Slips back. Not a great day for British golfers. The

:46:37.:46:41.

best of them is well-placed. Andy Sullivan four an apartment in the

:46:42.:46:48.

clubhouse. Massively pleased. Always nice to get off to a good start in

:46:49.:46:53.

an Open Championship. The scoring was favourable. Conditions were

:46:54.:46:57.

quite benign so it felt like if I did not take advantage of it I would

:46:58.:47:01.

had grief coming in. A solid start, even though it looks average now. To

:47:02.:47:21.

save par, Johnson. An awkward one for Kaymer. Standing above the ball.

:47:22.:47:33.

It has not been a great round. He had a birdie on the 13th. A bit of

:47:34.:48:05.

drama here on the 16th. I am sure he will celebrate in some

:48:06.:48:12.

non-flamboyant way. This 465 for Kaymer. He has played well. -- this

:48:13.:48:30.

for 65. That is not his best part. A little tap in, a round of 66, a

:48:31.:48:34.

great start to this Open Championship. His lowest ever round

:48:35.:48:38.

in and open. Three behind Mickelson. Bradley for birdie. Oh yes. We have

:48:39.:49:01.

seen a mix of pubs from Keegan Bradley. A misplaced drive right up

:49:02.:49:12.

against the face of the bumper. Third shot now for Zach Johnson.

:49:13.:49:25.

Near enough. Just died on the front of the green. Still a great chance

:49:26.:49:34.

to save par and remain 5-under. Can Garcia find the birdie on this par

:49:35.:49:41.

five which has given up so many? He can indeed. Garcia moves to 4-under

:49:42.:49:46.

par. Closing well. Finishing strongly. The support is still with

:49:47.:49:58.

them. Six birdies in the first 16 homes for Zach Johnson. No bogeys.

:49:59.:50:05.

Everything was going swimmingly. Another bad tee shot here. Hacked

:50:06.:50:12.

out of the bunker sideways. This, for a round of 66. No one likes to

:50:13.:50:26.

finish with two bogeys. Surely not. Well, he will be disappointed. 67

:50:27.:50:34.

for the day is a good round of golf. Just not quite the one he was hoping

:50:35.:50:44.

for. He has got basically joined Garcia at minus four.

:50:45.:50:59.

Right out the bottom of that leaderboard you will see the name

:51:00.:51:03.

Zach Johnson, disappointing finish from his point of view. Bogey, bogey

:51:04.:51:10.

at 17 and 18. Some happy sitting for a sack. It was Bobby Locke of South

:51:11.:51:15.

Africa and Arnold Palmer who retained their open titles rated at

:51:16.:51:18.

Troon. It has been done before and he can do it. Before I talk about

:51:19.:51:24.

your round, how did it feel to be welcomed back as the champion? Very

:51:25.:51:30.

nice, very warm, welcoming. Lots of nice embraces and applause. From the

:51:31.:51:39.

RNA and the fans. It is nice to come back to a tournament you respect but

:51:40.:51:44.

that you love. It is not always nice giving a trophy back but the last 12

:51:45.:51:52.

months or so has been fantastic. You did a good job for the majority of

:51:53.:51:55.

the round. It would suggest you didn't want to give the trophy back.

:51:56.:52:02.

It was a solid day. A level of quality shots, opportunities out

:52:03.:52:06.

there. A couple of nice recoveries and a couple of Arendt shot at the

:52:07.:52:11.

end. I paid the price, as you should. It will by you hear if you

:52:12.:52:17.

are not on your game. Unfortunate but with more positives than

:52:18.:52:19.

negatives and I will continue tomorrow. Let's dig a breath. Phil

:52:20.:52:27.

Mickelson is three shots ahead of the field. Patrick Reed and Martin

:52:28.:52:32.

Kaymer, the top European in hot pursuit. Then comes the group in

:52:33.:52:38.

fourth, all tied at 4-under par and it includes the top Briton, Andy

:52:39.:52:44.

Sullivan of England. It also includes the defending champion,

:52:45.:52:47.

Zach Johnson. Justin Rose looms large at 3-under. Also in that

:52:48.:52:53.

group, Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia. We have been following the

:52:54.:52:56.

fortunes of some of the biggest names in the game and they find

:52:57.:53:00.

themselves a long way back at the moment. If you have been following

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Rory McIlroy, he is there at 2-under with Rickie Fowler, so to Adam

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Scott. Colin Montgomerie hit the opening shot. Level par from Jordan

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Spieth, Willett, Johnson and the world number one, Jason Day, a less

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than average day, ten shots and the back behind the leader. Like many,

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he was 4-under to the turn but it was pressing the accelerator on the

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back nine that separated him from the challengers. We got a break with

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the weather. The wind died a bit, changed direction, so this 10th and

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11th was very tricky. A couple of nice shots and he has been working

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on his 10th. This is delightful. The three at number ten was a real

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boost. That was one of the rarest birdies today. This is the 14th at

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the short par-3 and Mickelson seeing everything now. He played a cagey

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shot and another one of the find at the bottom of the cup. He is gaining

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confidence here. He has that look on his face where he is content. The

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16th and you would think he would be in a lot of trouble but he makes it

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look easy. It is a dangerous shot. It is difficult to get it out and

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move it 18 yards. That was another birdie opportunity. His seven of the

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day. He founded in and at 46 years of age, this gives them another

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crack at the birdie. He played aggressively. He was trying to work

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the ball in from right-to-left which he did delightfully. One of the best

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T-shirts today. Again, if he can nudge this one, there is something

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special on the horizon. He would walk to the eating knowing that he

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had a chance not just to equal a golfing history with a 63 but to

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write a whole new page at the 18th. Found the rough and played a good

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approach. How that stayed out, I will never, never know. He couldn't

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believe it. He had to be content with a 63. Just parked behind the

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cup. He had a part like that at Phoenix. This one seemed to become

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in nicely and just decided it wasn't going to go. He said he felt like he

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played the round of his life and he still felt like crying. He said at

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Castle Stuart he realised he had to do work on his like again and he had

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a huge session on Tuesday. That seems to have made a massive

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difference. There are a lot of parts taken from off the greens. He has

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honed himself. He always practices but his confidence has developed. It

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went from good to better and better. I thought he had shot the 62. He is

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looking to be the second oldest champion ever after Old Tom Morris

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in 1867 he was only two months old. Mickelson will feature in your shot

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of the day. First of all, the Oosthuizen had a special job at the

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14th. It was the par-3. 167 yards. That was more breeze about. With the

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wind of the left, it is awkward. He covered the flag all the way and in

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she went. Got back to level par. A special shot. Two aces after his

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performance at the Masters. This was a fantastic shot. He nudged it in

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low and it came off the Kosh and that was one of the shots of the

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day. Such a quality striker. Mickelson on the same hole. Another

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chance added to. He plays a similar sort of shot. A little higher, the

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wind has died down a fraction. Watch this one. He struck it so well. A

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lovely too. What is your shot of the day. This came at the 3rd. Bubba

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Watson, driver, a par for, 372 yards and he gives it this wallop. The

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pain is at the back of the green. Could you chase it on? It scripts

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passed the bunker, runs down the edge, it must be the best of 390

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yards. A bit special. Only Boboc could do that. He will be looking

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forward to tomorrow. The wind is due to switch around. Relentless rain as

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well. A beautiful summer 's day here in Scotland once again. Ken, it has

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been an eventful day. We have had a hole-in-one, a horror show at the

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11th and a very low number indeed. A history equalling number. It might

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have broken the record but the day belongs to Phil Mickelson. It is

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fair to say he has mastered Royal Troon today. Good night.

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