The Open

Justin Rose has withdrawn from The 150th Open ahead of his opening round at St Andrews, with Rikuya Hoshino a last-minute addition to the field.

Watch The 150th Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. Live coverage begins on Thursday from 6.30am live on Sky Sports The Open. I've been getting around the clock treatment but it just doesn't feel ready to compete in this prestigious championship."

The Northern Irishman will join last year's champion Collin Morikawa and the form player, Xander Schauffele, who has won back-to-back events heading into this ...

Supporters have converged on St Andrews today and are roaring the players on. Just on the front left and a two putt would keep him at -4 On to the 3rd A good links shot by McIlroy on the 3rd. I’ve been getting around the clock treatment but it just doesn’t feel ready to compete in this prestigious championship.” The 15-time major winner has denied claims he will retire after this week’s championship, but admits it could be his last time gracing the Old Course. While Rory McIlroy enters the week as the favourite after renewed hope he can add to his four majors after an eight-year drought.

The 150th British Open is under way at the Home of Golf, the Old Course at St. Andrews. Follow here all day for updates.

Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite as he tries to end an eight-year major drought, though +1000 seems like a short number with such a stacked field. He gave a shot back at the 8th. His best finish in the Open is second in 2008, four shots behind winner Padraig Harrington. Xander Schauffele, a winner in his last two starts on the PGA Tour, is the second favorite at +1400. Here's a quick look at the favorites and notables, according to the SI Sportsbook: Here are some other notable groups (all times eastern): The 2012 U.S. Open champion finished T19 at last year's British Open and his best finish in the championship is a T12 in 2018.

The Englishman was among the early tee times and looked visually taken aback by the frosty reception from the Scottish crowd. The 46-year-old responded by ...

Whilst the PGA and DP World Tour continue to challenge those that take part in the Saudi-backed Series, the R&A adopted a different stance. "Looking ahead to The Open next year, we have been asked quite frequently about banning players," he said. "I am committed to playing around the world like I have done for so many years so it is a shame if they view this as different. Poulter's allegiance to the Greg Norman-fronted venture is therefore seen by many as a choice of financial riches ahead of Ryder Cup legacy and future captaincy. It’s a power struggle and it’s just disappointing." The Englishman was among the early tee times and looked visually taken aback by the frosty reception from the Scottish crowd.

Ian Poulter is a man who plays his finest golf when he has fire in his veins. Being booed on the first tee at St Andrews for playing the Saudi-backed LIV ...

Any jitters from his reception on the first had clearly gone. Then, as he reached the turn at the ninth, Poulter produced the magic that had once made him so loved. Ian Poulter is a man who plays his finest golf when he has fire in his veins. Not that you'd have been able to tell at the time. Saudi golf rebel Ian Poulter is BOOED on first tee of The Open and nearly skews his tee shot out of bounds... From zero to hero!

JUSTIN ROSE has withdrawn from The 150th Open after picking up a back injury on Wednesday.The 41-year-old suffered the knock during the last practice.

Their tweet read: " Justin Rose (back injury) has withdrawn from The Open Championship and will be replaced by Rikuya Hoshino. And he has now had to exit the competition during the first round, which started at 6.35am. Justin Rose forced to withdraw from The Open with injury after walking off course during practice round

Poulter's response was almost to miss the widest fairway in golf with his mid-iron heading well left across the 18th fairway. His ball finished just a ...

The 46-year-old is one of 24 players in the field who have signed up to the controversial Saudi-backed breakaway series and was the first of those to go out in the morning. IV Golf rebel Ian Poulter was booed on the first tee as the 150th Open Championship began at St Andrews. LIV Golf rebel Ian Poulter booed at first tee as Open Championship 2022 begins

Poulter, a runner-up in the championship at Royal Birkdale in 2008, was visibly rattled by the incident and proceeded to almost hook his tee shot out of bounds.

Other contenders include world No1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, 2017 champion Jordan Spieth and last month's US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, who will join Woods and Max Homa in the most anticipated first-round grouping.

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The 41-year-old suffered a back injury in practice on Wednesday, the final session ahead of the start of the major tournament at St Andrews.

Justin Rose has withdrawn from this week's Open before the first round due to a back injury Justin Rose has withdrawn from the 150th Open before the first round due to injury, with the former world No 1 quickly replaced by Rikuya Hoshino. Justin Rose is OUT of The Open at the last minute as the former world No 1 withdraws before the first round at St Andrews after suffering a back injury in practice on Wednesday

Rory McIlroy adds a second birdie. The pre-tournament favourite failed to reach the par-five second in two blows, but completes a smart up-and-down. A safe ...

DeChambeau claimed earlier this week that he reckons he has a chance to drive the par 4s at 2, 3, 7, 9, 10 and 12. The American seems to like a fast start in this event. Rory McIlroy casually pours in a 55-foot putt for birdie at the 1st! McIlroy has to lean on his putter to escape with a par at the 2nd hole. Can Straka add to that trend Hmmm. An Austrian journalist by the 1st tee says Straka is struggling a bit this week. Back and to the left. Back and to the left. Lee was in the first group out today alongside Paul Lawrie and the Scot, who was given the honour of hitting the opening shot, finishes on a high, tapping in for eagle after driving the green. Meanwhile, Shane Lowry makes a first birdie of the day at the 5th, but he is two over for the round. He’d made an excellent birdie at the par-four 17th, the much-feared Road Hole, but could not make further headway at the easier 18th, even after driving to the back of the putting surface on the short par-four. Birdie number four for Rory McIlroy! It comes at the short par-four 7th and it moves him into a share of second. A safe start from the Northern Irishman. Nods of approval in the media centre.

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Who is playing in The Open 2022? Are there highlights from The Open 2022? How to watch The Open 2022? How to live stream The Open 2022 When is The Open 2022? The 150th tournament of the historic and iconic golf tournament has returned to the Old Course of St Andrews for the 30th time.

Justin Rose pulled out of The Open with a back injury and was replaced for his 8.14am tee time by Japan's Rikuya Hoshino.

He produced a good recovery, however, to make par and as he made his way down the course the mood appeared to lighten with fans greeting him cordially on the third tee. ‘On the fourth hole yesterday during my practice round, I made a swing with my driver and started to feel pain in my lower back,’ Rose wrote on Twitter. Justin Rose pulled out of The Open with a back injury and was replaced for his 8.14am tee time by Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino.

Ian Poulter took to the tee at The Open this morning but received a hostile response from some of those in attendance due to his ties with the controversial ...

Players have to earn their place in the Open and that is fundamental to its ethos and unique appeal. "Professional golfers are entitled to choose where they want to play and accept the prize money that is offered to them," Slumbers added. We will hold totally true to being open to anybody, but we will look at whether it is an exemption or through qualification." In fact, he has now gained some momentum as he pulled off a remarkable shot of 160 feet at hole nine to go three under par and is now tied for fourth place. The reception seemed to have a negative impact on the 46-year-old who almost inexplicably missed the widest fairway in golf with his mid-iron heading well left across the 18th fairway. Golf star Ian Poulter was greeted with boos when he took to the tee at The Open on day one.

Ian Poulter is delivering his usual dose of drama, and it's all good at the British Open. The flamboyant Englishman began his round by coming within a few yards ...

They also decided on a new trophy — the claret jug. That’s the original trophy of the British Open. He used a yellow golf ball and found the wide fairway. Paul Lawrie of Scotland, the Open champion from 1999, was selected to hit the first shot of this historic week that is all about the 150th edition at the home of golf. There it was Thursday morning on the first tee at St. Andrews as golf’s oldest championship began. Meanwhile, Justin Rose and Alex Noren are both out of the British Open, but only one of them will be playing this week.

DAY ONE of The 150th Open is now underway with Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm among the favourites.

He shocked many by lining up for both The Masters and the PGA Championship - both of which were difficult walks for Woods and his damaged leg. He hit a pretty bad shot as well!" The 15-time major winner had made St Andrews his main personal goal for this year making his comeback after the near-fatal car crash in February 2021. There might not have been a packed crowd at St Andrews in the early hours of the morning, but there was still some in attendance in time to watch Ian Poulter tee off and he got a frosty reception at the start of his round. This is the first time he's ever playing The Open and the only other time he made the cut at a major was at this year's PGA Championship when he finished tied-third. With the dry conditions, the ball was expected to bounce several yards down the fairway and leave him with a short shot into the green for the par-five. Rory McIlroy is chasing history at The Open this week - and he incidently hit a historic landmark on the Old Course during his opening round. He got off to a strong start and the driver was working well heading into the fifth, where he crushed his tee shot to carry 286 yards. The American has missed a couple chances to extend his lead over the field and Cameron Smith has now finish his round with a birdie on the 18th. The 150th Open Championships are now underway at St Andrews with Tiger Woods back at the home of golf and the scene of his two victories back in 2000 and 2005. And Woods certainly knows his way around St Andrews having won twice at the Old Course. The likes of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm Xander Schauffele will all be hoping to stop Woods from winning a 16th major. DAY ONE of The 150th Open is now underway with Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm among the favourites.

Collin Morikawa, the reigning Champion Golfer of the Year, will be joined by Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy, two of the hottest players over the last couple ...

10:54 a.m. -- John Catlin, Jamie Rutherford, David Carey 9:15 a.m. -- Shugo Imahira, Jason Scrivener, David Law 9:04 a.m. -- David Duval, Justin Harding, Jordan Smith 5:42 a.m. -- Dylan Frittelli, Trey Mullinax, Matthew Jordan 5:09 a.m. -- Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland This trio is scheduled to begin its journey towards the Claret Jug just shy of 5 a.m. and is followed closely behind by 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry and current PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas. 3:25 a.m. -- Cameron Young, K.H. Lee, Robert MacIntyre 2:52 a.m. -- John Daly, Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Tringale All times Eastern Scotland weather can flip on a script, but if the forecast remains true, players will be presented ideal scoring conditions in the opening round at the Old Course. Woods' rounds this week at St. Andrews are must-watch affairs given this may be Tiger's last legitimate chance to win an Open at St. Andrews. Pour some more coffee and tune in early because the 150th Open Championship is already underway with most of the East Coast of the United States just waking from their slumber.

Erik van Rooyen has withdrawn from The 150th Open with a neck injury. The South African will be replaced by England's Aaron Rai who reportedly drove up from ...

The South African was the second player on the day to withdraw following Justin Rose who was struggling with a lower back injury. This year there were some positive signs with a T4 in Dubai and a top 15 at Sawgrass but he has since struggled with form and fitness – the withdrawal signs off a miserable major year for van Rooyen after missing the cuts in the year's first three majors and now not even teeing off in Scotland. Erik van Rooyen has withdrawn from The 150th Open with a neck injury.

The Open Championship, taking place at St Andrews' Old Course from today, is forecast a weekend of decent weather for golf. Light rain is forecast for only ...

It is not likely to rain and wind speeds will not exceed 11mph, with wind gusts of 21mph, the Met Office forecasts. Wind speeds are not expected to exceed 14mph, with gusts of up to 21mph. Temperatures are expected to stay between 18C to 19C for the most part, with a cloudy day on Sunday bringing up to 23C heat in the late afternoon.

Overflowing with history and crowds for its 150th anniversary, this British Open at St. Andrews also might have a few ghosts strolling the fairways.

There’s history in that, of course — Nicklaus won here twice, in 1970 and 1978 — just as there’s history everywhere except maybe the “glampground” near the course, what with “glamping” relatively new. Otherwise, it all goes back to Allan Robertson, whose death in 1859 led to the birth of the Open concept beginning in 1860. “It wasn’t long after that,” he said, “that the stands went up. When the sunshine comes and the TV presenters describe it with the mandatory adjective “glorious,” everyone might nod. Out at No. 13 not far from the little marsh with the mud and the gulls next to tee No. 12, the marshals come from Ladybank, about 20 minutes away. He comes from nearby Lundin — not that other London — and because local clubs such as Crail and Leven manage certain holes, the Lundin Links club members will keep things sane this week at No. 3. “I can see how the course can play a million different ways, depending on the weather,” said defending Open champion Collin Morikawa, making his St. Andrews debut. What surprised me most is all the space off the tee where you’re trying to play into other fairways or just weird stuff like that.” It’s everywhere and everything, or as golf philosopher Eldrick T. Woods put it, “It feels more historic than it normally has, and it’s hard to believe that.” Otherwise it might not look all that much different from previous Opens here, with 2015 the most recent, but it certainly feels like a whole lot of more. Now that the Open has reached No. 150, its celebrated sesquicentennial, it’s more evocative than ever to view the grave of “Young Tom,” a sculpture of whom stands ready to hit a ball that looks somewhat buried. The Open has come back here, and the town of 16,800 with its university students from the world and its craggy golfers from nearby has gone into a mighty festival.

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Watch Featured Group coverage each day via our live stream, with full coverage from The 150th Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. Sky Sports has round-the-clock coverage from the historic Old Course live on Sky Sports' dedicated Open channel, with the Featured Group action one of several bonus feeds available via the red button and the Sky Sports app. Live streams from St Andrews also available of Featured Holes and On The Range, with round-the-clock coverage from the final men's major of the year live all week on Sky Sports' dedicated Open channel.

Phil Mickelson has revealed that discussion about his not attending this week's events for past champions in the buildup to the Open Championship was ...

“I couldn’t be happier. “All I heard was clapping,” said Poulter. “I made the right decision for me,” he said. “I certainly respect his opinion,” Mickelson said. I get to have golf in my life and competitive golf in my life on a scale that is fun, exciting, different, and lets me play and compete but still do the things outside that I want to do. “I just didn’t want to make a big deal about it, so I said: ‘Fine.’ We both kind of agreed that it would be best if I didn’t.”

Ian Poulter insisted he was unaffected by booing from the St Andrews crowd as he bounced back from a nightmare start to impress during the opening round of ...

I get to have golf in my life and competitive golf in my life on a scale that is fun, exciting, different, and lets me play and compete but still do the things outside that I want to do." I couldn't be happier." "I just didn't want to make a big deal about it, so I said fine. Getting off to a nice start is good, but it's links golf - there's a lot of golf to play." "I don't play golf very well distracted, so having levels of distraction there is never easy. I'm staying out of the way.

Tiger Woods skipped the U.S. Open to make sure he was ready for The Open at St. Andrews. We have you covered for Round 1.

His first putt, a 35-footer for birdie, proved his struggles with speed on the greens are ongoing. He knew he missed it when he hit and started to walk after it as he went by on the low side. Woods could not help but laugh as he walked off the ninth green. And he had the one-handed follow-through at the seventh. He has done that a lot to start The Open. Another poor iron shot was followed by another poor lag putt. His approach shot settled forever from the hole. Instead of a legitimate chance at getting a shot back, Woods had to play defense and safely navigated a two-putt par. He had just 109 yards in and missed the green short and right. On the hard ground, it spun back and settled 24 yards from the hole. But Woods had a club too much and flew the flag by 50-60 feet. Then his opening tee shot, a trademark stinger, landed in a divot in the middle of the miles-wide fairway at the first hole. He then chunked his second shot from the tough lie into the burn in front of the green.

The 150th Open Championship will feature a record prize fund at St Andrews this week. The total purse has increased by 22% to over £11.6m while the winner ...

He joked about being a “bomber” after Brookline and overpowering the Old Course. He faded at Brookline in the US Open, but did lead after two rounds before ending T-5. If he can rediscover his trademark iron play, he’ll be right there. The world No 1, a Masters champion and four-time winner in 2022. The favourite and perhaps the best player in the world at his best. Players who miss the cut will still be in line to receive a cheque depending on their performance on Thursday and Friday. Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, said: “There have been significant changes in prize money over the last year.

Rory McIlroy makes the game look easy when he's in the mood. If it hadn't been for the grandstands, and the tens of thousands of fans, you'd never have ...

McIlroy has subscribed to a lot of different theories in the eight years since he won his last major, has tried muscling up, tinkering with his swing, taken on a couple of different gurus, even delved into self-help. At the 614-yard 14th, he unleashed such a mighty drive that he was able to play a wedge into the green. At the 17th there was another of those pivotal little moments, when he found himself 85 yards out but with such a tricky lie that he was worried he was going to thin the ball into downtown St Andrews. “I chipped a little gap wedge down there and I pulled it. He made his one bad mistake at the 13th, when he tried to get too cute with a chip from behind a greenside bunker and whizzed the ball a good 60ft beyond the hole, but he corrected it by rolling the putt right up to the cup for a tap-in bogey. He had made his first of the day on the opening hole, with a 30ft putt that set his morning up like ham and eggs in bed. It meant players spent a lot of time leaning on their clubs in between using them and had to snap in and out of focus when they finally stepped up to address the situation they had been stewing on for the last few minutes.

A six-under from McIlroy is two off leader Cameron Young, while Poulter is part of a mighty pack on three-under after the first round.

Although it needed special permission from The R&A for him and his father, a club pro in upstate New York, to play off the back tees. And since a tied-sixth finish in Abu Dhabi at the start of the year, there was no form of note before his defection. “I would have been 13,” he recalled of his Scottish vacation. “If I listen to a lot of nonsense, then I’m going to get distracted. It did not help him much as he finished tied 138th when missing the cut. All I heard was clapping.”

Collin Morikawa returns as defending champion after his win at Royal St Georges in 2021; Tiger Woods chases a historic 16th major victory; Rory McIlroy, ...

Rory McIlroy continued to eradicate his first-round hoodoo in majors after making a strong start to his bid for a fifth major title at The 150th Open.

"I think we worked our way around the golf course really well," Young said. That's really all I can control." It might change how I feel on the first tee a little bit tomorrow, but I'll forget about it very quickly. Tomorrow's an important run, just to go out and back up what I've done today." "I was maybe trying to be a little bit too cute with the second shot on 13, but apart from that, missed it in the right areas, areas where you can get it up-and-down from. "I think that's important to do.

THE OPEN is back and what a special one we have lined up in 2022 as it's the 150th edition.The world's biggest golf stars, including Tiger Woods, Rory.

Also being probably the biggest British favourite is something that always hangs over the British players in an Open Championship that when you have that favourite role, it's not that easy to deal with all the time.Thomas Bjorn It's not about playing perfect golf, it's about playing really smart golf and know your limitations of how to play that golf course. He knew how to play it. He's putting a lot of demand on that body. Tiger will be fine physically. I think St Andrews is demanding on the brain. I don't feel like there's any extra attention on me.Scottie Scheffler I'm here to play golf. I'm not going to listen. All I heard was clapping. - Kurt Kitayama -4 (18) - Barclay Brown -4 (18)

At The Open, the weather can be a factor. With temperatures in the upper 60s and rain expected, the fashion at the event is littered with turtleneck ...

Phil Mickelson eschewed a collared shirt and complemented his black quarter-zip with black T-shirt. It was quite the talk of social media during the round. He missed the cut at last month's U.S. Open. It has been featured in the country's legends and poetry. As often happens at The Open, the weather can be a factor. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland. According to the Scotland Tourism Board, the flower has long been a part of Scottish history. With temperatures in the upper 60s, the fashion at the event is littered with turtleneck sweaters, half-zips galore and hoodies.

Rory McIlroy was deeply impressive in his sixth ever Open round at St Andrews. Is he the winner the establishment craves, asks Tom English?

There's a lot of criss-crossing and waiting on greens to clear because of the drivable par fours. Another day of brilliance on Friday and the McIlroy supporters will be calling for smelling salts. McIlroy is one of the most analysed golfers in recent history because he's one of the most interesting and most talented we have ever seen. McIlroy spoke of the delays out there, the game within a game. Since last tasting victory on the biggest stages, McIlroy has finished top 10 in majors on 16 occasions and top five eight times. Twenty-three different golfers have won a major since McIlroy won the US PGA Championship in 2014, the fourth of his haul. I wasn't really that comfortable with the second putt, but I stepped up there, committed to it. Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm and others would be wholly acceptable, but McIlroy is the next best thing behind Woods. He's the kind of class act and clean-cut ambassador they want to see with that Claret Jug. And he can win. Those same officials might be saying quiet novenas that it's not one of the others hovering in the rarefied air of top-10 status after the opening round - the dreaded LIV set. "It might have looked easy, but there's certain parts of the round that are challenging. He nailed battleship putts - a 55-footer on the first for birdie. In 2010, he went 63, 80, 69, 68 and now there's a sumptuous, almost leisurely, six-under 66 to throw into the mix.

The early starters took advantage of benign conditions as the Old Course is left largely defenceless on the opening morning of the 150th Open Championship.

"I just wasn't very good on the greens. I'll leave it to the clever people to figure stuff out, and I'll just play golf." I need to do it." It was just playing tough." Both overcame nervy openings though, with the former recovering from a double bogey on the par-four second to hole seven birdies in his 68. "I was unbelievably nervous at the start. A double-bogey start became six over after seven, with another double bogey. "It was just so firm out there, and the wind was blowing. I have not heard one heckle." That's 30 years of hurt for those south of the border. I managed to keep it relatively stress free. I thought I got a great reception on the first tee.

Rounds were taking six hours on day one of the 150th Open Championship.

The group to just finish took 6 hours and 5 minutes to complete 18 holes at #TheOpen. And it’s not slow play. What happened to penalising slow play?July 14, 2022 6+ hour pace of play here?That’s slower than a charity scramble where 80% of the golfers play once a year. "You stay in the fairway, and you're watching two other groups play golf. Xander and I talked about it, we're watching more golf than we ever have. Tiger Woods' group went out at 2.59pm local time and were approaching the final green six hours later, by which point the grandstands featured plenty of empty seats.

America's Cameron Young took the first-day lead with 64 while Rory McIlroy shot a 66 as Lee Westwood brushed off Tiger Woods' opinion on LIV.

Cameron Smith posted a 67, as did Robert Dinwiddie in the dying embers of play. On his Open debut, the New Yorker rattled off eight birdies for a 64. Scottie Scheffler, the world No 1, retains hope of producing a Masters and St Andrews Open double this year after a 68 in the most testing of the day’s conditions. McIlroy may be uncomfortable with such a position – he excels at professional golf, not politics – and the R&A could never possibly be seen to favour an Open contender, but glory for the Northern Irishman in St Andrews would have broader meaning. The scale of physical discomfort for the 46-year-old was again clear as he slumped to a 78 – six over par. So it might have looked easy, but there’s certain parts of the round that are challenging.” “I have no idea,” said a perplexed Poulter, who had just signed for a 69. He was to win the Open at Hoylake that year. The LIV renegades lurk with intent. “It never feels easy,” said McIlroy. “There’s little parts of the round where it shows you where you’re at with everything mentally and physically. In the red corner: the PGA and DP World Tours. In the blue corner: LIV Golf and its Saudi Arabian-backed disruption plan.

Tiger Woods knows he needs a huge turnaround to make the halfway cut in the 150th Open after struggling to an opening 78 at St Andrews.

The way the golf course is designed. He birded the last to shoot a level-par round of 72. “It’s the way the golf course is set up. Wind gusts hit it and ended up in the burn, and start off with a double. “The greens were very firm but slow and it’s an interesting combo. “Hit a good tee shot down one, ended up right in the middle of a fresh divot and I hit a good shot.

Rory McIlroy is firmly in contention to end his long Major drought after a superb six-under opening round, as America's Cameron Young set the early pace at ...

There were more favourable responses to Phil Mickelson, the early LIV posterboy, and even perennial pantomime villain Patrick Reed, who donned an LIV Golf cap, having worn an outfit splattered with the tour’s logos during yesterday’s practice round. Poulter is one of 24 rebels signed up to the Saudi-bankrolled circuit in the field for final Major of the year and was the first of them to get his opening round underway on the Old Course. “Very solid.

In the first round of the 2010 Open Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews, McIlroy shot 9-under 63, matching the lowest score ever in a single round at ...

Now, he has a chance to let his game do the rest of the talking. McIlroy was the defending Open champion the last time the tournament was played at St. Andrews in 2015. He was eighth at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills after shooting 65 in the first round; he shot 67 in the opening round and tied for fifth at the U.S. Open. It's one of the highest achievements that you can have in golf." At the U.S. Open in June, McIlroy said he was taking a hard line against LIV Golf because "it's the right thing to do." "I don't know if a golfer's career isn't complete if you don't, but I think it's the holy grail of our sport," McIlroy said. He has been able to block out the noise when it mattered most. He finished second at the Masters and shot 8-under 64 in the final round. "I believe that my best days are still ahead of me, and I think theirs are too," McIlroy said before the U.S. Open. "So that's where it feels like you're taking the easy way out. McIlroy, 33, has won twice on tour -- the CJ Cup at Summit in October and the RBC Canadian Open in June -- to climb to No. 2 in the world. While McIlroy seemed to understand why aging players, including his friends and former Ryder Cup teammates Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood, left the tour to accept multimillion-dollar signing bonuses from LIV Golf, he has been more critical of younger players who have jumped. McIlroy shot 8-over 80 in windy conditions the next day and ultimately tied for third, but those remarkable opening 18 holes were the beginning of his stardom.

PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young made his Open Championship debut with an 8-under 64 at St. Andrews. Rory McIlroy shot a 66 and is in second after the first ...

"Xander and I talked about it. Scheffler tried to explain just how fast the links were playing by suggesting the ball was rolling faster on the fairways than on the greens. "It's the way the golf course is set up. He has had one of the better rookie seasons on the PGA Tour, and the 25-year-old New Yorker is not the least bit daunted by the stage. McIlroy looked free as ever at St. Andrews, his first time back for the Open since 2010. Young played smartly and took advantage of the birdie chances. Defending champion Collin Morikawa struggled with his putting and had a 72. "The way the golf course is designed ... to get better angles and better lines, you've got to hit across all the fairways. Just two months ago, he contended into the final hour of the PGA Championship until finishing one shot out of a playoff. "It's the fiddliest Open that I've played. "OK, the 18th at Carnoustie was like a runway, that fairway. Young and McIlroy didn't have to contend with as much wind in the morning, though St. Andrews has seen far stronger gusts over its centuries of golf.

Playing in the afternoon wave, which had windier and much more difficult conditions than what the morning group faced, Tiger Woods carded a 6-over 78 in the ...

Looking at it at the beginning of the year, end of last year when I was rehabbing, trying to see if I could do it, but somehow I was able to play two of the major championships in between then and now, which was great. And just didn't do a very good job of it." Walking off the green, Woods smiled, licked his finger and motioned it like a slam dunk. He made another bogey with a three-putt on the par-4 13th. Then Woods made another birdie on the par-4 10th hole. He drove his 379-yard tee shot through the green, chipped to about eight feet and made a birdie putt to move to 5-over. "It feels like I didn't really hit it that bad," Woods said. Woods, a two-time winner of The Open at St. Andrews in 2000 and 2005, was tied for 146th among 156 players in the field after the first round. "Guys did it [Thursday] and that's my responsibility [Friday] to go ahead and do it. Need to do it." But I didn't really feel like I hit it that bad, but I ended up in bad spots. By the time it ended about six hours later, Woods had carded a 6-over 78.

The three-time Open champion, including two on the Old Course at St. Andrews, was six over par after the first round that started with a double bogey on the ...

For now, he is what he never wanted to be: a ceremonial golfer, a major star but no longer a major threat, walking the same fairways and greens but no longer making the same birdies and eagles. “Very, very meaningful,” he said of his return to St. Andrews. Woods added, “This was always on the calendar to hopefully be well enough to play it. You could see it and hear it all afternoon — and there was plenty of time to see and hear it — as he navigated the Old Course and fans lined up, often four rows deep behind the ropes with their cellphones held aloft to take pictures of him, even at a distance. Returning to St. Andrews was one of his primary motivations when he chose to resume his career, making a late decision to take part in this year’s Masters where he shot an opening-round 71 before fading to 47th. Woods first came here in his teens, too, playing the 1995 Open Championship as a 19-year-old amateur who was still coming to grips with the quirks and charms of links golf. He delivered again in 2005 when the Open returned to St. Andrews as he won by five shots and then followed that up by winning the Open in 2006 at Royal Liverpool in bone-dry conditions that turned the fairways into fast-running thoroughfares. He responded by using irons off the tee for control and maintained it beautifully until he had finished off the victory and wept on the shoulder of his caddie, Steve Williams, overcome by his feelings for his father, Earl, who had died just a few weeks before the tournament. He chose not to play in the U.S. Open with an eye on being ready for St. Andrews. Yes, I did have bad speed on the green, but I didn’t really feel like I hit it that bad. Guys did it today, and that’s my responsibility tomorrow, is to go ahead and do it.” Woods’s shot splashed down after one bounce, and he ended up missing a short putt and starting his tournament with a double bogey. “I told myself, ‘Don’t hit it flat and don’t blade it,’” Woods said.

Rory McIlroy sits just two shots off the lead after the opening round of The 150th Open, as Tiger Woods struggled on his St Andrews return.

Watch The 150th Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. "Looks like I'm going to have to shoot 66 tomorrow to have a chance," Woods admitted. I did everything that you're supposed to do around St Andrews. It's another good start at a major, three in a row for me now, and I'm looking forward to the next few days."

The US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick complained: 'Six hours, it's just a joke,' and defending Open champion Collin Morikawa was also unimpressed.

“It’s the way the golf course is set up. The way the golf course is designed. So I think, especially the first two days when it’s the full field, it’s to be expected.

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1:55 p.m.. Cameron Young opened his first British Open by shooting 8-under 64 to take a three-stroke clubhouse lead at St. Andrews. Among the players on his ...

The Northern Irishman, winner of the Claret Jug in 2014, is just two strokes behind leader Cameron Young, who fired eight birdies in a flawless 64 – a score ...

The Open debutant, whose only experience of the Old Course was in the St Andrews Links Trophy almost a decade ago, belied his inexperience to lay down an early marker. Having taken a tight line down the right-hand side, close to the Old Course Hotel, he had 195 yards to the flag. Winds will be between 5mph to 10mph, with gusts up to 15mph. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. St Andrews’ famous Road Hole has caused countless calamities for players over the years but Yorkshireman John Parry made it look simple. I think that’s important to do.

It is doubtful this 150th Open could have thrown up bigger beasts of such towering cultural polarity as Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeau and Long John Daly.

But he was well aware of its destination, most memorably at St Andrews in 1995 when he drove the course to bits to win his second and last major. He emerged for his 8am start as if he’d forgotten to change out of his pyjamas and teamed his blindingly bright trousers with what looked like a grey coat he’d borrowed from a do-it-yourself shop foreman. “I judged it was the best decision for me and it still is.” But pushing his Santa Claus beard manfully through the gusting breeze, he toughed out a decent score, mixing birdies on 5, 8, 12, 15 and 18 with bogeys on 2, 4, 6, 11, 16 and 17. “I was thinking, if he hits driver, he could drive two [which is 452 yards long], he could almost drive three [398 yards long],” Daly said. Man, for him to shoot the score he did was pretty impressive.” On a day of reduced wind on the cement-hard fairways it mostly worked. I could use my driver but I wouldn’t be able to control my spin and it would go in the fescue. “I respect people’s opinions,” he said of the LIV firestorm. They were supposed to be the warm-up act; for a short while, they threatened to steal the show. On 15, he hit seven-iron off the tee, which is amazing. I’ve seen him at a few PGA Tour events over the years.

At The Open, the weather can be a factor. With temperatures in the upper 60s and rain expected, the fashion at the event is littered with turtleneck ...

Phil Mickelson eschewed a collared shirt and complemented his black quarter-zip with black T-shirt. It was quite the talk of social media during the round. He missed the cut at last month's U.S. Open. It has been featured in the country's legends and poetry. As often happens at The Open, the weather can be a factor. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland. According to the Scotland Tourism Board, the flower has long been a part of Scottish history. With temperatures in the upper 60s, the fashion at the event is littered with turtleneck sweaters, half-zips galore and hoodies.

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Watch Featured Group coverage each day via our live stream, with full coverage from The 150th Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. Sky Sports has round-the-clock coverage from the historic Old Course live on Sky Sports' dedicated Open channel, with the Featured Group action one of several bonus feeds available via the red button and the Sky Sports app. Live streams from St Andrews also available of Featured Holes and On The Range, with round-the-clock coverage from the final men's major of the year live all week on Sky Sports' dedicated Open channel.

Tiger Woods' bid for a historic 16th major title and third St Andrews success has turned into an unlikely battle just to make the cut after a disappointing ...

Watch The 150th Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. And that's my responsibility tomorrow is to go ahead and do it. But I didn't really feel like I hit it that bad but I ended up in bad spots. ended up right in the middle of a fresh divot. They looked faster than what they were putting, and I struggled with it. Hit a good tee shot down 1,

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And to get you in the mood... Back to -3 although he’s launched a lovely tee shot from the 2nd. Kiwi Fox, the son of rugby union legend Grant, has broken a run of seven pars with a birdie at 8 while England’s Armitage has a scorecard showing 4-4-4-4-4. A long way from the hole, he needed three putts to get down so that’s an opening bogey. Hit a good tee shot down 1, ended up right in the middle of a fresh divot. England’s Marcus Armitage continues his surge up the leaderboard and a birdie at 9 takes him out in 3-under 33. Tiger Woods slumped to a six-over 78 in round one, the agony strung out over six hours and 18 minutes. So the ball obviously, you have more control on the ground. Wind gusts hit it and ended up in the burn. Since that opening bogey dropped him back to -3 he’s made three pars although the Masters champ will fancy a first red number of the day at the par-5 fifth. Marcus Armitage adds a par at 10 to remain in tied sixth. In the skies above at least.

The 150th Open Championship from St Andrews continues with Day 2 action , with Rory McIlroy just 2 shots off the lead and Tiger Woods out in the morning ...

To day two of The 150th Open Championship at St Andrews. I'm Fergus Bisset and I'll be taking you through the first couple of hours of the action. A westerly to start with and maybe a spot of rain, the wind switching to a northerly later in the day. I got it up in the wind a bit from about 50 yards and it too fell in the water. Ryan Fox has just got one to back up on the 2nd... Yesterday I said I'd never seen it before when Kurt Kitayama bounced it off the railway sleepers on the edge of the Swilcan Burn and it came straight back towards him... It really is only just on the green over the Swilcan burn. It's just the way it is on The Old Course because of the crossovers and the fact players are often hitting onto adjacent fairways. He needed to get it over a large mound to reach the pin... I heard a rumour that one of them faked having a hole-in-one on the 8th, just for the photo opportunity! I attended the BOSS golf day in the build up to The Open.. It was a crazy affair with something like 50 influencers (which I am not by the way) descending on the Old Course. There was one chap in a string vest doing somersaults on the 1st tee.. I once played with a chap who thinned his drive along the ground, it hit into one of the forward tee markers, pinged back over our heads and out of bounds.. It's day two of The 150th Open Championship at St Andrews. Cameron Young of the USA leads the way after round one following a superb 64.

The iconic Old Course at St Andrews has multiple shared greens and some shared fairways, while many of the par-fours are driveable off the tee for longer ...

"So I think, especially the first two days when it's the full field, it's to be expected. "Got to 14, waited on the tee for a while," Homa explained. It's just ridiculous." The way the golf course is designed. It's the way the golf course is set up. Fitzpatrick on taking six hours to complete his opening round: "This just shouldn't be happening ever in golf."

Each time, conversation has focused on LIV Golf and its band of rebels, and each time Rory McIlroy has been rolled out to explain why it is the wrong ...

In 2020, he ranked 122nd on the PGA Tour for his putting, a level leagues below the rest of his game. Faxon recalls: “When I met him, I thought, ‘Let’s get him back to basics’. My goal was to get him freed up and confident in his stroke. “I think the general public just want to go out there and see good golf no matter where it’s being played or who’s playing it. “It hasn’t been my strong suit but the last three Majors I’ve gotten off to a nice start which is all you can ask for. And he was left to rely on barnstorming finishes like the 64 at this year’s Masters. One of the biggest changes has been in his putting.

The 150th edition of The Open sees 156 players battle it out at the Old Course in St Andrews.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. He joked about being a “bomber” after Brookline and overpowering the Old Course. He faded at Brookline in the US Open, but did lead after two rounds before ending T-5. If he can rediscover his trademark iron play, he’ll be right there. The world No 1, a Masters champion and four-time winner in 2022. The favourite and perhaps the best player in the world at his best. “St. Andrews has such a unique atmosphere, and I’m looking forward to playing in front of the fans again and on a course that holds fantastic memories for me.’’

The first hole at St. Andrews is much easier when the opening tee shot doesn't land in a fresh divot. Woods' tee ball on Thursday found a divot, his second went ...

He made the 6-footer for par, but it was, again, a lot more work than it needed to be. That is, until he compared it to what he did the day before, when he pummeled one 412 yards. Well, he went flag-hunting at the 11th. Woods started what will likely be his last nine holes of competitive golf for a while with a routine par. Narrowly missed a 30-footer for birdie. Woods got rid of the jacket, with the spitting rain subsiding after a dreary early morning. He had no chance to reach the green and simply pitched out. When it finally stopped, it was 7 feet from the 13th hole but 117 feet from the fifth. The ball settled about 6 feet from the pin. Well, he slammed his club into the ground while the approach was still in the air. Although he had just 101 yards in for his second shot, Woods was not messing around with a front-left, tucked pin at third. Time off after he had to withdraw from the PGA Championship and skip the U.S. Open. But he's here.

Here's how to watch a 2022 Open Championship golf live stream online from all around the world, with Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler ...

Newbies can take advantage of a FREE Kayo trial (opens in new tab) to see if the service is right for them. The usual cost is $35 a month, but if you're new to the service you can get your first month for half price (opens in new tab). Players that don’t make the exemption criteria can get an invite via the Open Qualifying Series (OQS), and also via local qualifying. If you want to sign up, you can check out our dedicated guide to Sky TV deals and packages (opens in new tab) for today's best prices. Follow our guide as we explain how to watch a British Open live stream online so that you don't miss a moment from St Andrews. We've also listed tee times, leaders, and the latest St Andrews weather forecast further down the page. You also have the option of paying $10 a month for commercial-free coverage. We've put all the major VPNs through their paces and we rate ExpressVPN as our top pick, thanks to its speed, ease of use and strong security features. Rory McIlroy (6-under) is lurking right behind him, but can the Northern Irishman, who hasn't won a major since 2014, stay hot for four days? The big surprise so far is the performance of the LIV Golf rebels. Sky Sports (UK) TSN (CA) 17 years after Jack Nicklaus stood atop the Swilcan Bridge and held his hand aloft, there are rumors that Woods may be set to follow in the Golden Bear's footsteps.