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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.

12:15 p.m.. Cameron Young might be justifying all the pre-event talk of record low scores at St. Andrews. Young rolled in a birdie putt from four feet at No. 12 ...

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. Rose finished tied for fourth as an amateur at Royal Birkdale in 1998. Meanwhile, Justin Rose and Alex Noren are both out of the British Open, but only one of them will be playing this week. The flamboyant Englishman began his round by coming within a few yards of going out-of-bounds. With a third-place finish at the Scottish Open last week, Kim underlined his liking of links. He was promoted to first alternate after Rikuya Hoshino replaced Justin Rose, who withdrew because of a back injury just before he was due to start his round. ___ The American missed the cut in five of his first six majors.

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.

Ian Poulter was booed on the first tee at St. Andrews and proceeded to hook his ball so far left it almost went out of bounds.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland—The defectors to LIV Golf have received a chilly reception at the Open Championship. They were kept off the pre-week interview schedule and put in pairings away from the marquee groupings. But the message was loud and the message was clear: Once a hero in this part of the world for his Ryder Cup performances, Poulter is anything but at this 150th Open Championship. But even against that backdrop, what happened at the first tee on Thursday to Ian Poulter was downright stunning, as he was booed on the first tee at the Old Course.

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.

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.

Justin Rose withdrew from the 2022 British Open citing a back injury. He was replaced by Japan's Rikuya Hoshino.

Rose, a former world No. 1 and winner of the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion, has long made it known that the British Open is the major he most desires. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Justin Rose withdrew from the 2022 British Open citing a back injury. 2022 British Open: Justin Rose withdraws from 150th Open at St. Andrews

The one-time major champion sustained the injury on Wednesday as he cut his practice round short. He was on the range on Thursday morning but looked to be ...

Rose was looking to improve on his best finish at The Open, which was a tie for second in 2018. The one-time major champion sustained the injury on Wednesday as he cut his practice round short. "I've been getting around-the-clock treatment, but it just doesn't feel ready to compete in this prestigious championship."

12:15 p.m.. Cameron Young might be justifying all the pre-event talk of record low scores at St. Andrews. Young rolled in a birdie putt from four feet at No.

They also decided on a new trophy — the claret jug. That's the original trophy of the British Open. 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. Rose finished tied for fourth as an amateur at Royal Birkdale in 1998. Meanwhile, Justin Rose and Alex Noren are both out of the British Open, but only one of them will be playing this week. The flamboyant Englishman began his round by coming within a few yards of going out-of-bounds. With a third-place finish at the Scottish Open last week, Kim underlined his liking of links. He was promoted to first alternate after Rikuya Hoshino replaced Justin Rose, who withdrew because of a back injury just before he was due to start his round. The American missed the cut in five of his first six majors. Cameron Smith of Australia is in the clubhouse after a 67. Young two-putted for birdie at No. 18 to complete a clean card in his first competitive round at the home of golf.

Live scores, updates and highlights from the first round of the historic 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews.

Only three golfers have top-15 finishes in the first three majors of 2022: Rory McIlroy, Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick. The latter of the three, of course, is coming off his first major victory as Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Open last month. The last six major champions have all been under the age of 30 at the time of their triumphs. And then there's Zalatoris, who has finished inside the top eight of majors an astounding six times since 2020; however, he was forced to withdraw from his one and only Open appearance last year. Hideki Matsuyama (then 29), Jon Rahm (then 26), Collin Morikawa (then 24), Scottie Scheffler (25), Justin Thomas (29) and Matt Fitzpatrick (27) have reigned supreme on golf's biggest stages as of late. With a star-studded field playing, the Old Course serving as a historic backdrop and the pressure on given this is the final major of the year, the 150th Open Championship is already shaping up to be one to remember. Links specialist Jordan Spieth will attempt to capture the fourth major championship of his career, while the hottest name in the game, Xander Schauffele, will look to breakthrough for his first. The Old Course at St. Andrews offer golfers final chance at glory in 2022. It's almost time.— The Open (@TheOpen) #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/tHSZPzhnNN July 14, 2022 CBS Sports will update this story with scores and highlights below. 👇 Pin positions for Round 1 of— The Open (@TheOpen) #The150thOpen📝 pic.twitter.com/ZbF0t1b0Ev July 14, 2022 The wait is finally over.— The Open (@TheOpen) @PaulLawriegolfgets a landmark Championship under way🏌️ #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/ZEjzpuUtnu July 14, 2022 'What a shot from DeChambeau'— The Open (@TheOpen) #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/4C3nzQxoRA July 14, 2022

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The 2022 Open Championship — or British Open, as the Americans call it — is underway at St. Andrews, the home of golf. The final men's major of the year, ...

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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 ...

9:30 a.m.. 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 ...

They also decided on a new trophy — the claret jug. That's the original trophy of the British Open. 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. Rose finished tied for fourth as an amateur at Royal Birkdale in 1998. Meanwhile, Justin Rose and Alex Noren are both out of the British Open, but only one of them will be playing this week. The flamboyant Englishman began his round by coming within a few yards of going out-of-bounds. With a third-place finish at the Scottish Open last week, Kim underlined his liking of links. He was promoted to first alternate after Rikuya Hoshino replaced Justin Rose, who withdrew because of a back injury just before he was due to start his round. The American missed the cut in five of his first six majors. Cameron Smith of Australia is in the clubhouse after a 67. Young two-putted for birdie at No. 18 to complete a clean card in his first competitive round at the home of golf.

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.

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.

The anticipation for the 150th Open Championship has been literally years in the making, the R&A returning to the Old Course at St. Andrews and sparing no ...

4:39 a.m.: Is three holes too early into a round to proclaim a #59Watch? OK, it is, but J.T. Poston, who got into the field at the Open off his win last week at the John Deere Classic, is three under through three holes after a trio of birdies. 6:26 a.m.: If you're name is Cameron, you're more than likely picking the Old Course apart on Thursday. Cameron Young is the solo leader, and he just gave himself a great look at birdie at the par-3 11th. 4:57 a.m.: And we have our first player to four under—Min Woo Lee—after making a eagle on the par-5 14th hole. 6:00 a.m.: Brown, the Stanford junior from England, joins Kim, Cam Smith, and Young at the top of the leaderboard. 7:22 a.m.: Cameron Young is still your leader at seven under, but the buzz is beginning to build in the Rory McIlroy group. 6:52 a.m.: We were sort of kidding about the Vince Carter "it's over" GIF, but another birdie for Cameron Young at the 12th has made things get a little real. 7:47 a.m.: McIlroy fails to birdie the gettable ninth hole and he remains at four under, three off Young's lead. 7:51 a.m.: Strong finish from Bryson DeChambeau, who drove it short of the 18th green, putted it up to about 13 feet past the hole and poured in the left-to-right birdie putt. Cam Young, who has the round of the day so far, must've been holding his breath as his tee shot on the iconic 17th hole at the Old Course kept moving more and more right. Cameron Smith just drove the 18th green and has a long look at eagle, while back at the ninth, Justin Thomas and Viktor Hovland both make birdie to reach two under. He grabs the (very early) clubhouse lead with a strong 5-under 67 to open his Open Championship. What an amazing debut at the Old Course in The Open ... the extremely talented 25-year-old made that look easy.

The reception is now different for the Englishman as a member of LIV Golf, but on Thursday Poulter showed he still has a knack for links golf.

Poulter joked that he left school at 15 to pursue golf as a career. “I would love to be able to do something special on Sunday as we all, everybody competing in this 150th Open, dream of holding that Claret Jug,” Poulter said. “You don't ever hole those putts,” Poulter said of what he believed to be the longest converted putt in his career. So, separating myself away from that this week has obviously been a good thing and not let in certain comments or just general noise affect you.” “Took a drop for the barrier and got off to a decent start after that really. “It's not easy putting into the wind from 70, 60, 50 feet over little ridges,” Poulter said.

Tiger Woods has built his summer around The 150th Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews.

He pulled a mid-iron for his approach and produced a crisp strike with a smooth follow-through, but the ball landed on the back portion of the green, some 60 feet past the hole. He tapped in for a disappointing double bogey to begin The 150th Open. He was short-sided on his pitch shot and played to approximately 15 feet left of the hole, leaving a lengthy putt to save par. From 113 yards, Woods' ball landed short of the burn and one-hopped into the water. Woods' lag was magnificent, the ball tracking the whole way before grazing the left edge and settling a foot past. His ball started left of center and he motioned for it to move right; the ball eluded trouble and settled in the short grass. Woods' birdie putt held a solid line but stopped 10 feet short of the hole; he slightly dropped his head as he traversed to mark his ball. His birdie putt was left the whole way, but he tapped in for par, albeit a disappointing one. He buckled his knees in despair before resetting to make the bogey comebacker. He selected putter for his lengthy birdie effort, up and over a mound, but he didn't put enough pace on it; the ball stopped 10 feet short of the hole. From 231 yards, Woods took a fairway metal and produced a high fade, appearing pleased with the strike and walking after it. Hole 5 (par 5, 531 yards): Woods took driver on the reachable par 5, understanding the need to make up some shots quickly if he hopes to work his way back into realistic contention.

Tiger Woods is back at a major championship, vying for his fourth British Open title and third at St. Andrews, the “home of golf.” Follow along for live ...

Follow along for live updates on Woods’s first round and all the other happenings at St. Andrews. He began his first round on Thursday with a double bogey after hitting his second shot into the Swilcan Burn, the course’s famous stream, and then missing a short bogey putt. Woods has had a quiet year inside the ropes as he’s made his way back from a devastating car crash in February 2021.

Tiger Woods has teed off at St. Andrews. Tracking his first round at the British Open as he seeks his fourth title.

Tiger hit the fairway to the left off the tee. Tiger save the hole for par Tiger hits the tee shot and it lands on the left side of the fairway.

The Open Championship leader wanted to make sure that people understood his success story wasn't as surprising as it may look on paper.

He was in contention at the PGA Championship and is now out in front at The Open. "I lived on the lower course out there," Young explained. He shot a bogey-free round and carded a sterling 64 to put him at 8 under for the tournament.

Scoring has been good. Just over 50 players are under par. Cameron Young remains the leader after his 64 in his Open debut. ___. 5 p.m.. Rory McIlroy ...

They also decided on a new trophy — the claret jug. 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. The flamboyant Englishman began his round by coming within a few yards of going out-of-bounds. With a third-place finish at the Scottish Open last week, Kim underlined his liking of links. He was promoted to first alternate after Rikuya Hoshino replaced Justin Rose, who withdrew because of a back injury just before he was due to start his round. The American missed the cut in five of his first six majors. Cameron Smith of Australia is in the clubhouse after a 67. Young two-putted for birdie at No. 18 to complete a clean card in his first competitive round at the home of golf. After his double bogey on the opening hole, Woods made another double bogey on No. 7 after hitting into a bunker on an adjacent fairway. McIlroy says he feels in control of his game and that gives himself a little more freedom. He still went out in 5-over 41 and already was 13 shots out of the lead.

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.

An opening-round 64 gave the PGA Tour rookie an early lead on Day 1 at the Open, and it could have been lower.

Of course, what awaits might not be as arduous as what Young encountered at the Old Course years back. I feel like I've been around, even though it's only been most of the year, I've been around the lead a good bit, and I think we'll just take tomorrow as it comes. And as the past decade or so has shown, golf is no longer in the midst of a youth revolution; the revolution has been won. Young knows a lot of steps remain between now and Sunday night, and they won’t be as easy as Thursday. That was just something that we as a team decided was probably best for my golf." "I haven't won anything, and that was just something that could change to kind of exhaust all my options to see what I could do better. "I think any time you're around the lead in a major championship, or any PGA Tour event, frankly, you get more and more comfortable every time," Young said on what he learned from Southern Hills. "Whether I'm leading by three or one or four back after today, I'll sleep just fine. But an ugly three-putt—is there any three-putt that isn’t ugly?—followed. He lipped out for birdie on the following hole, and a birdie attempt at the 16th from six feet didn’t come close. He atoned for these misses with a nifty lag from 90 feet at the Road Hole and cleaned up what remained for 4, then drove the 18th green and converted a seven-footer for a closing birdie. “Don’t think I played a perfect round of golf,” Young said. If you’re not familiar with Young, let us be the first to congratulate you on waking from your year-long coma. Young eventually cooled off, but that early heater has him atop the yellow boards at St. Andrews after a first-round eight-under 64.

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.

A reporter clearly didn't do much research before asking the British Open leader about his background.

To reiterate, Cameron Young is not from the streets of New York. He grew up one one of the best golf courses in the country. He's not a country club kid in the true sense of the definition, but he literally lived at a country club all through his childhood. But hey, don't let the facts get in the way of a good story! If you watched any of those events—especially the PGA—you would be aware that Young's dad, David, is a PGA professional. He's the longtime head pro of Sleepy Hollow Country Club, a historic C.B. Macdonald track that's No. 62 on Golf Digest's latest list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses. NBD. And mind you, it's been a pretty well-documented background with him contending in so many tournaments during his rookie season, including the PGA Championship in May.

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.

On the course for the first time since the third round of the PGA Championship in May, Woods' score across the 18 holes was the highest of his career as a ...

But I didn't feel like I hit it that bad. "It feels like I didn't really hit it that bad. "It's just the way it goes. I had my chances to turn it around and get it rolling the right way, and I didn't do it." Consecutive bogeys on Nos. 3 and 4 put Woods at 4 over through his first four holes, and after making two straight pars, it felt as if the 46-year-old was finally settling into his own. "And then I compound problems with my bad speed on the greens.

The top of 150th Open Championship leaderboard is stacked, but you'll find Tiger's name at the other end.

Making the cut will be a difficult task as a round in the mid 60s will be required, but all eyes will remain on Woods. Spieth has the creativity and skill to succeed at St. Andrews, and he will have every opportunity to prove that across his second round. "I did everything that you're supposed to do around St Andrews. I birdied the holes that are birdieable, and I made pars at the holes where you're sort of looking to make a par and move to the next tee. I think I'm going to play really well the next few days." While that means his greatest asset -- his driver -- is taken out of his hands, he will be more than fine with that if the results materialize as they did in Round 1. Instead of letting it bother me too much, and then I try to go for a stupid shot to gain back what I lost." He carried this prowess into the opening round, and it is now time to see if he can replicate it over the next 54 holes. And I think with the humps and hollows, it becomes quite unpredictable and just something that I've learned over the years." He is long and straight off the tee and credits getting over to Scotland a week early as a reason for his success in the first round. I'm happy that, as far as I know, I'm still leading The Open Championship, but it's not going to change how I feel an hour from now. I mean, it might change how I feel on the 1st tee a little bit tomorrow, but I'll forget about it very quickly." The PGA Tour rookie has been tremendous this season, finishing runner-up three times and in a tie for third at the PGA Championship, yet he came into this week having missed his last two cuts.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — To a man, the players are stoked to be here. The 150th Open Championship, at the Old Course, the Home of Golf? It's storybook stuff.

Yeah, I guess we are used to waiting. "I've been doing this long enough to deal with days like today," Lowry said. Yeah, it was … I felt like everything was like choppy, and it wasn't easy to get into a rhythm. Fortunately, honestly, we all talked a lot, talked to [caddie] Joe [Greiner] a lot. "I felt like I needed to call my PT back and get him to stretch me back out. "I thought we handled those holes fairly well, considering the long wait there. "It's just a joke, isn't it?" The reason behind the slowness is endemic to the Old Course, especially when it's firm. You stay in the fairway, and you’re watching two other groups play golf." ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — To a man, the players are stoked to be here. Their first prolonged wait came on the par-5 fifth tee, when the threesome ahead (Jason Kokrak, Nicolai Hojgaard and Sihwan Kim) was still waiting to hit their tee shots as McIlroy, Schauffele and Morikawa finished out on 4. "We were waiting on groups at tees, waiting on fairways.

The top of 150th Open Championship leaderboard is stacked, but you'll find Tiger's name at the other end.

Making the cut will be a difficult task as a round in the mid 60s will be required, but all eyes will remain on Woods. Spieth has the creativity and skill to succeed at St. Andrews, and he will have every opportunity to prove that across his second round. "I did everything that you're supposed to do around St Andrews. I birdied the holes that are birdieable, and I made pars at the holes where you're sort of looking to make a par and move to the next tee. I think I'm going to play really well the next few days." While that means his greatest asset -- his driver -- is taken out of his hands, he will be more than fine with that if the results materialize as they did in Round 1. Instead of letting it bother me too much, and then I try to go for a stupid shot to gain back what I lost." He carried this prowess into the opening round, and it is now time to see if he can replicate it over the next 54 holes. And I think with the humps and hollows, it becomes quite unpredictable and just something that I've learned over the years." He is long and straight off the tee and credits getting over to Scotland a week early as a reason for his success in the first round. I'm happy that, as far as I know, I'm still leading The Open Championship, but it's not going to change how I feel an hour from now. I mean, it might change how I feel on the 1st tee a little bit tomorrow, but I'll forget about it very quickly." The PGA Tour rookie has been tremendous this season, finishing runner-up three times and in a tie for third at the PGA Championship, yet he came into this week having missed his last two cuts.

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.

Day 1 at the 150th Open proved as eventful as anticipated. Here are the things that caught our eye during the first round at St. Andrews.

That was particularly the case through 15 holes, when Els sat a four under for his round and inside the top five on the leaderboard. And while Slumbers was diplomatic when asked if it was his worst nightmare if a LIV player won on Sunday, you get the impression it will be an awkward situation if it were to happen. Perhaps then we shouldn’t have been surprised to see 53-year-old Ernie Els appear on the leaderboard early Thursday at the Old Course. Playing in the Open for the 31st time, the 2002 and 2012 winner was wondering if competing in 2022 might have some special magical symmetry to it. Yet it very well might happen judging from the number of LIV-affiliated players on the leaderboard at day's end Thursday. Three players—Dustin Johnson, Talor Gooch and Lee Westwood—finished with 68s (Westwood despite a double bogey on his second hole) to leave themselves in a tie for fourth place. So whatever happens this week for Matt Fitzpatrick, it’s going to be hard to forget the glow of his U.S. Open triumph at Brookline. Even so, you have to think the Englishman was hoping for more than an even-par 72 in the first round at St. Andrews. It wasn’t like Fitzpatrick hit the ball poorly, but he struggled rolling in any meaningful putts. There were more to come, along with a couple doubles and a frustrating par on the 18th after his drive flirted with the green only to roll back into the Valley of Sin. It all added up to a disappointing 78. Then on the par-4 12th, Hovland attempted to drive the green but found the bunker just short of the putting surface. In between, as you might imagine, there was plenty that went on, with low scores to be had on a relatively tranquil day at the Old Course. And plenty of surprises to be found as well, including nine we felt stood out the most. If Viktor Hovland wins on Sunday, he won’t be able to say the same. On the par-5 14th, he had 30 feet for eagle and settled for par. And on the par-4 16th a six-footer for birdie was also squandered. And in watching him practice, you held out hope that he'd somehow find something to cling to and be able to put on a little bit of a show come Thursday. After all, conditions at St. Andrews seemed to be on the side of the golfer still recovering from his horrific car crash.

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.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- After Rory McIlroy made par at the 4th hole Thursday en route to his 66 in the first round of the 2022 Open Championship, ...

The patience has a payoff, though, and it could come come Sunday for Rory because there is no greater reward in golf than winning the most consequential Open at the Home of Golf. It's a long week, and McIlroy is laboring to stay in the moment. And three to see if the best player of his generation can resuscitate the green boxes on his major championship Wikipedia page. It's easy to push the future out of your mind when it's way out in the distance. It's much harder when you're three 68s away -- on a golf course you've owned -- from the best win of your career. Waiting, however, might mean they get one of him with the Claret Jug on Sunday instead of him striding home in second place on Thursday. McIlroy hit a mediocre wedge off the thinnest of lies, though, and labored to make 4. At the PGA, he was six strokes worse in Round 2. After six consecutive years of bumpy first-round play, McIlroy has been awesome in three of the first four opening rounds at majors this season. I never got a chance to go to the champions dinner. A commotion stirred behind them as a group of fans yelped about missing out on the only photo they desired: Rory bouncing across the Swilcan Bridge toward whatever the hell the next three days have in store. He hung back with playing partners Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele as a traffic backup more reminiscent of Los Angeles than St. Andrews ensued on the hole ahead.

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“No,” said Scottie Scheffler, the reigning Masters champion ranked first in the world. “I kid you not, I think the fairways are faster than the greens in some ...

“I’m shattered,” he said. It’s bizarre.” He said, “It’s difficult to judge stuff out there. It’s just ridiculous.” “This is particularly different,” he said. It’s the firmest golf course anybody I think has ever seen. Pitch shots around the greens, you allow for more speed and then for them to slow up on the greens, which is the exact opposite of what we would normally play.” “It’s the only way I can really describe it. “Anybody I’ve asked over the last 48 hours has agreed. “No,” said Scottie Scheffler, the reigning Masters champion ranked first in the world. And to think he shot a 68, joining a throng of 26 with scores in the 60s. “It’s the fiddliest Open that I’ve played,” said McIlroy, who has played 12 previously. “But it’s still tricky.

American golfer Cameron Young is the leader after the first day of action at St. Andrews in Scotland.

10:54 a.m. – Anthony Quayle, Zander Lombard, John Parry 10:43 a.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Trey Mullinax, Matthew Jordan 8:26 a.m. – Cameron Young, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Robert MacIntyre 8:04 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka, Seamus Power 7:53 a.m. – John Daly, Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Tringale 5:53 a.m. – John Catlin, Jamie Rutherford, David Carey 5:18 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Sam Burns, Mito Pereira 4:58 a.m. – Tiger Woods, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Max Homa 4:14 a.m. – Shugo Imahira, Jason Scrivener, David Law 4:03 a.m. – David Duval, Justin Harding, Jordan Smith 3:47 a.m. – Kevin Na, Kazuki Higa, Aaron Rai After Round 1, American Cameron Young leads all golfers.

A long, windy and fast day at St. Andrews has recalibrated expectations entering the final 54 holes at the Old Course.

This was not a young Cat, pacing up and down the side of the sea, readying for the kill. 9. Tiger at sunset: Walking the final three holes with Tiger Woods on Thursday -- as the sun bowed below the Old -- was quite an experience. Irishman Paul Dunne led after 54 holes in 2015, and American Jordan Nieburgge went on to finish in the top 10 that same year. Some of that was because the Old baked as the day advanced, and some of it was because the wind whipped late and it was legitimately cold by the time the last group was finishing. "I think the media are stoking it up and doing as much as they can to aid that," he said. "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's the way the golf course is set up. 3. Wave on wave: The Old Course played harder and harder and harder as Thursday wore on. "I don't know [if experience in contending at the PGA Championship helps]," said Young. "I think any time you're around the lead in a major championship or any PGA Tour event, frankly, you get more and more comfortable every time. Scheffler to be feared at the top of the leaderboard. That changes with a win at St. Andrews given Scheffler would join Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Tiger Woods as the only golfers with five wins including the Masters and The Open in the same year. The big-bopping former Wake Forest Demon Deacon contended at this year's PGA Championship and has been one of the best neophytes on the PGA Tour all season.

LIV Golf is not going away. Just check the leaderboard at The Open. But the LIV players aren't the only big storylines heading into Round 2.

"I just noticed in the practice rounds I was just barely getting the ball to the hole. "For me, I'm just showing up and trying to play good golf. "The LIV players will talk up LIV. The PGA Tour players that aren't on the LIV tour will talk the PGA Tour up and put down the LIV tour." For me, I'm just out here trying to play good golf." "I'm just trying to keep myself in position, avoid the bunkers, and just stay in position, really," Scheffler said. He has been in the top 10 in 15 of the past 18 rounds at majors going back to 2021. So anything inside 15 feet, I was really trying to hit it two, three feet past the hole just to give it a chance to go in." The cut for The Open includes the top 70 scores and ties. At the Masters in April, Woods said he needed a couple of hours to get his body going before playing a round. "It's not comparable because that was team golf [at LIV] and this is not team golf," Gooch told ESPN, when asked to compare the two events. And it was a long, slow day." It also didn't include a single LIV player in the pre-tournament news conference schedule, nor the featured pairings for the opening round Thursday.

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.

For the third consecutive major this summer, the Ulsterman opened with a low round. But so far at St. Andrews, plenty of players are attacking par.

With just one round in the books, McIlroy will need to continue his good play with scoring extremely low. With one win in 2022 at the RBC Canadian Open, his record has been impressive since finishing second at the Masters after a final-round 64. “I only had 85 yards to the front of the green on 17, and I knew 4 was going to be a good score,” McIlroy said. “I came in here playing well, and I've played this golf course well over the years,” McIlroy said. “I birdied the holes that are birdie-able,” McIlroy said. “And I made pars at the holes where you're sort of looking to make a par and move to the next tee.

Cameron Young leads the field after a blistering debut first round at the 150th Open Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland on Thursday.

I had my chances to turn it around and get it rolling the right way and I didn't do it." By his own recent high standards, Fitzpatrick also endured a difficult evening, bogeying three times to finish even for the opening day. Later, one of his stray drives fractured the hand of a PGA Tour employee, who returned to the course in a sling. I just needed to take ownership of it again," he added. After teeing off at 2:59 p.m. local time, Woods and his two playing partners -- compatriot Max Homa and newly crowned US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick -- did not finish their round until just over six hours later. Everything feels like it's in good shape ... nice and quiet, which is a nice way to be. "Everything feels very settled," McIlroy told reporters." Crowds flocked to follow his round and roared each of his three birdies as if he was once again contending at the top of the leaderboard yet, as Woods recognized Wednesday, this is his new "difficult" reality. "I might struggle tomorrow. But I think it's just important for me to take tomorrow as it comes and do what I can." Barring a "too cute" second shot that led to his sole bogey of the round at the 13th, the four-time major winner was content with a good day's work. I might shoot 64 again.

The historic 150th British Open had been circled on Tiger's calendar for months, but an opening-hole double bogey led to a disappointing day at the Old ...

And that's my responsibility tomorrow is to go ahead and do it. Woods ball landed short of the water and trickled in. And I hit a good shot. As for the opening-hole double bogey, Woods said: “Hit a good tee shot down 1, ended up right in the middle of a fresh divot. Woods made two double bogeys during his round along with five bogeys and three birdies. “Looks like I'm going to have to shoot 66 tomorrow to have a chance (to make the 36-hole cut, which is top 70 players and ties)," he said. But I didn't really feel like I hit it that bad but I ended up in bad spots. And as I said, I had my chances to turn it around and get it rolling the right way and I didn't do it." They looked faster than what they were putting, and I struggled with it." “It’s just a different dynamic than we were accustomed to," he said. It feels like I didn't really hit it that bad. But the beginning certainly did not help.

Live scores, updates and highlights from the second round of the historic 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews.

That was actually the first and only major championship at which Young has made a cut (0-4 otherwise), though he's sure to double that up at St. Andrews, whether he goes on to become Champion Golfer of the Year or not. The 25-year-old former Wake Forest golfer has yet to win a tournament on the PGA Tour, but a T3 finish at the PGA Championship a couple months ago raised eyebrows about his long-term potential. The hope entering the 150th Open at St. Andrews was that Tiger Woods would some way, some how play himself into contention in what may be the 15-time major winner's last time playing his favorite course. Follow live scores 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOE3aN #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/BgVpjHQj02 July 15, 2022 Round of the day so far belongs to one of the LIV golfers. Follow live scores 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOE3aN #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/ayLK6urQEk July 15, 2022 Follow live scores 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOE3aN #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/uA4BWBkAuS July 15, 2022 Follow live scores 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOE3aN #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/cMJCPZs8e3 July 15, 2022 CBS Sports will update this story with scores and highlights below. Tying the lowest first round ever recorded by a first-timer in The Open, the Wake Forest product will look to finally enter the winner's circle as he has finished runner-up on three different occasions this season. Meanwhile, others such as Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka and Matt Fitzpatrick will be fighting just to make the cut. With a star-studded field playing, the Old Course serving as a historic backdrop and the pressure on given this is the final major of the year, the 150th Open Championship is already shaping up to be one to remember.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is three back at 8-under-par after shooting his second straight 68 on Friday. And Australian Adam Scott, the Masters champion ...

The 25-year-old Young had never even made a cut at a major until he finished third in May’s PGA Championship. He trails Smith by four shots at the moment, while first-round leader Cameron Young is two back. Dustin Johnson, one of the more high-profile players to resign his PGA membership and join the breakaway LIV Golf tour, had earlier rocketed into first with a 5-under-par 67.

The Sporting News is tracking the cut line at the 2022 Open Championship. Here's everything you need to know about the line, including the prominent players ...

The 2022 Open Championship began with a 156-player field. The Open has one of the more lenient cut lines of the four majors. Sergio Garcia, Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm all sit beneath the cut line at the start of the second round and firmly under threat of missing out on weekend play.

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 ...

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. It would not be the last time he was upset on the hole. Although he had just 101 yards in for his second shot, Woods was not messing around with a front-left, tucked pin at third. Total for the tournament: 6 over Woods, walking with his hands in his pockets and shoulders tense, appears to be cold on a chilly morning in Scotland. Early in his round, though, his swing seems free. Time off after he had to withdraw from the PGA Championship and skip the U.S. Open. But he's here. The first hole at St. Andrews is much easier when the opening tee shot doesn't land in a fresh divot. Total for the tournament: 6 over

Minute-by-minute updates and analysis from our writers on all the Friday happenings at the Old Course.

4:30 a.m.: Tiger Woods is on the driving range, preparing for his Day 2 round which tees off in about a half hour. 4:58 a.m.: A bundled Tiger Woods smiles on the first tee and finds the fairway with an iron. The last time the cut at the Open Championship was as low as even par? 5:32 a.m.: 62-year-old Mark Calcavecchia, who won the 1989 Open, crosses the Silwcan Bridge on the 18th hole in his 23rd and final Open Championship. Calc intended for his last Open to be in 2020. He’ll likely need something 66 or lower to play the weekend at St. Andrews. Tiger's tee ball on the second finds the right side of the fairway and his approach sticks about 20 feet past the hole. The last player to win the Masters and The Open in the same year? Tiger is one over on the day through seven holes and seven over for the week. For Rahm, that’s two consecutive birdies to open the day and get back into red figures at one under. 6:01 a.m.: With Talor Gooch and Dustin Johnson both two under on the day, they join Rory McIlroy in a tie for second. Tiger misses what appeared to be a three-footer for par on the fourth. DJ led here at St. Andrews after two rounds in 2015 but stumbled on the weekend with a pair of 75s. Regardless, we’re in for an eventful day as some players jockey for position on the leaderboard and others try their hardest simply to make the cut.

Mark Calcavecchia has followed a time-honored tradition and stood on the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole to wave farewell at his last British Open.

The second round of the British Open began under a light rain. ___ ___ Talor Gooch birdied the par-5 14th hole and was one off the lead on 7 under. So should the scoring, with the fairways made softer by morning rain. ___ The American’s exemption as a past champion ran out in 2020, the year the British Open was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. ___ ___ Gooch is one of the dozens of players who have joined LIV Golf, causing a rift in the sport. ___ He was 1 over after 11 holes, and tied for 148th in the 156-man field at 7 over.

While their eyes are fixated on joining the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros as prior Champion Golfers of the Year on the Old Course at ...

The amateurs who make their way through to the weekend cannot accept monetary prizes. The 150th Open marks a milestone in the championship's storied history, but it will also give way to its largest purse and winner's share. The final golf major of the season is upon us, and with it comes players' last chance to etch their names into the history books.

It was the 36^th and final hole for Woods in the 150^th Open Championship at the Home of Golf, his play coming to an end Friday with cut-missing rounds of 78-75.

I was very lucky to have had a great team around me to get me to where I was physically able to play three times this year and very thankful to all of them for getting me to this spot.” “And I’ve been lucky enough and fortunate enough to have won this twice here (in 2000 and 2005). And it felt very emotional, just because I just don’t know what my health is going to be like. “I was just hoping to play this one event this year. “It’s a struggle just playing just the three events I played this year. – and I don’t know if I will be physically able to play by then. They understand what golf’s all about and what it takes to be an Open champion.

"I don't know if I'll be physically able to play another British Open here at St. Andrews," Tiger Woods said.

Woods has won 15 major championships since he turned pro in 1996. He was visibly emotional as he crossed the Swilcan Bridge to the 18th hole. "I don't know if I'll be physically able to play another British Open here at St. Andrews," he said, according to NBCUniversal's Golf Channel.

Woods' 78-75 effort at the Old Course wasn't what he wanted, and while walking up 18 Friday he realized the day could be his last there as a pro.

And I think the people have appreciated my play in the event. “I felt that as I was coming in. He faces the balance between doing too much and putting stress on his leg with not doing enough golf practice to be prepared. “I understand all that,’’ Woods said when asked if he might play more to be better prepared. “It's a struggle just playing just the three events I played this year. It is clear that Woods needs more competitive rounds in order to be prepared for the biggest events. It was a pretty cool — the nods I was getting from guys as they were going out and I was coming in, just the respect, that was pretty neat. Woods suggested the Open might not return to St. Andrews until 2030, which would be news to the rest of the golf world. I wish I had a little bit better break at the first hole yesterday and maybe started off a little better. And unfortunately I just could never turn it around. He put a lot of effort into making it back for the 150th Open and succeeded. It was clear by late on the first nine that Woods would have difficulty making the cut.

PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ ... "To me, it felt like this might have been my last British Open here at St. Andrews," Woods said. "And the fans, the ovation and the ...

The procedure was his fourth microdiscectomy, which was supposed to alleviate nerve pain in his lower back, and his first back surgery since a spinal fusion in April 2017. People have no idea what I have to go through and the hours of the work on the body, pre- and post-[round], each and every single day to do what I just did. "So hopefully they can -- not fully fix it, I don't know if they'll be able to -- but minimize it and [he can] have a normal life. And then you think about playing more events on top of that, it's hard enough just to do what I did." After he skipped the U.S. Open in June, it became clear that he doesn't feel like he even has to play in all of them. Woods was asked Friday whether he might play additional tournaments outside of the majors to better prepare for those events, the ones that really matter. He hit 65.6% of fairways and 72.2% of greens in regulation. He carded a 6-over 78 in the first round and a 3-over 75 in the second. And I feel like I will be able to play future British Opens, but I don't know if I'll be able to play that long enough that when it comes back around here, will I still be playing?" The 15-time major champion is currently No. 994 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He doesn't seem ready to commit to any additional tournaments outside of the majors. And it felt very emotional, just because I just don't know what my health is going to be like. Because of the R&A's rota, The Open probably wouldn't return to the Old Course at St. Andrews until 2027 at the earliest.

Tiger Woods missed the cut at the British Open, ending, he knows, what might have been his last competitive round on his favorite course.

He has not committed to any tournaments for next year and said again that he had craved being at this particular Open, the 150th and the latest at St. Andrews, his favorite course. He left the tee and sensed that Matt Fitzpatrick, who later confessed to goose bumps, and Max Homa had paused. “That’s when I started thinking about, the next time it comes around here I might not be around,” Woods said. On Thursday, he started with a tee shot into a divot. A decade later, the noise that followed Jack Nicklaus pealed across the relatively flat confines of the world’s oldest course. “I certainly feel that I’ll be able to play more British Opens, but I don’t know if I’ll be around when it comes back around here. The roars began again, as if he had won a fourth Open. “I don’t know if I’ll be physically able to play another British Open here at St. Andrews,” Woods said afterward. Over the two days of competition, he never quite connected with the St. Andrews greens, those vast expanses he had so dominated, with one putt after the next slowing down and then stopping too short. But he had not. He had seen and heard Open careers in twilight at St. Andrews. In 1995, when he was 19, headed toward the practice range and lacking any of the 15 majors he would go on to win, he saw Arnold Palmer hit a tee shot. His ritual Sunday-round red outfit would stay packed away this time, and maybe forever, from St. Andrews.

Cameron Smith leads the Open Championship after 36 holes, and Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson are among the many stars contending.

The Australian birdied the first three and shot five under on the front, birdied the 11th and then drained a 64-footer for eagle on 14. He was the overnight leader Thursday and shot 69 on Friday. He was bogeyless on the day and birdied three of his last five. He’s been binge-watching “Peaky Blinders.” He watched a few episodes last night and plans to knock off two or three more Friday night. But the property received a little rain overnight and early Friday morning, making a fast course a little less fast and firm greens a little more receptive. The penultimate pairing will be Hovland and McIlroy, both three off the lead. “I feel like I’ve been in this spot a lot over the past couple of years, and things just haven’t quite gone my way yet. He finished at 8:28 p.m., as a chill set in on St. Andrews. Smith was probably back at his rental property by then. The cream rises to the top and the second half of the tournament starts to take shape. But on Day 2, the board starts to settle. And then there was Friday’s climax, which came around 3:15 p.m. local time, when Tiger Woods, winner of two St. Andrews Opens, strode over the Swilcan Bridge, waved his cap and walked down the widest fairway in golf to a roaring ovation. It’s a strategic test that’s making players think, and what’s not to love about that?

Cameron Smith, who has already won the Players Championship and rose to as high as No. 3 in the world, leads The Open by 2 strokes.

For now, McIlroy is trying to add his name to among the greats who have won an Open at St. Andrews. He has finished in the top 10 in the previous three majors this year. So I've just got to go out and do the best I can and worry about myself, and hopefully that's good enough." With four major wins early in his career and always a promise for more, he is seen as one of the better candidates to fill at least some of the void when Woods isn't around. Phil Mickelson missed out on the "Celebration of Champions" exhibition on Monday, the champions' dinner on Tuesday and the weekend. "I just need to go out and play my game and play my golf over the next two days, and that's all I can do," McIlroy said. He opened with three straight birdies and then began to pull away around the loop at the far end of the course. It would be easy to assume, given his experience in majors, that he's right where he wants to be. He missed a birdie chance on the 18th. Collin Morikawa became the first defending champion to miss the cut since Darren Clarke in 2012. "I feel like I've been in this spot a lot over the past couple of years, and things just haven't quite gone my way yet." His 8-under 64 at The Open gave him his first lead in a major, by 2 shots over PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young. Rory McIlroy was lurking another shot behind. McIlroy got one of the loudest cheers -- for a shot, not a farewell -- with his 25-foot birdie on the tough Road Hole at the 17th.

Golf's most recognizable star may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews. Woods shot a 75 and missed the cut.

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There is the crowd favorite, Rory McIlroy, and the guys from LIV. There is the world No. 1 and those chasing their first major. Get ready for a wild weekend ...

Some of the world's best have waved goodbye to the championship on the Swilcan Bridge. There are those who had their careers made here. But the sheer unpredictability of this championship means no one truly knows exactly where this story will lead and what the outcome will be by Sunday evening. "But I'll be head down, trying to just do my job the next few days." As ever, there are those who were at slightly longer odds heading into The Open. This competition has a fine record of surprise winners, so Cameron Young and Sahith Theegala both have a chance. And many fancied McIlroy to be the man to end that wait. So I've just got to go out and do the best I can and worry about myself. "I feel different," Fitzpatrick said, referring to the confidence that comes with just having won a major. In his own understated way, he says he's in a "good spot" ahead of the weekend and says he will continue "playing off trouble" over the next two days. But lurking at 8 under is the world's best player and the reigning Masters champion. "I think being off late [Saturday] afternoon it's obviously going to be a bit firmer ... so I would say it's going to be pretty brutal out there," Smith said. There are those looking to end a long wait without a major, or for the world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler -- who's in a blockbuster pairing with Dustin Johnson on Saturday -- he's chasing a further feat in an already remarkable season. Still, you wouldn't know there's any pressure on Smith's shoulders, despite him setting an Open record at 13 under after two rounds (beating the previous mark of 12 under by Nick Faldo, Norman and Louis Oosthuizen). He's far more eager to talk about bingeing through "Peaky Blinders" or trying to catch up with how his Maroons are doing in the rugby league's State of Origin.

As a name with Scottish roots, it's fitting two Camerons lead the pack at St. Andrews following the second round of the Open Championship on Friday.

Though hopes of a fairytale run had long been dashed by his nine-over score, the 46-year-old -- still struggling with the impact of last year's car accident Brown's 70 was a two-stroke rise on his opening day round, but the 21-year-old continues to impress as the major's best performing amateur. "But if I hit a bad shot and I let it out, then it's not going to harm me. The 24-year-old rallied from two birdies in three holes with a superb birdie-eagle run to set up a strong finish. His perfectly measured, winding effort sparked a roar from onlooking fans, yet the 25-year-old was the picture of cool, with a wry smile at his caddie the peak of his celebrations. However, the five-time PGA Tour winner was quick to highlight the importance of switching off after rounds.