Limping Tiger slumps to 6-over on Open return
Tiger Woods endured a miserable return to the Open Championship as the three-time champion laboured to a six-over-par 78 at St Andrews on Thursday to leave his chances of making the cut looking slim.
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Pace irks players - 'I figured it'd be slow, not this slow'
Collin Morikawa joked he became a spectator as the pace of play proved an issue on the first day of the Open at St Andrews. Some of Thursday's rounds took longer than six hours as the layout of the Old Course, with its double greens, joint fairways and numerous crossover points, slowed the 156-man field.
Rory McIlroy makes 'fiddly' remark after taking route 66 to kickstart Open bid at St Andrews
Rory McIlroy hailed his latest fast start in a major - in what he describes as the 'fiddliest' Open he has ever played.
The Open day two: Rory McIlroy eager to build on promising start
World number two Rory McIlroy admits he cannot afford to let a promising start to the 150th Open Championship go to waste.
Young leads from McIlroy at British Open but woe for Woods
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland: Cameron Young seized the lead in the first round of the 150th British Open at St. Andrews on Thursday after an outstanding 8-under par 64, while Rory McIlroy sits two strokes back but Tiger Woods endured a woeful afternoon on his return to the Old Course.
'It's not the end of the world' - Lowry enthused after recovery
Shane Lowry took pride in his battling qualities after recovering from a nightmare start to the 150th Open at St Andrews. Lowry drove into a bush on the second hole to run up a double-bogey six and dropped another shot on the fourth, but recovered to post an opening level-par 72. "I got off to the worst possible start and fought back well," the 2019 champion said. "After a bad tee shot on the second I didn't really do much wrong after that. I'm pretty happy with how I'm playing. "I'm not down in the dumps by any means about my day. It's not the end of the world. It's not middle of the field. It's better than middle of the field.
McIlroy two behind Young as Woods struggles at The Open
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.
Rory McIlroy takes centre stage at Open as LIV Golf soap opera continues
The ecosystem sits 1up. Try as they may to keep attention on the 150th staging of this great championship, there is no doubt the Open has been clouded by a wider narrative. In the red corner: the PGA and DP World Tours.