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CARNOUSTIA, Scotland (AP) The last on the British (all local times):
11:20
Erik Van Rooyen enjoyed his first round at a British Open – with the exception of the last hole . [19659004] The 28-year-old South African came out at 6:46 of the second group and set the club's target after a record of 67. The only shot from the Open rookie was the last after finding a bunker with
Van Rooyen has a recent form on the links: He was the 54-hole leader at the Irish Open two weeks ago and finished tied for fourth.
He may soon have a company of Jordan Spieth, whose iron playing was excellent at the beginning of his turn. The defending champion birdied by the second, rolled into another 4-foot birdie at No. 4, and finished less than five holes after five holes.
Sandy Lyle, who hit the first shot of the 147th British Open, finished bogey-bogey 75.
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10:05
Danny Willett has not had a win since that year. He won the Masters in 2016 surprisingly, and he tries to put that in the dock.
After opening his first round with a bogey, Willett rolled into five birdies to reach 4 under 13 holes, tied with Erik Van Rooyen.
A mixture of wounds and a swing change saw Willett dive from inside the world's top 10 He is currently number 320.
Jordan Spieth began his defense of the claret jug, sending an iron to Land left of the first fairway and right next to a bunker. He is trying to become the fifth player in the last 50 years to win the British Open
The wind remains weak, but he is expected to recover in the afternoon.
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8:45
This nickname "Car-Nasty" could take a hit in the first round of the British Open.
Carnoustie is already dry and fast with a rough draft. It does not get much help from the wind either. The conditions were mild enough that Sandy Lyle did the trick in 1 under. The Scottish 60-year-old hit the tee shot.
Erik Van Rooyen, from South Africa, was the first player to reach third place with his birdie fifth on the fifth hole. Danny Willett, former Masters champion, also had three birdies in six holes, although he opened with a bogey
. Defending champion Jordan Spieth plays in the morning. Tiger Woods plays this afternoon in his return to the Open for the first time since 2015.
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7:30 am
Sandy Lyle from Scotland sent an iron medium roll along the crisp Carnoustie lawn to start the 147th game of the British Open.
Lyle was chosen to hit the tee shot on Thursday morning under gray skies off the North Sea. He won the Omnium in 1985. In the opening group, Martin Kaymer and Andy Sullivan, two-time world champions, also took part in the tournament. They faced a course that was more yellow than green because of the unusually dry summer in Scotland.
Carnoustie has been called "Car-Nasty" in the recent Opens because it is considered the most difficult of the Open rotation. The championship this year was more of a mystery entering the first round. Fast conditions are difficult, but being so dry means that the rough is thin and vaporous.
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