British Open: Winners and losers from first round, including Tiger Woods

Daniel Brown, playing in his first major championship, did not disappoint in the penultimate group. Despite missing the cut and exiting six of his past eight DP World Tour events, he was in great form at the Open Championship, shooting a bogey-free 6-under 65. He holed an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole to take the 18-hole lead. Brown missed a fairway and led the field with a 9.11 total and 3.53 strokes off the tee. He also ranked fourth in putting with a 4.10. Brown birdied the par-4 third and par-3 fifth holes and three holes on the par-5 16th.^day and par 18^dayHe also did the unthinkable and made consecutive birdies on the par-4 10th hole.^day and par 4 11^day.

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The 2019 champion golfer played his best round of the day. He shot a 5-under 66 in the afternoon session. He took full advantage of his putting advantage on Thursday and led the field with a 4.74-stroke advantage in putting. He achieved this despite a poor tee shot. Not only did he putt for birdie, he also saved par. There is no better score than the par 4 10th hole.^day He made a putt from 24 feet to stay bogey-free, and on the next hole he made a birdie from more than 20 feet. Lowry ended his round with birdie and was 5 under for Friday.

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Grand Slam golf is never easy, even for a 15-time major champion. Tiger Woods shot an 8-over 79 in the first round of the British Open on Thursday. He birdied the par-4 third hole to get to 1 under. However, Woods played the next nine holes at 8 over, including a couple of double bogeys. He recovered a stroke on the par-4 13th hole.^day He then had a series of bogeys. If he wants to play in the weekend tournament at Royal Troon, he must play well tomorrow.

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Justin Thomas was at the top of the leaderboard at 3 under from the morning round. He was 4 under at one point in the 10th hole before taking double bogey on the par-4 12th.^day Bogeyed the par-4 13th hole^dayThe best part of Thomas' first-round performance was his putting, which reduced his score by 3.13 strokes. Thomas ended the round with two consecutive birdies, the highlight of which was a 25-foot birdie putt. This was the second consecutive time Thomas led at 18 holes after shooting 62 at the Scottish Open last week. It was also his lowest score in the first round of a major since winning the 2022 PGA Championship.

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Justin Rose, 43, one of the few players without a blemish on his scorecard, had to settle for 22nd.^nd Open Championship. Rose shot a 2-under 69, with both of his birdies coming on the front nine. He birdied the par-4 third hole, hitting a 125-yard fairway to 4 feet. His second birdie came four holes later on the par-4 seventh hole, hitting a 159-yard fairway to 7 feet. This shot ranked second, gaining 3.75 strokes. On the back nine, Rose had a chance to get to 3-under on the par-5 16th hole.^day But missed a 10-foot birdie putt.

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Rory McIlroy was not in good form today as his only birdie came on the par 4 third hole. That was after he had a bogey on the opening hole. Despite being even par on the seventh hole, that's when things started to go wrong for McIlroy. He had a double bogey on the par 3 eighth hole.^daythe postage stamp hole. On the back nine, McIlroy had bogeys and double bogeys on the 10th and 11th holes. He bogeyed the par-4 15th hole.^day and par 4 18^day The first round score was 7 over par.

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On Thursday, Sahith Theegala's challenge continued as he shot a 6-over 77. He birdied the par-4 third hole to get into the red. However, Theegala was unable to maintain it and instead went over par for four consecutive holes. He made double bogey on the par-4 third hole.^day Then he made three consecutive bogeys and dropped to 4 over par on the seventh hole. After hitting several pars on the front nine, Theegala hit three consecutive pars on the back nine. He hit a par on the 17th hole.^day Back to 6 over with a 29-foot birdie putt.

Xander Schauffele played solidly on Thursday and joined Rose at 2 under. Although Schauffele didn't have a bogey-free round like Rose, his only blemish came on the par-3 14th hole.^dayHe missed the green on his tee shot and didn't make the 8-foot putt for par. Other than that, Schauffele played pretty well. His best shot of the day came on the par-4 10th hole. He took advantage of the wind and the undulation of the green and ended up making par. With two good holes like Lowry, Schauffele made a 36-foot birdie putt to get to 3 under. On the 11th hole^day After the hole, he had to wait 15 minutes before he could drive, and that was also the hole that the train passed right behind.

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The 2022 reigning Golfer of the Year had an even worse day than Woods on Thursday, shooting a 9-over 80. Cameron Smith shot just five pars on the day, which was a roller coaster for the Australian. He opened with a bogey, triple bogey and then birdie on the third hole. After making par on the par-4, he made four bogeys in the final five holes of the front nine. Smith made par on the back nine and then bogeyed 12. He then finished his first round with three bogeys and two birdies. He finished last in total scores (154).^day), kick-off score (154^day) and batting scoring methods (149^day) Thursday's round was his highest score ever in a single round.

Tied with Rose and Schauffele at 2 under is Alex Noren, who had four birdies and two bogeys in his 12-match opening round.^day British Open. Noren, whose best finish was T6 at the 2017 Royal Birkdale Open, made his first birdie of the day on the par-4 14th. Despite a bogey on the par-6, he immediately birdied the par-4 7th and par-4 14th. On the back nine, he played at even par before bogeying the par-3 14th.^day Like Schuhfler, but responded with a birdie, like Lowry. The 42-year-old 32^nd In the FedEx Cup standings, he hopes to finish in the top 30 next month and win his first tour title.

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