The Open 2018 - round one as it happened: Latest scores, leaderboard, news and updates from Carnoustie - Tiger Woods underway in first round
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Your support makes all the difference.The Open Championship is upon us once again.
The oldest tournament in golf returns to Carnoustie, one of the most fearsome courses on the rotation, for what promises to be a true test of the golfing elite. The weather won't help either. After a hot summer the Angus course is baked to a crisp giving even the tour's shortest hitters a chance to blast their way around this week. But watch out for those fairway bunkers.
World number one Dustin Johnson, defending champion Jordan Spieth and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy all hoping to be in contention come the back nine on Sunday. Don't rule out a charge from Tiger Woods either with the course conditions playing into the favour of the 14-time major winner.
We will have all the latest news, scores, updates and more from our man on the course, Ed Malyon, plus analysis from elsewhere right here.
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A nice way to end the round for Henrik Stenson, finding the cup with a par putt from a not insignificant distance. A one-under par 70 for the 2016 Open Champion.
Leaderboard update:
-5 Kevin Kisner (66)
-4 Erik Van Rooyen (67), Tony Finau (67), Zander Lombard (67)
-3 Ryan Moore (68), Justin Thomas (15), Brandon Stone (68), Francesco Molinari (15)
Beautiful pitch in on 18 for Rory McIlroy, who hasn't played his best today but has a putt for a 68. As ever, he is there-or-thereabouts.
Not quite. The ball doesn't drop for McIlory, but a 69 awaits once he knocks in the resulting par putt.
On the ninth, Tiger Woods saves par and reaches the turn at -2.
Sergio Garcia has gone for a swim. He elects to play from the burn, and though he gets out, it is rather out of the frying pan and into the fire: he'll play his third shot from the bunker.
A skewed tee shot ends up sandy for Tiger Woods, and he has to knock it out and pitch his third on to the green.
A long par attempt will greet him as he steps onto the putting surface.
A birdie at the 17th for Brendan Steele, who has quietly found five birdies today and now sits at three-under as he prepares to drive on the last. He's never made the cut at The Open in three previous attempts, but that looks set to change.
Dustin Johnson has had a poor day by his standards, and he well-and-truly spoils the round with a triple-bogey seven on 18.
76, +5, and the World Number One is likely on his way out of the tournament tomorrow.
A birdie putt for Brendan Steele is well-weighted despite covering a huge distance. Steele will roll in for par and an excellent 68.
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