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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Tiger Woods has a 35 footer on the 11th. Left-to-right...
Beauty! Perfectly weighted and another birdie for Woods to rebound after the bogey on the 10th.
-2.
A crosswind on the 12th for Woods to contend with. It isn't a wood in his hand, but his two-iron, and he holds it back slightly to steer clear of the two bunkers on the right hand side. Good shot.
37 players currently under par. Justin Thomas finishes -2 and Francesco Molinari -1.
A lovely evening at Carnoustie. This aerial shot really highlights how dry the fairways are.
A tough chip from the rough at the side of the 12th green for Tiger Woods. Pitch and run to within a foot for par. That'll do nicely.
Oh Sergio Garcia...
Five-over and looking for the rub of the green to get back on track, his birdie putt on the 13th looks destined for the heart of the cup but a late break means it hops in and out.
Twice a runner-up, another Open appears to have passed the Spaniard by.
The leaderboard will make pretty reading for Jim Furyk. Ten of the nineteen players currently -2 or better are American, with four Europeans, three South Africans, a Paraguayan and a South Korean. The Ryder Cup starts on the 28th of September at Le Golf National just outside of Paris.
A shot gone for Tiger Woods. He never looked particularly confident stepping up to his par putt on 13, and he slips back to -1.
A reminder, then, of the current situation as Day One draws to a close.
Kevin Kisner is the surprise leader of The 2018 Open Championship. The American putted superbly, finishing -5 with a 66.
On the fiftieth anniversary of Gary Player's Open victory at Carnoustie, a trio of South Africans played beautifully to sit in good position ahead of the second day.
Erik Van Rooyen made the most of welcoming conditions this morning and is joined by Zander Lombard on -4, along with American Tony Finau. Brandon Stone, fresh from victory and a final round 60 in the Scottish Open last week, also scored well. He is tied for fifth with Ryan Moore and Brendan Steele on -3.
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