The Open 2019 LIVE leaderbord: Rory McIlroy nine off lead as Shane Lowry leads the way and Tiger Woods begins
Follow the latest scores from the 148th Open Championship as the final major of the year returns to Northern Ireland for the first time in 68 years
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest scores from The Open live as the first day at Royal Portrush gets underway.
The 148th Open Championship returns to Northern Ireland for only the second time in the tournament’s grand history, 68 years after first visiting Portrush in 1951, and features a heavily-packed Irish contingent of Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell and plenty others.
But a number of Americans arrive at the final major of the year heading the pecking order, with Brooks Koepka and Tiger Woods both hotly fancied after their recent form – the former unstoppable in majors over the last two years and latter claiming his 15th major at the Masters.
But there are plenty of other names in the mix from closer to home, with former world No 1 Justin Rose and in-form Englishman Matt Wallace among those to watch, while Jon Rahm is expected to challenge for his first major victory.
Follow the live scores below.
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Leaderboard Update:
We have a three way tie for the lead, Hoffman and Lowry haven't dropped a shot yet in their rounds.
Hoffman -3 thru 15
Lowry -3 thru 9
MacIntyre -3 thru 6
11 players on -2 including Darren Clarke, Sergio Garcia and Eddie Pepperell.
10th hole
Shane Lowry (-4) sinks another birdie on the 10th to move to 4-under for the first time.
7th hole
Robert MacIntyre (-4) joins him there with a longish putt on seven that drops in.
16th
Charley Hoffman (-3) has the chance to join them there but he leaves his birdie putt on 16 short of the hole.
7th hole
A birdie for Beef (-2) brings him back down to 2-under.
5th hole
Xander Schuaffle (-3) birdies the fifth and moves within one of the lead. He's started very well.
Disaster on 16
Hoffman (-2) had a birdie putt to move him to a share of the lead but instead he comes away with a bogey and falls back to 2-under.
It's a similar fate for Darren Clarke (-1) and James Sugrue (a) (-1) who both miss their par putts and drop shots as well.
9th hole
Alex Noren (-2) drops a shot on the ninth for an opening 34.
12th hole
Langasque (-3) moves himself within one with a birdie on 12.
The breeze has started to pick up which will make the course a degree more difficult to say the least.
A mistake from Lowry on 11 leaves him with a long put for par back up the slope on the green.
4th hole
Canada's Corey Connors (-2) continues the impressive start to his first ever Open Championship with a round of par, birdie, par, birdie so far.
3rd hole
McIlroy (+4) has a tough job to save par on three. His tee shot went off the back of the green and his second left him with a testing putt.
Out in 35 for Sergio
Garcia (-1) drops a shot on the ninth to go out in 1-under par.
2nd hole
Kevin Kisner (-2) you beauty! He matches Beef with an eagle putt on the second hole.
3rd hole
McIlroy (+5) drops another shot and falls further behind. Nine shots off the lead now.
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