The Open LIVE: Fans sent Royal Troon warning as former champ suffers embarrassing moment

Jul 18, 2024 12:00

Express Sport brings you up to date on all the latest developments from The Open (Image: Sky Sports / Getty)

The big guns will battle it out for victory at The Open over the next four days at Royal Troon, where the year's final major is up for grabs. Rory McIlroy will be desperate to bounce back from his heartbreaking US Open near-miss last month, while Bryson DeChambeau will hope to build on his breathtaking win at Pinehurst.

Home favourite Robert MacIntyre will fancy his chances after posting -18 to win the Scottish Open on Sunday, while the likes of Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Brian Harman are also in action.

On a wet and windy opening day in Troon, see below for Express Sport's live updates from The Open...

Jon Rahm was left baffled after striking a 202-yard shot into the bushes on the ninth hole today.

The Spaniard struck it well and couldn't believe it when he saw where the ball landed.

"There's no way that's in the bushes," he said. "How is that possible with the hurricane out there?!"

Rahm somehow scrambled his way to a par on the ninth after his ball was miraculously found, leaving him level par at the halfway point of his opening round.

1 hour ago11:52Charlie GordonRose tied for the lead, DeChambeau struggling

Links conditions are always testing and, as expected, some at Royal Troon have managed to cope better than others.

The group of players currently tied for the lead on -2 includes Alex Noren, Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Chris Kirk, Russell Henley and Kim Min-kyu - but of course it's still early days.

Noren is the only one of that bunch currently in the clubhouse.

Elsewhere, Tommy Fleetwood is struggling on +2 through eight holes, and US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau is having a nightmare on +5 through seven.

Justin Rose enjoying a solid opening round at Royal Troon (Image: Getty) 1 hour ago11:48Charlie GordonFormer champ suffers embarrassing moment

The first shank of The Open is always a noteworthy occassion, and this year the unfortunate player was Todd Hamilton.

The 58-year-old, who won the tournament back in 2004, was caught out while trying to play out of a greenside bunker on hole three.

Embarrassingly, the ball skewed sideways off his club and landed straight back at his feet.

A red-faced Hamilton quickly addressed the ball again and hacked out to the side.

The American finished his round 11 over par and at the bottom of the field, at the time of writing.

1 hour ago11:43Charlie GordonFans sent Royal Troon warning

Royal Troon Golf Club is in a fairly convenient location on the west coast of Scotland, around 30 miles from Glasgow and 70 from Edinburgh.

But spectators have been warned that they must allow plenty of time to get to the historic course.

Pictures of massive queues at Glasgow Central station are circulating on social media and one fan, @422Kerry, claims that getting through security will also test people's patience.

"It's very wet and if you are heading down give yourself lots and lots of time," she wrote on X. "2.5 hours for the train and through security."

1 hour ago11:32Charlie GordonWelcome!

Good morning and welcome to Express Sport's live coverage of The Open.

Play is already underway at Royal Troon so don't go anywhere, as we'll keep you up to date on all the important bits as they unfold.

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The Open LIVE: Fans sent Royal Troon warning as former champ suffers embarrassing moment