On July 15th, Beijing time, the 150th British Open golf tournament officially took place at the St. Andrews Old Course. The first round benefited from the good weather and court conditions, and many players achieved good results. In the end, the game was suspended due to darkness, and a small number of players did not finish the game. American player Cameron Young took the lead in the first round with a perfect performance of 8 birdies and 0 bogeys after 18 holes, followed by local star McIlroy with 26 birdies and 0 bogeys. Tiger Woods was in poor form in the first round and only shot 78.
Cameron Young, who was born in 1997, has not won any PGA Tour victory before, but he ended up tied for third in this year's PGA Championship. Today, he started in the morning and took full advantage of the better condition of green and . He caught 8 birdies in the whole game without making a single mistake. He shot 64 (-8) in a single round and took the sole lead.
McIlroy, the 2014 tournament champion, was also in good form on Thursday. He did not participate in the Scottish Open. He made 6 birdies in the first round and also had no bogeys. He shot 66 (-6) in a single round in 18 holes. After that came in second place alone.
This year's Players Championship champion Cameron Smith also caught 6 birdies today, but he made bogey on the 11th hole and ranked third alone with a score of -5 strokes after the first round. .
Three-time British Open champion Tiger Woods was in poor condition today. When approaching the green on the first hole, he encountered water and suffered a double bogey. Then he made bogeys on the 3rd and 4th holes one after another, and double bogey again on the 7th hole. However, Woods made two consecutive birdies on the 9th and 10th holes before and after the transition. However, the state of tiger fluctuated again. He made bogeys on the 11th and 13th holes. Then he made the third birdie of the day on the 14th hole and made a bogey on the 16th hole. There were 3 birdies, 5 bogeys, and two double bogeys throughout the day, with a single round of 78 (+6), temporarily ranked tied for 146th.
World No. 1 Scotty Scheffler continued his stable performance in the majors. He made 5 birdies and 1 bogey in the first round. After the single round, he ended with a score of -4 strokes and Dustin Johnson , Lee Westwood , Victor Hovland and others ranked tied for fourth place.
Chinese player Li Haotong had a lot of ups and downs today. Although he made 5 birdies throughout the day, he also suffered 3 bogeys, especially on the 9th hole before the transition. Li Haotong made a mistake on the tee shot and scored 3 shots. Just after hitting the green, he three-putted again and suffered triple bogey on the par-4 hole. In the end, Li Haotong shot 73 (+1) in a single round and was temporarily ranked tied for 77th.
