In the early morning of July 15th, Beijing time, the first round of the British Open ended at the St. Andrews Old Course. American player Cameron Young shot 64 (-8) in a single round, leading by 2 strokes; McIlroy shot 66 (-6), ranking second alone; Chinese player Li Haotong scored +1 in the first round and is temporarily ranked T77; Tiger Woods did not perform well and scored +6 in the first round, ranking low.
Cameron Young showed a fiery touch in the first round. He made a total of 8 birdies throughout the day and made no bogeys, handing over a very clean scorecard. With a 2-shot advantage, can he sing all the way in the next three rounds? let us wait and see.
McIlroy, the favorite to win the championship, lived up to expectations with an outstanding performance in the first round. He made a birdie on No. 1 hole , which built up confidence for the next game. He made three birdies in a row on No. 5-7 holes. In the first half, he netted 4 birdies and no bogeys.
After the transition, Wheat made another birdie on the 10th hole. Although he suffered his only bogey in the first round on the 11th hole, Wheat made up for the loss with another birdie on the 12th hole. Dongmai successfully ended the first round with a birdie, and ultimately ranked second with a score of -6.
This season, Wheat has achieved good results in the first three majors (all ranked in the top ten), and this week came the British Open, which is the final major. Wheat's first-round results are enough to prove that he is One of the strongest contenders for the championship.
Tiger Woods played very hard all day, and the double bogey on the No. 1 hole seemed to be a precursor. In the second shot of the No. 1 hole, Woods hit the ball into the water hazard in front of the green when attacking the green with a short shot. Then he threw the ball with a penalty shot and hit the green with the fourth shot, but then Woods missed the green again. Avoid putting and ended up bogeying the hole. After
went out and made double bogey, the situation did not improve. Woods made consecutive bogeys on the 2nd and 3rd holes. He made bogey again on the 7th hole. In the first half, he only made birdie on the 9th hole.
In the last nine, Woods made two more birdies, but also suffered three bogeys, and finally handed over a score of 78. This week may be Woods' last game at the old course, and what he will face next is the pressure to advance.
Chinese player Li Haotong, who played in the British Open for the fifth time, shot 73 in the first round and ranked T77. In the first half, Li Haotong made his first bogey on the 2nd hole, and then made birdies on the 5th and 8th holes respectively. Everything seemed to be developing for the better. But when he came to No. 9 hole, Li Haotong ran into big trouble and made three bogeys on the hole.
Although Li Haotong tried his best to save the situation in the last nine, shooting 3 birdies and 2 bogeys, the previous 3 bogeys seriously hindered him, and he finally ended the first round with a 73 that was 1 over par. Li Haotong has failed to advance to the final round in the past two British Opens, so will there be a turning point this week?
In terms of other players, Cameron Smith-5 ranked T3; Scheffler, DJ, Lee Westwood and other players ranked T5 with a score of -4; DeChambeau, Schauffele -3 ranked T13; defending champion Colin Morikawa was on par and ranked T55.
