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08:00 AM
Si Woo Kim starts well
The South Korean has birdied the first to join the group on four-under.
07:56 AM
Channelling my inner Michael Fish
Yep, it’s time for a weather report…
It’s currently raining – more mizzle than monsoon – but the sun is set to make an appearance just before noon. The wind isn’t set to blow stronger than 13 miles an hour, so once again the main defence the golf course will have are those tucked pins (and a look at today’s flags suggests that once again they are tucked away…).
07:50 AM
So what to make of Tiger’s opening round?
‘He can no longer walk across St Andrews rolling contours pain-free, or even bend over to pick up a tee peg without flinching. As such, he has come to terms with his casting as a ceremonial golfer.’
While we wait to see how he does in today’s second round, it’s clear that even his most fervent of fans will have to admit he’ll never get back to anywhere remotely close to the great golfer he once was.
Here’s Oliver Brown’s take on that horror first round – Tiger Woods struggles on as Open romance collides with painful reality
07:43 AM
‘We’re watching more golf than we ever have’
That’s not what some golf nut said while in the galleries on the Old Course, rather those were the words of none other than defending champion Collin Morikawa.
The American was complaining about the pace of play at the home of golf, with some groups taking over six hours to get through their 18 holes.
It’s something that every golfer hates and certainly wouldn’t have helped Tiger Woods, standing around for all that time.
Here’s what some of the players had to say about it.
READ: Matt Fitzpatrick brands Open pace of play ‘a joke’ with St Andrews rounds taking six hours
07:24 AM
Selected tee times
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08:03 Sungjae Im (Kor), Paul Casey (Eng), Gary Woodland
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08:14 Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott (Aus), Marc Leishman (Aus)
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08:25 Scottie Scheffler, Joaquin Niemann (Chi),…
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