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There’s going to be some wind coming up around midday. So these early starters will want to fill their boots. Sullivan shaves the hole at 2 with another birdie putt; his partner Kaymer joins him in the very early lead at -1 after knocking his second to six feet. Another par for Sandy, who remains at level. Sullivan and Kaymer are joined at the top of an admittedly not large pile by debutant Erik van Rooyen: the South African eased his approach at 1 to a couple of feet, and finished the job as expected. That’s not a bad way to start your major-championship career.
-1: Kaymer (2), Sullivan (2), van Rooyen (1)
E: Lyle (2), Schnell (1), Southgate (1)
Lyle bumps a gorgeous chip from the rough to a couple of feet, and tidies up for an opening-hole par. His playing partners are the former US Open and PGA champion Martin Kaymer, somewhat out of form, and Andy Sullivan of England. Kaymer leaves himself a long birdie putt, and gets down in two. Sullivan – who finished high in Ireland recently, but missed the cut last week at Gullane – knocks his second pin high to 15 feet, and then gets a feel for the greens immediately. In goes the birdie putt, and for what it’s worth, let the record state that he’s the first leader of the 147th Open Championship!
-1: Sullivan (1)
E: Lyle (1), Kaymer (1)
Written by Scott Murray
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/jul/19/the-open-championship-golf-2018-first-round-live under the title “The Open 2018: first round – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
