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The final major of the year began with the 152nd Open Championship. The tournament is being held at Royal Troon in Scotland, eight years after a memorable final-round duel between Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson sent the crowd into raptures the last time it was held here.
Brian Harman returns as defending champion after a surprisingly dominant six-shot victory at Royal Liverpool last year, with the American now in with the chance to become the first player since Padraig Harrington to win back-to-back Open titles.
World number one and two-time Masters winner Scottie Scheffler is the pre-tournament favourite. He is playing his first competition since winning the Travelers Championship last month and is aiming for a seventh victory in 11 starts. Rory McIlroy leads British hopes after his US Open heartbreak and insists he is “closer than ever” to a fifth major title.
The last six men’s majors have all been won by Americans, with PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele and US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau also in the running.
Follow live coverage of the 152nd Open Championship below:
The Open 2024: Latest updates
-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Kirk, McNealy, Kim; -1 Scott, FInau, Thomas, Henley
McIlroy lay deep in the rough, but his second shot was better, landing just short of the green on the par-five ninth.
Rahm looks to get back into contention by betting on the par-four 11th hole, but he won’t make birdie there.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 12:35 PM
The Open 2024: Latest updates
-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Kirk, McNealy, Kim; -1 Scott, FInau, Thomas, Henley
Hojgaard made the putt for par and finished the day at 69, two under par and tied with clubhouse leader Alex Noren.
Justin Rose is also on the 18th hole now, and his approach shot – at 151 yards – misses the flag, but will give him a chance at birdie.
Thomas tees off on the 17th hole and shares the flag and greenside bunker, with a slight birdie opportunity.
McNealy joined the leaders at 2-under. Harman, who was one shot behind at the start of the last nine, hits a few yards from the pin with his third shot on the ninth.
McIlroy double bogeyed the eighth hole, moving to +2. He hit the rough with his tee shot on the ninth hole.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 12:31
The Open 2024: Latest updates
-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Kirk, McNealy, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olesen, Thomas
Rose came close to making a hole-in-one, his tee shot going just wide of the hole on 17. His birdie putt landed a little too short, however.
Adam Scott looks to join the leaders on his final hole of the day, and his second shot puts him on the green with a good chance of birdie. He pulls it wide, even though he should make par.
Hojgaard is looking for an outright lead at the end of the round, and his second shot from the hole also gives him a good chance to make birdie. He also moves away from the hole, but he will enter the lead.
Back to McIlroy on the eighth bunker… he chips but the ball comes back, and he is stumped. He goes out on the third shot though. He also misses his bogey attempt…
On the 10th, Rahm narrowly misses one of the shots of the day as his chip goes off the edge, but he makes par.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 12:22
-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Kirk, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olesen, Thomas
McIlroy has a 30-foot birdie putt on the seventh, but he slides it wide.
A measured chip gets Harman out of the greenside bunker on the eighth hole, but he’ll struggle to make par here. Moments later, McIlroy’s tee shot on the same hole goes wide and lands in the same bunker.
Hojgaard putts for par on 17 and stays with the leaders.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 12:14
The Open 2024: Latest updates
-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Kirk, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olesen, Thomas
Kim makes par on the third hole and stays with the leaders at -2, although Adam Scott and Russell Henley have dropped to -1.
DeChambeau is now six more After only eight holes, he made a bogey on the eighth hole.
Thomas reaches the green with his third shot on the 15th, but he will not make birdie there. He nevertheless makes par.
Rose’s third shot on the par-five 16th hole put him within striking distance of a birdie that would give him an outright lead.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 12:05
The Open 2024: Latest updates
-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Scott, Rose, Kirk, Henley, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olesen, Thomas
Thomas tees off at the 15th hole with the intention of getting back into the lead pack, but his shot lands in the rough.
Hojgaard tees off on the par-3 17th hole, but his shot goes wide of the flag. On the 16th, Rose lands on the fairway with his tee shot and narrowly misses the bunker with his second shot, giving him a chance to go for birdie.
McIlroy’s approach shot on the seventh hole is a little too strong, but he’s still on par.
Harman misses his birdie attempt on the seventh, with a difficult left-to-right putt that lands wide.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 12:00 p.m.
The Open 2024: Latest updates
-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Scott, Rose, Kirk, Henley, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olesen, Thomas
Rose is still at -2 as he tees off on the par-five 16th, while Hojgaard moves to -2 after birdieing the same hole.
Finau’s birdie putt on the ninth hole misses, but he makes par and remains at -1.
Rahm plays into the wind with his second shot on the ninth, and it lands on the green 202 yards away.
McIlroy remains tied as he battles his way to the seventh inning.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 11:56
The Open 2024: Latest updates
-2Rose, Henley, Noren, Scott, Kim; -1 Hojgaard, Wallace, Olesen, Thomas
Rahm made his first birdie of the day by sinking the putt on the eighth hole, and he is at par. Kim also birdied his second hole of the day, so he is at -2.
Justin Thomas tees off on the 14th with a tee shot that lands just short of the green, while Rose should make par after reaching the green on the 15th.
A good approach shot from Finau would give him a good chance of birdie, while McIlroy missed the red, making par again after misjudging his birdie putt.
DeChambeau starts the par-three eighth hole with a shot that goes over the green and into the rough.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 11:50
The Open 2024: Latest updates
-2Thomas, Rose, Henley, Noren, Scott; -1 Hojgaard, Wallace, Olesen
McIlroy’s tee shot on the sixth hole was good, as was Home’s, both landing within a few yards of each other to the right of the fairway.
Thomas landed in the rough with his tee shot at the 13th, but his second shot allowed him to reach the fairway before hitting the green with his third. He missed par, but should make bogey.
Finau birdied the eighth hole and is now one shot behind the leading group.
Harman comes close to reaching the green with his third shot on the sixth hole, but his birdie attempt goes wide of the flag.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 11:40
-2Thomas, Rose, Henley, Noren, Scott; -1 Hojgaard, Wallace, Olesen
Adam Scott returns to -2 by birdieing the 15th.
DeChambeau is in trouble here as he double bogeys once again and is 5 over after the sixth. Rahm is also more frustrated as his birdie putt goes just wide.
Meanwhile, a brilliant 23-yard chip put Minkyu Kim at -1 on the first hole.
Chris WilsonJuly 18, 2024 11:33