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The 2022 Open Championship is finally underway in Scotland, and so far the legendary Old Course at St. Andrews is the star of the show, as will be the case much of the week at this 150th playing of the oldest tournament in golf.
In the early-going of Thursday’s opening round, pre-tournament favorite Rory McIlroy quickly showed that people were right to trust him with their money, as he went low across the first nine holes. He was bested only by American Cameron Young, who was seven under through 13 holes on a calm day at the Old Course.
Tiger Woods will hit his first shot of the tournament — and his first competitive shot since the PGA Championship in May — off the 1st tee at 9:59 a.m. ET (2:59 p.m. local time). He’ll play the first round alongside U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick and fan favorite Max Homa.
You can follow every shot of Tiger’s opening round at the Open with our live blog below.
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OPEN LIVE BLOG: Tiger Woods’ first round
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7:34 a.m. ET: Tiger group doesn’t start their rounds until 9:50 a.m. ET, but they have one of the latest tee times of the day. The first grouping opened the tournament at 1:30 a.m. ET, and plenty of stars have gotten off to hot starts early, including Rory McIlroy, which you can read all about below.