The Old Course at St. Andrews offered up some of the lowest daily scoring in the history of the Open Championship. The players took advantage of the benign conditions where 64 players broke par.
Dustin Johnson played in the morning and flat out over powered the venue by posting a 65 and holds a one stroke lead after day one at 7-under. Johnson went bogey-free with five birdies and one eagle to vault to the lead.
Jordan Spieth played in the same group as Johnson and tried to keep pace but two bogeys on the back nine derailed the young Texan. He still managed to stay close with a first round 67 at 5-under. Spieth’s quest for the third leg of the grand slam got off to a great start; he is in perfect position, two shots off the lead.
Another Johnson played well too. Zach Johnson had the best score in the afternoon wave posting a solid 66 that left him one behind the leader.
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UPDATED Open Championship Golf Odds at BookMaker Sportsbook:
DUSTIN JOHNSON +365
JORDAN SPIETH +505
JASON DAY +805
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN +1215
ZACH JOHNSON +1808
ADAM SCOTT +2249
DANNY WILLETT +2833
CHARL SCHWARTZEL +2845
BRANDEN GRACE +3268
LUKE DONALD +4444
JUSTIN ROSE +5181
PHIL MICKELSON +4500
ROBERT STREB +4035
RETIEF GOOSEN +4037
KEVIN NA +4034
MARC WARREN +6479
PAUL CASEY +5127
PAUL LAWRIE +4645
RICKIE FOWLER +6205
TOMMY FLEETWOOD +6017
SERGIO GARCIA +4950
DAVID HOWELL +7965
MATT KUCHAR +11075
MARTIN KAYMER +7383
HENRIK STENSON +10246
BUBBA WATSON +12102
MATT JONES +10098
BROOKS KOEPKA +13220
JIMMY WALKER +15250
JAMES MORRISON +30250
BERND WIESBERGER +22550
DAVID LINGMERTH +10250
FRANCESCO MOLINARI +30250
GREG OWEN +20250
WEBB SIMPSON +12507
ALEXANDER LEVY +15250
JB HOLMES +25000
JIM FURYK +40250
KEVIN KISNER +18366
LEE WESTWOOD +16250
MARC LEISHMAN +16974
MARCEL SIEM +25000
PATRICK REED +20000
RIKARD KARLBERG +30000
STEVEN BOWDITCH +22500
HIDEKI MATSUYAMA +22550
ANIRBAN LAHIRI +18250
ERNIE ELS +30250
STEWART CINK +32500
FIELD (ANY PLAYER NOT LISTED) +2251
The weather forecast is nasty! Friday’s forecast is for 20-25 mph winds with a mix of rain throughout the day. St. Andrews will have the last laugh as players will be scrambling to make pars. The players that can control their ball flights will be the ones that hang in there and remain atop the leaderboard after Round 2.
Zach Johnson, Spieth, Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel all are players to keep your eye on as all four players are great ball-strikers that can control their ball in any kind of weather. If the weather gets dicey, expect these players to be in the mix and contend for the Claret Jug.
Tiger Woods played in the morning, favorable conditions and still managed to shoot one of the worst rounds of his career at a major. A 76 left Woods 11 strokes behind Johnson and searching for answers. The Woods era is over!
TV Coverage: Thursday-Friday, 4 a.m.-3 p.m. ET (ESPN). Saturday, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (ESPN). Sunday, 6 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (ESPN).
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