The Open 2024 LIVE: Golf leaderboard and scores as Rory McIlroy suffers nightmare begin in first spherical

-3 Thomas; -2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Henley, McNealy, Hutsby; -1 Scott, Kirk, Wallace

Hutsby narrowly misjudges the putt for the birdie and the joint lead, however he ought to make par.

McIlroy tees off on the twelfth and it’s a little bit higher, narrowly creeping onto the golf green. Rahm tees off on the 14th and it simply overruns the inexperienced.

-3 Thomas; -2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Henley, McNealy, Hutsby; -1 Scott, Kirk, Wallace

Just a few extra gamers have completed for the day, with Matt Wallace ending on -1.

Rahm does certainly bogey the thirteenth, so he’s one over for the day. Henley takes his second shot on the 14th from inside the crowd, however he may battle to make par right here… or not. He drains the putt and stays with the leaders!

Lawrence lips out on the birdie shot on the eighth, so he stays on -1.

McIlroy has double-bogeyed the eleventh, so he’s on +5 for the day, and Max Homa makes birdie on the identical gap to go as much as +4.

-3 Thomas; -2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Henley, McNealy, Kim, Hutsby; -1 Scott, Kirk, Wallace

Rahm’s third shot lands on the inexperienced, however once more he’s achieved himself no favours. He misses the par putt, and he’ll go on to +1 at the least.

DeChambeau continues to be on +6 as he makes his method by the twelfth, and it’s higher from the American as his chip lands subsequent to the opening.

Justin Rose is talking to Sky Sports activities after his opening spherical of 69, and he says he’s “a contact disillusioned” after feeling like “there have been alternatives on the back and front 9”.

“Numerous issues that would have gone the opposite method on one other day although, so general fairly completely satisfied,” provides the Englishman.

-3 Thomas; -2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Henley, McNealy, Kim, Hutsby; -1 Scott, Kirk, Wallace

McIlroy’s first putt try on the tenth falls brief, and his try for par is narrowly large, so he’s up down to a few over now. Extra distress as he hooks his tee shot out of bounds on the eleventh. His second try lands on the golf green, nevertheless it received’t do him a lot good at this level.

Rahm has hooked his tee shot out of bounds too, although he’s taken the drop on the thirteenth.

Hutsby sinks a troublesome putt on the fifth to stick with the early leaders, whereas Henley falls brief on the birdie try to remain on -2 after 13 holes.

Kirk will drop out of the main pack after lacking the putt for par.

Harman has the birdie try on the eleventh nevertheless it’s large as soon as extra, and he’ll keep on even.

-3 Thomas; -2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Kirk, Henley, McNealy, Kim, Hutsby; -1 Scott, Henley, Wallace

Justin Thomas has the birdie try and take the outright lead on the 18th…and he takes it! He’s birdied the final two holes and takes a deserved lead for now.

Harman stays on at the same time as he tees off on the eleventh, and it’s an ideal shot too as he lands on the left of the golf green.

McIlroy appears annoyed as soon as extra as his second shot on the par-four tenth lands on the boundary of the inexperienced. Appears to be like like par as soon as extra for the Northern Irishman, who’s +2 for the time being.

Fleetwood, who’s additionally on +2, narrowly misses the birdie try on the eleventh, however he ought to make par.

Rahm has a birdie try on the twelfth to take himself to -1, however he’s barely misjudged it.

-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Thomas, Kirk, McNealy, Kim, Hutsby; -1 Scott, Henley, Wallace

Defending champion Harman with a powerful shot to get himself out of the tough and inside a number of yards of the pin on the tenth.

Surprisingly, English debutant Sam Hutsby has joined the early leaders after birdies on the third and fourth.

In the meantime, 2016 champion Henrik Stenson – who received the Open the final time it was held right here – has teed off, although he barely hooks his shot and it lands simply off the golf green.

He’s nonetheless on +4, however Stephen Jäger will get the primary eagle of the day on the 14th.

-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Thomas, Kirk, McNealy, Kim; -1 Scott, FInau, Henley

Rose has a troublesome putt for birdie and the lead, however he misses it and faucets in to finish the day on -2.

Thomas has birdied the seventeenth, so he joins the leaders on -2. His tee shot on the 18th is clear, touchdown on the fitting of the golf green.

And Kirk is the most recent to narrowly miss a putt for birdie, so he’s more likely to keep on -2 as nicely.

Rahm misses the birdie shot on the eleventh, so he’ll seemingly keep on even par.

McIlroy makes par on the ninth to remain on +2.

-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Kirk, McNealy, Kim; -1 Scott, FInau, Thomas, Henley

McIlroy’s mendacity deep within the tough however his second shot is best, touchdown simply large of the inexperienced on the par-five ninth.

Rahm is seeking to claw his method again into competition as he makes his method by the par-four eleventh, however he received’t make a birdie right here.

-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Kirk, McNealy, Kim; -1 Scott, FInau, Thomas, Henley

Hojgaard makes the putt for par and ends the day on 69, two underneath and equal to clubhouse chief Alex Noren.

Justin Rose is on the 18th too now, and his strategy shot – from 151 yards – overruns the pin, however will give him the possibility for a birdie.

Thomas tees off on the seventeenth and splits the pin and the greenside bunker, with a slight alternative for a birdie.

McNealy has joined the leaders on -2. Harman, who was one over as he started the again 9, hits to inside a few yards of the pin along with his third shot on the ninth.

McIlroy double-bogeyed the eighth, so he’s on +2. He slices into the tough along with his tee shot on the ninth too.

-2 Noren, Hojgaard, Rose, Kirk, McNealy, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olesen, Thomas

Pretty near a hole-in-one from Rose as his tee shot simply skips large of the opening on the seventeenth. His putt for birdie lands a little bit brief although.

Adam Scott appears to rejoin the leaders on his final gap of the day, and his second shot lands him on the inexperienced and with a very good likelihood at a birdie. He drags it large, although he ought to make par.

Hojgaard is on the lookout for an outright lead as he finishes, and his second shot of the opening provides him a good likelihood of a birdie too. He drags it large too, although he’ll go in with the lead.

Again to McIlroy on the bunker on the eighth…he chips it out nevertheless it rolls again in, and he’s bemused. He will get out on the third shot although. He misses the bogey try too…

On the tenth, Rahm narrowly misses one of many pictures of the day as his chip lips out, however he makes par.