Majors
The 147th Open
July 19-22
Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus, Scotland
$10,500,000
July 19-22
Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus, Scotland
$10,500,000
Round 1
Kevin Kisner takes opening lead
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 2
Round 4
July 19, 2018
Kevin Kisner played a 5-under par 66 in the opening round of the Open at Carnoustie on Thursday to take the lead as others struggled to deal with the course.
Kevin Kisner played a 5-under par 66 in the opening round of the Open at Carnoustie on Thursday to take the lead as others struggled to deal with the course."Going forward, you never know what you're going to have in Scotland. I know the rain is coming in tomorrow," said Kisner.
He played an eagle and four birdies, making the most of the perfect weather.
Tony Finau, Erik van Rooyen and Zander Lombard all played 67 and share second place.
Brandon Stone, who won last week's Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, is tied in fifth with Ryan Moore and Brendan Steele after shooting 68s.
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"I got away with some tee shots, but at the same time, I think that's what I have to do. That's my game plan this week. I'm convinced that that's the way that I should play it. It's not going to be for everyone, but it worked out pretty well today," said McIlroy, hoping for a major win after four years.
Tiger Woods shot an opening round 71 having reached the turn in 2-under but a neck issue led to dropped shots on the back nine.
"I got off to a great start. I birdied one and birdied four, and I was right there," he said. "I had an 8-iron to six and was looking like I could really do something here. Unfortunately, it didn't quite turn out that way, but part of this afternoon wave, I was one of the lower rounds."
Defending champion Jordan Spieth struggled and finished the day with a 1-over par 72 after he dropped shots at the 16th and 17th then drove into the Barry Burn on the 18th and finished with another bogey.
"It felt like a missed opportunity. I felt like I was really going well," said Spieth. "I think I'm certainly in a recoverable situation. I mean, I imagine this is as easy as the course could play."
World No.1 Dustin Johnson fired a five-over 76 and faces a challenge to make the cut with weather conditions forecast to worsen.
With 600 FedExCup points at stake for the winner this week, seven players can mathematically move to No. 1 in the FedExCup standings, supplanting Dustin Johnson: Justin Thomas (27 points behind); Bubba Watson (159); Justin Rose (270); Jason Day (410); Bryson DeChambeau (435); Patrick Reed (522); and Phil Mickelson (545).
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-5 |
66 |
T2 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-4 |
67 |
T2 |
Tony Finau | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T2 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-4 |
67 |
T5 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
T5 |
Brendan Steele | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T5 |
Ryan Moore | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T8 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Justin Thomas | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Pat Perez | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Rory McIlroy | NIR |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Russell Henley | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T18 |
Alexander Noren | SWE |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Chris Wood | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Francesco Molinari | ITA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Henrik Stenson | SWE |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Kevin Chappell | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Kevin Na | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Luke List | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Matt Kuchar | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Patrick Cantlay | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Rickie Fowler | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | DEN |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Webb Simpson | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Yuta Ikeda | JPN |
-1 |
70 |
T32 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Adam Scott | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Brian Harman | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Cameron Davis | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Gary Woodland | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Jason Day | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Tiger Woods | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Xander Schauffele | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
Par |
71 |
T50 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Austin Cook | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Brooks Koepka | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Haraldur Magnus | 1 |
72 |
|
T50 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Jimmy Walker | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Jordan Spieth | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Justin Rose | ENG |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Kyle Stanley | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Marc Leishman | AUS |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Nicolai Hoejgaard | 1 |
72 |
|
T50 |
Ryuko Tokimatsu | 1 |
72 |
|
T50 |
Sam Locke | 1 |
72 |
|
T50 |
Satoshi Kodaira | JPN |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Stewart Cink | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
1 |
72 |
T72 |
Adam Hadwin | CAN |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Beau Hossler | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Bernhard Langer | GER |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Byeong-Hun An | KOR |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Cameron Smith | AUS |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Daniel Berger | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Mark Calcavecchia | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Michael Hendry | NZL |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Michael Kim | KOR |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Phil Mickelson | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
2 |
73 |
T90 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Brett Rumford | AUS |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Jazz Janewattananond | MAS |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Julian Suri | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Keegan Bradley | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Kelly Kraft | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Retief Goosen | RSA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Rhys Enoch | WAL |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
3 |
74 |
T110 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Bubba Watson | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Charles Howell III | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Hideki Matsuyama | JPN |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
James Robinson | ENG |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Jason Dufner | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Sandy Lyle | SCO |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Todd Hamilton | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Tom Lehman | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
4 |
75 |
T129 |
Anirban Lahiri | IND |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Brandt Snedeker | USA |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Dustin Johnson | USA |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Emiliano Grillo | ARG |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Sang-Hyun Park | KOR |
5 |
76 |
T137 |
Jonas Blixt | SWE |
6 |
77 |
T137 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
6 |
77 |
T137 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
6 |
77 |
T137 |
Shota Akiyoshi | JPN |
6 |
77 |
T141 |
Ashton Turner | ENG |
7 |
78 |
T141 |
Danthai Boonma | THA |
7 |
78 |
T141 |
Kodai Ichihara | JPN |
7 |
78 |
T144 |
Brady Schnell | USA |
8 |
79 |
T144 |
Jack Senior | ENG |
8 |
79 |
T144 |
Jovan Rebula | RSA |
8 |
79 |
T144 |
Min-Chel Choi | 8 |
79 |
|
T144 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
8 |
79 |
T149 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
David Duval | USA |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Marcus Armitage | ENG |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Yuxin Lin | CHN |
9 |
80 |
T154 |
Darren Clarke | NIR |
11 |
82 |
T154 |
Masanori Kobayashi | JPN |
11 |
82 |
T154 |
Thomas Curtis | 11 |
82 |
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-5 |
66 |
T2 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-4 |
67 |
T2 |
Tony Finau | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T2 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-4 |
67 |
T5 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
T5 |
Brendan Steele | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T5 |
Ryan Moore | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T8 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Justin Thomas | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Pat Perez | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Rory McIlroy | NIR |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Russell Henley | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
-2 |
69 |
T8 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T18 |
Alexander Noren | SWE |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Chris Wood | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Francesco Molinari | ITA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Henrik Stenson | SWE |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Kevin Chappell | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Kevin Na | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Luke List | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Matt Kuchar | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Patrick Cantlay | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Rickie Fowler | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | DEN |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Webb Simpson | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T18 |
Yuta Ikeda | JPN |
-1 |
70 |
T32 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Adam Scott | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Brian Harman | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Cameron Davis | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Gary Woodland | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Jason Day | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Tiger Woods | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Xander Schauffele | USA |
Par |
71 |
T32 |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
Par |
71 |
T50 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Austin Cook | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Brooks Koepka | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Haraldur Magnus | 1 |
72 |
|
T50 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Jimmy Walker | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Jordan Spieth | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Justin Rose | ENG |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Kyle Stanley | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Marc Leishman | AUS |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Nicolai Hoejgaard | 1 |
72 |
|
T50 |
Ryuko Tokimatsu | 1 |
72 |
|
T50 |
Sam Locke | 1 |
72 |
|
T50 |
Satoshi Kodaira | JPN |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Stewart Cink | USA |
1 |
72 |
T50 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
1 |
72 |
T72 |
Adam Hadwin | CAN |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Beau Hossler | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Bernhard Langer | GER |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Byeong-Hun An | KOR |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Cameron Smith | AUS |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Daniel Berger | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Mark Calcavecchia | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Michael Hendry | NZL |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Michael Kim | KOR |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Phil Mickelson | USA |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
2 |
73 |
T72 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
2 |
73 |
T90 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Brett Rumford | AUS |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Jazz Janewattananond | MAS |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Julian Suri | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Keegan Bradley | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Kelly Kraft | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Retief Goosen | RSA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Rhys Enoch | WAL |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
3 |
74 |
T90 |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
3 |
74 |
T110 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Bubba Watson | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Charles Howell III | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Hideki Matsuyama | JPN |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
James Robinson | ENG |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Jason Dufner | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Sandy Lyle | SCO |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Todd Hamilton | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Tom Lehman | USA |
4 |
75 |
T110 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
4 |
75 |
T129 |
Anirban Lahiri | IND |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Brandt Snedeker | USA |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Dustin Johnson | USA |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Emiliano Grillo | ARG |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
5 |
76 |
T129 |
Sang-Hyun Park | KOR |
5 |
76 |
T137 |
Jonas Blixt | SWE |
6 |
77 |
T137 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
6 |
77 |
T137 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
6 |
77 |
T137 |
Shota Akiyoshi | JPN |
6 |
77 |
T141 |
Ashton Turner | ENG |
7 |
78 |
T141 |
Danthai Boonma | THA |
7 |
78 |
T141 |
Kodai Ichihara | JPN |
7 |
78 |
T144 |
Brady Schnell | USA |
8 |
79 |
T144 |
Jack Senior | ENG |
8 |
79 |
T144 |
Jovan Rebula | RSA |
8 |
79 |
T144 |
Min-Chel Choi | 8 |
79 |
|
T144 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
8 |
79 |
T149 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
David Duval | USA |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Marcus Armitage | ENG |
9 |
80 |
T149 |
Yuxin Lin | CHN |
9 |
80 |
T154 |
Darren Clarke | NIR |
11 |
82 |
T154 |
Masanori Kobayashi | JPN |
11 |
82 |
T154 |
Thomas Curtis | 11 |
82 |