The Open Championship 2022

The anticipation for the 150th Open Championship has been literally years in the making, the R&A returning to the Old Course at St. Andrews and sparing no ...

4:39 a.m.: Is three holes too early into a round to proclaim a #59Watch? OK, it is, but J.T. Poston, who got into the field at the Open off his win last week at the John Deere Classic, is three under through three holes after a trio of birdies. 6:26 a.m.: If you're name is Cameron, you're more than likely picking the Old Course apart on Thursday. Cameron Young is the solo leader, and he just gave himself a great look at birdie at the par-3 11th. 4:57 a.m.: And we have our first player to four under—Min Woo Lee—after making a eagle on the par-5 14th hole. 6:00 a.m.: Brown, the Stanford junior from England, joins Kim, Cam Smith, and Young at the top of the leaderboard. 7:22 a.m.: Cameron Young is still your leader at seven under, but the buzz is beginning to build in the Rory McIlroy group. 6:52 a.m.: We were sort of kidding about the Vince Carter "it's over" GIF, but another birdie for Cameron Young at the 12th has made things get a little real. 7:47 a.m.: McIlroy fails to birdie the gettable ninth hole and he remains at four under, three off Young's lead. 7:51 a.m.: Strong finish from Bryson DeChambeau, who drove it short of the 18th green, putted it up to about 13 feet past the hole and poured in the left-to-right birdie putt. Cam Young, who has the round of the day so far, must've been holding his breath as his tee shot on the iconic 17th hole at the Old Course kept moving more and more right. Cameron Smith just drove the 18th green and has a long look at eagle, while back at the ninth, Justin Thomas and Viktor Hovland both make birdie to reach two under. He grabs the (very early) clubhouse lead with a strong 5-under 67 to open his Open Championship. What an amazing debut at the Old Course in The Open ... the extremely talented 25-year-old made that look easy.

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 ...

The first grouping opened the tournament at 1:35 a.m. ET, and plenty of stars have gotten off to hot starts early, including Rory McIlroy, which you can read all about below. 9:44 a.m. ET: We are fifteen minutes away from our featured group with Matthew Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, and Tiger Woods. Tiger played in the JP McManus Pro-Am ten days ago, but didn’t compete since the Masters before that. He’ll have 113 yards to the pin, but it looks like he rolled into a divot. A light draw with his driving iron sets him up perfectly at the first. 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. 2022 Open Championship Live Blog: Follow Tiger Woods’ first round at St. Andrews

The Sporting News is following Tiger as he makes his way through the legendary Old Course at St. Andrews. Follow along with us.

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2022 British Open tee times for Round 2 on Friday at the Old Course at St. Andrews, featuring Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young and more.

Sign up for an account to get into the action today. 10:54 a.m. – Anthony Quayle, Zander Lombard, John Parry 10:43 a.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Trey Mullinax, Matthew Jordan 8:26 a.m. – Cameron Young, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Robert MacIntyre 8:04 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka, Seamus Power 7:53 a.m. – John Daly, Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Tringale 5:53 a.m. – John Catlin, Jamie Rutherford, David Carey 5:18 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Sam Burns, Mito Pereira 4:14 a.m. – Shugo Imahira, Jason Scrivener, David Law 4:03 a.m. – David Duval, Justin Harding, Jordan Smith Among the early wave, only rookie Cameron Young went lower with a round of 64. 3:47 a.m. – Kevin Na, Kazuki Higa, Aaron Rai

A long, windy and fast day at St. Andrews has recalibrated expectations entering the final 54 holes at the Old Course.

This was not a young Cat, pacing up and down the side of the sea, readying for the kill. 9. Tiger at sunset: Walking the final three holes with Tiger Woods on Thursday -- as the sun bowed below the Old -- was quite an experience. Irishman Paul Dunne led after 54 holes in 2015, and American Jordan Nieburgge went on to finish in the top 10 that same year. Some of that was because the Old baked as the day advanced, and some of it was because the wind whipped late and it was legitimately cold by the time the last group was finishing. "I think the media are stoking it up and doing as much as they can to aid that," he said. "I think the general public just want to go out there and see good golf no matter where it's being played or who's playing it." "It's the way the golf course is set up. 3. Wave on wave: The Old Course played harder and harder and harder as Thursday wore on. "I don't know [if experience in contending at the PGA Championship helps]," said Young. "I think any time you're around the lead in a major championship or any PGA Tour event, frankly, you get more and more comfortable every time. Scheffler to be feared at the top of the leaderboard. That changes with a win at St. Andrews given Scheffler would join Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Tiger Woods as the only golfers with five wins including the Masters and The Open in the same year. The big-bopping former Wake Forest Demon Deacon contended at this year's PGA Championship and has been one of the best neophytes on the PGA Tour all season.

Editor's note: The R&A operates The Open Championship and controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. For more information on how to ...

Editor's note: The R&A operates The Open Championship and controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. For more information on how to watch this week, please visitThe Open Championship's website. HOW TO FOLLOW (All times ET) Round 2 of The Open Championship takes place Friday from legendary St. Andrews in Scotland where PGA TOUR rookie Cameron Young held the lead at 8 under after the opening round. - The Old Course at St. Andrews is the host venue for The Open Championship. (Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR) How to Watch The Open Championship, Round 2: Live streaming, live scores, tee times, TV times