Live Updates: 153rd The Open Championship First Round

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00:00Live right here on this Thursday, it is our fourth and final major of this year in golf.

00:05It is the oldest major championship of them all, the Open Championship.

00:10Round number one firmly underway.

00:12The late tee times off right now at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland,

00:17including the Northern Irishman in Rory McIlroy.

00:21Joining us here to break down what he has seen so far in the opening 18 holes for everybody

00:26and what we will see the remainder of the morning and the afternoon.

00:30Here's stateside.

00:31Our guy, Keith Stewart, joins the early line for a second consecutive day.

00:34Keith, you were here yesterday for two segments to get a set for the 153rd Open Championship.

00:41You are here once again as round number one is now underway.

00:45Ben, Donnie, it's a pleasure to be with you.

00:47It's about midday for me.

00:49I've been up since, oh, maybe 4 a.m.

00:51Enjoying the coverage and things are playing out.

00:53Things are playing out much like we talked about yesterday.

00:56I'm excited about the way this tournament is starting.

01:00Yeah, Keith, you really should be because each and every time here on the early line,

01:04whether it's a major championship or any week on the PGA Tour, we end with the early leans on the early lines.

01:10The golfers you like, either outright top 10, top 20, to have a good week on these significant stages.

01:16Two names that you mentioned to us yesterday.

01:18John Rahm, who had the third best betting price, entering the Open.

01:22He's one under through 15.

01:24T10 at this moment, a good start for the Spaniard in the deeper shot.

01:29Matt Fitzpatrick, who is currently in the clubhouse and tied atop the leaderboard alongside two others at four under par.

01:37So, Keith, what have you seen so far out of two of your early leans at the Open Championship?

01:42Well, I love the way that both have started.

01:45Now, Matt Fitz, a little bit of luck on 16, the hole there, the very tough par three.

01:49He chipped in from next to the green.

01:51So, maybe he's only three under, maybe four under, but definitely a steady start.

01:55And what I expected coming out of Scotland.

01:57I mean, the guy's just been ball striking it.

01:59The putter popped a little bit today.

02:01I mean, he could have been even a little bit better, maybe a little bit worse.

02:04But those guys this morning have played through some tough conditions.

02:07Everybody was worried about the wave advantage.

02:09This afternoon, the rain has moved out.

02:12The wind is only blowing in that 12 to 15 mile an hour land.

02:15And the temperature is in the mid-60s.

02:17I mean, that's pretty much summertime in July there in Northern Ireland.

02:21So, Rory and Victor and the guys this afternoon, they're going to have a chance to score a little bit.

02:26And we've seen some scoring.

02:27Now, as far as Rahm goes, I love the start.

02:30He's at 12 of 15 greens in regulation.

02:32And if you look at the guys that are in that top, like, six, the top nine, ten names on the leaderboard,

02:37those guys are the guys that are leading in strokes gained approach.

02:40Not necessarily putting, not around the green, and not off the tee.

02:44And we talked about this yesterday.

02:46You have got to be an iron killer this week.

02:49These are small greens in the wind, and those guys are already leading.

02:52So, you know what?

02:53I love our leans because those are the types of guys we picked.

02:57Let's take a look at this.

02:58From the American standpoint, you say to yourself, you know what?

03:00Scotty Scheffler is supposed to be up there in the league.

03:02Well, he just burned it a hole to get into the top five as a tie with two under.

03:06But how about the next two Americans?

03:07Ricky Fowler and Phil Mickelson at this point.

03:11Sometimes the open championship, Keith, actually opens the door for, like, you know what?

03:15I didn't expect some of these guys to do this, but it seems like this corner more than any other

03:19will let you in the door and compete.

03:21Ricky Fowler and Phil Mickelson technically in the top ten.

03:25Donnie, I'll call you.

03:26I'll throw you a couple of Ryder Cup favorites from the other side.

03:29How about Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia being up there?

03:32Look at it.

03:32Right?

03:33Those four guys.

03:34I mean, again, we get these guys that are a little later in their career, but why?

03:38They're seasoned veterans.

03:39You have to be creative.

03:41You have to have seen these types of shots before.

03:43You can't be rolling up like Ben Griffin and think, hey, you know, I'm just going to figure

03:46this thing out today.

03:47Or Taylor Penderth in his first open championship.

03:50Look at the leaderboard last year.

03:51We had a ton of crafty veterans between Billy Horschel and Justin Rose and Shane Lowry,

03:56and it's going to happen again.

03:57Now, those guys and their nerves, they may fall away to Ben's point, you know, come Sunday.

04:03But for right now, you're going to see those names pop.

04:05And again, what do those guys do really well?

04:08Ricky Fowler, Sergio Garcia, and Lee Westwood made careers out of hitting greens and regulation.

04:13You've got to run with these guys right now because hitting these greens over the course

04:17of the next couple of days is going to be the most difficult challenge.

04:21Look at those pins today.

04:22Lee Westwood had to qualify for the Open.

04:26The Englishman, two under par in his opening round.

04:30Has never won a major, Keith.

04:32Right now, he is top five, as is Scotty Scheffler, our pre-tournament favorite at plus 450.

04:38Anytime Scheffler is even decent, that price drops throughout a round that he is on the course.

04:44He is now a plus 300 live favorite to win the Claret Jug.

04:48Of course, all eyes, Keith, on the man from Northern Ireland who holds the course record

04:53at Royal Portrush with a 61 that he shot as a teenager.

04:57Rory McIlroy on the course right now in his opening hole.

05:01A drive into the thick stuff, but a pretty good second shot approach.

05:05Hacking it out.

05:06He is greenside as we speak.

05:09The odds profile on Rory entering this week at Royal Portrush.

05:13Top five, plus 175.

05:15Top 10, minus 110.

05:17And as he started today, seven to one, the second best price pre-tournament.

05:23You told us yesterday for Rory not to make an eight on his first hole of the championship

05:27would be success.

05:29He seems to be in a good spot, Keith, right now for improvement.

05:33Open over open.

05:35What's your prognosis on McIlroy the remainder of this week near his hometown?

05:40I feel like of the big three, he's the biggest threat.

05:42He is really seeming to be like, he's accepting, he's embracing all of the coronation that is

05:48happening from these people.

05:49They're saying right now, this will be the largest attended sporting event ever in Northern

05:54Ireland.

05:54And who do you think that they're coming out to see?

05:56They're coming out to see Rory, not Shane Lowry, not Patty Harrington.

05:59They're coming out to see Rory.

06:01And the fact of the matter is, is that with a second run at this, I mean, I look at that

06:05minus 110 for a top 10 right now.

06:08The minute I hang up from you guys, I'm going to hit that as hard as I can.

06:11I mean, this guy is going to be a factor.

06:14He got through the nerves of the first tee shot and you're going to see him and his local

06:17knowledge is just going to start to take over as the golf course or as the golf tournament

06:22evolves.

06:23I love the position he's in and I love the mindset he's in.

06:26Forget Scotty and all this.

06:27I don't know what I'm doing out here.

06:29Rory knows what he's doing.

06:30He's doing it for his country.

06:3270 and a half.

06:33The round one score, the over under for Rory McIlroy should be noted par 71 at Portrush.

06:40So to shoot a 70 and go under, which I bet with some plus money would be a one under par

06:45opening 18 for Rory McIlroy.

06:48What a year it's been, right?

06:50Captured the career grand slam at the Masters, his first green jacket, his first major win

06:55in 11 years.

06:56Could he take two of the four this season?

06:58Keith, we appreciate the time as always this week, man.

07:02Enjoy the rest of the Open Championship and a great afternoon nap coming your way on this

07:06Thursday.

07:07Set your alarms.

07:08We're doing it again tomorrow.

07:09and I'm done.

07:10See you now.

07:11I'm done.

07:16See you now.

07:17See you soon.

07:17I'm done.

07:18See you soon.

07:19I know it were one.

07:20I know.

07:21See you soon.

07:22I know that.

07:24I know.

07:25I don't know.

07:26I love about it.

07:28I know it's been a moment to me in an interview.

07:28I know.

07:29I know I am going to beAcadar that I don't know.

07:31I know what I know.

07:31It's been a gift and I love you.

07:33I know it's been aاح.

07:34I'm done a happy book.

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