US golfer JB Holmes putts on the 18th hole during the first round of the British Open at Royal Portrush golf club in Northern Ireland July 18, 2019. — AFP pic
“I guess when you play your first and last holes in a combined seven over par you are starting on the back foot,” said McIlroy. “Wasn’t hitting it solid. Everything was off the heel. Just trying to scrape it around. Best I could do was seven-over,” said Woods, who admitted he was feeling “sore”.McIlroy is already 13 strokes adrift of leader Holmes — with Woods one better off — after the 37-year-old birdied the 18th to post an excellent five-under 66 and move one shot clear of previous leader Shane Lowry.
The world number 33, who made five birdies in his 67, admitted he struggled to keep his nerves in check on the first tee, with the crowds lending strong support to all six players from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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