Playing in the second-to-last group, Daniel Brown birdied two of the last three holes for a 65 to lead in his major championship debut.
Daniel Brown of England hits off the 12th tee during his opening round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, Thursday, July 18, 2024.
A one-time winner on the European tour, he arrived at Royal Troon having failed to make the cut in seven straight tournaments dating to March until a couple of good events. One was the final qualifying to earn a spot in his first major, the other at the Scottish Open when he made the cut and finished 61st.
“Fortunately enough, I came here two weeks ago and I played this wind on the second day that I played here. I saw the golf course in every wind possible I could see it,” Lowry said. “Yeah, I guess that was a good thing to do, and it’s out there paying off a little bit today.” Throw in the occasional rain, and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler found it plenty difficult after battling his way to a 70.“I don’t know if confusing is the right word, just challenging, especially when you get the rain involved,” Scheffler said. “When you get a wet ball into the wind, it’s amazing how short it goes. I think it was No. 2 today, I had 165 to the pin off a slight upslope, and I hit a hold 5-iron, which for me usually goes about 205. It went probably 155 at the most.
“For some reason I felt like he crowd were getting very excited out there,” he said. “It was late in the afternoon — a few pints of Tennent’s were had out there ... and it felt more like the weekend. I just kept on telling myself there’s a lot more to do and there’s a few days left, so I just kind of stayed in my lane and hit some good shots, and I was pretty happy with how I handled myself.”
“A little bit of a hiccup in the beginning of the back nine but stayed patient and kept plugging,” Thomas said.
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