Golfers will tee off on Thursday to begin the 153rd edition of the oldest tournament in the sport at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. One of the four majors alongside The Masters, the US Open, and the PGA Championship, the historic tournament - which ...

There is a five-way tie for the lead after the first round of the 153rd Open Championship with Jacob Skov Olesen, Haotong Li, Matt Fitzpatrick, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Harris English shooting 4-under 67 Thursday at Royal Portrush. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (68) is one back with home favorite Rory McIlroy (70) three off the pace.

Almost 280,000 golf spectators are attending the event at Royal Portrush throughout the week. After practice days from Sunday onwards, Thursday was the first day of tournament action and it lived up to expectations for many traders in the County Londonderry town.

Rory McIlroy experimentó nuevamente esa sensación de zozobra en el primer hoyo en Royal Portrush. De acuerdo, el héroe

Hughie’. It sounds like your pet dog, or your friendly Scottish cousin. It is in fact one of the hardest opening holes on the Open rota. Possibly the hardest, certainly in recent years.

It was ugly at times and he barely located a fairway but Rory McIlroy's homecoming party at Royal Portrush this time did not go as flat as a pint of stale Guinness as he scrambled to an opening-round 70 at the British Open on Thursday.

Scottie Scheffler successfully navigated the adverse weather conditions to post an excellent first round at the Open Championship.

It’s like you’re telling stories over a beer, reflecting on the day at the pub. There’s an intimacy and loyalty."

Golf nourishes itself with low-hanging narratives, those saccharine, feel-good tales about lives redeemed or neighborhoods rejuvenated thanks to the royal and ancient game.