Opening Round Highlights

Highlights from the first day of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. World number one Scottie Scheffler defends the title he won in emphatically in 2025, and world number two Rory McIlroy looks to add a second Claret Jug to the second Green Jacket he won at the Masters in April.

Southport local Tommy Fleetwood will have the support of the home crowd as he aims to land his first major title, fellow Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick hopes to cap a stellar season by becoming the Champion Golfer of the Year, while Justin Rose returns to the venue where he famously burst onto the scene back in 1998.