The Open Championship: Round 1 Recap

Round 1 complete · Royal Birkdale Golf Club · July 16, 2026

R1 · Thu 7/16 · Actual

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High 71°F
Wind 7, gusts 22 mph

R2 · Fri 7/17 · Forecast

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High 68°F
Wind 7, gusts 22 mph

R3 · Sat 7/18 · Forecast

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High 67°F
Wind 6, gusts 17 mph

R4 · Sun 7/19 · Forecast

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High 65°F
Wind 6, gusts 20 mph

Leaderboard

Pos	Player	R1	TOT
1	Jackson SuberJ. Suber	-5	-5
T2	Sungjae ImS. Im	-4	-4
T2	Dan BrownD. Brown	-4	-4
T4	Francesco MolinariF. Molinari	-3	-3
T4	Thomas DetryT. Detry	-3	-3
T4	MJ DaffueM. Daffue	-3	-3
T4	Alex SmalleyA. Smalley	-3	-3
T4	Bryson DeChambeauB. DeChambeau	-3	-3
T4	Robert MacIntyreR. MacIntyre	-3	-3
T4	Cameron YoungC. Young	-3	-3

Player Focus

Sungjae Im

Cheongju, South Korea · World No. 86Korea National Sport University

PlaceT2

Round 1-4

Total-4

Scorecard — Round 1

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
4	4	4	2	4	5	3	4	4	34

10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	32	66

5Birdie12Par1Bogey

Strokes Gained – Round 1

OTT	APP	ARG	PUTT	TOT
+1.47	+1.28	+0.95	+1.75	+5.44
#18	#37	#23	#25	#2

Opening Odds vs Current Odds

	Win	T5	T10
07/13/2026	+15000	+2200	+1100
07/16/2026	—	—	—

Sungjae Im shot 66 in round three at The Open Championship in 2024. This matched his best score across 19 rounds at the event. The two-time PGA TOUR winner also recorded his first sub-70 opening round at The Open Championship. Im is making his sixth start at The Open Championship overall. His best finish came at Royal Troon in 2024, where he tied for seventh place.

Dan Brown

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENG · World No. 136

PlaceT2

Round 1-4

Total-4

Scorecard — Round 1

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	33

10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
3	4	2	5	4	4	3	4	4	33	66

7Birdie8Par3Bogey

Strokes Gained – Round 1

OTT	APP	ARG	PUTT	TOT
+1.56	+0.63	+0.94	+2.31	+5.44
#17	#58	#24	#10	#3

Opening Odds vs Current Odds

	Win	T5	T10
07/13/2026	+35000	+5000	+2200
07/16/2026	—	—	—

Dan Brown, a PGA TOUR rookie, finished T2/-4 in this event. He achieved T10 in his debut Open Championship start in 2024. This marked his second-best finish across 20 TOUR starts. His best finish remains T7 from the 2023 ISCO Championship.

Cameron Young

Scarborough, New York · World No. 4Wake Forest

PlaceT4

Round 1-3

Total-3

Scorecard — Round 1

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
3	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	34

10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
4	4	3	4	6	3	4	4	4	36	70

3Birdie12Par3Bogey

Strokes Gained – Round 1

OTT	APP	ARG	PUTT	TOT
+1.05	+1.18	+0.54	+1.67	+4.44
#29	#41	#48	#27	#10

Opening Odds vs Current Odds

	Win	T5	T10
07/13/2026	+3300	+650	+320
07/16/2026	+1100	+245	+118

World No. 4 Cameron Young finished T4/-3 at this event. In his debut Open Championship start in 2022, Young finished solo-second. This represents his best finish across four prior starts at the event.

Scottie Scheffler

Ridgewood, New Jersey · World No. 1Texas

PlaceT13

Round 1-2

Total-2

Scorecard — Round 1

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	31

10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
4	4	3	4	5	3	4	6	4	37	68

4Birdie12Par2Bogey

Strokes Gained – Round 1

OTT	APP	ARG	PUTT	TOT
+1.89	+1.84	-0.26	-0.03	+3.44
#6	#20	#101	#83	#19

Opening Odds vs Current Odds

	Win	T5	T10
07/13/2026	+750	+150	-133
07/16/2026	+500	+112	-186

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler carded an opening-round 68 at The Open Championship. He finished tied for 13th place at 2-under par after the first round. Scheffler aims to become the first player to successfully defend at The Open since Padraig Harrington won back-to-back titles in 2008.

Collin Morikawa

Los Angeles, California · World No. 7Cal

PlaceT13

Round 1-2

Total-2

Scorecard — Round 1

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
5	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	31

10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
3	5	3	4	5	3	4	5	5	37	68

5Birdie10Par3Bogey

Strokes Gained – Round 1

OTT	APP	ARG	PUTT	TOT
-1.52	+3.89	-0.05	+1.11	+3.44
#139	#1	#87	#41	#22

Opening Odds vs Current Odds

	Win	T5	T10
07/13/2026	+2800	+550	+275
07/16/2026	+1600	+330	+156

Collin Morikawa tied for 13th place at 2-under par. He recorded a 68 in this round. He opened with a 67 in 2021.

Morikawa seeks to become the 28th multiple winner of The Open Championship. He aims to be the first multiple winner since Ernie Els in 2012.

Tommy Fleetwood

Southport, England · World No. 9

PlaceT24

Round 1-1

Total-1

Scorecard — Round 1

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	33

10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
5	4	4	4	5	2	4	4	4	36	69

3Birdie13Par2Bogey

Strokes Gained – Round 1

OTT	APP	ARG	PUTT	TOT
+0.51	-0.31	+0.52	+1.72	+2.44
#54	#90	#49	#26	#25

Opening Odds vs Current Odds

	Win	T5	T10
07/13/2026	+1800	+350	+175
07/16/2026	+1600	+385	+178

Tommy Fleetwood made his 12th Open Championship appearance at Southport, England. The native recorded a score of 69. He finished tied for 24th place at 1-under par.

The reigning FedExCup champion seeks to become the first English winner. Sir Nick Faldo last won The Open Championship in 1992.

Updated Odds — After Round 1

Player	Win	Top 5	Top 10
Scottie SchefflerS. Scheffler	+500	+112	-186
Cameron YoungC. Young	+1100	+245	+118
Robert MacIntyreR. MacIntyre	+1400	+330	+156
Tommy FleetwoodT. Fleetwood	+1600	+385	+178
Bryson DeChambeauB. DeChambeau	+1600	+295	+144
Collin MorikawaC. Morikawa	+1600	+330	+156
Rory McIlroyR. McIlroy	+2200	+650	+300
Jon RahmJ. Rahm	+2200	+400	+184
Jackson SuberJ. Suber	+2800	+395	+186
Si Woo KimS. Woo Kim	+3000	+530	+235

Missed Cut Watch

Players with the highest probability of missing the cut after Round 1.

Player	Pre Win	R1 Score	Miss Cut%
Tom Hoge	—	—	100%
Daniel Van Tonder	—	—	98%
Mackenzie Hughes	—	—	97%
Kevin Yu	—	—	97%
John Catlin	—	—	95%
Darren Fichardt	—	—	94%
Bryson DeChambeau	+4500	-3	94%
Davis Riley	—	—	92%