It is a story of two main tournaments for Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy.
After an epic duel between the 2 that noticed DeChambeau take house his second U.S. Open championship final month, the British Open has been a lot a unique story.
After a tough first spherical at Royal Troon on Thursday, the first- and second-place finishers from the U.S. Open at the moment are simply combating to make the minimize.
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McIlroy shot a 78, his worst opening spherical in a serious in 5 years, discovering himself 7-over par.
DeChambeau didn’t file a gap underneath par till the sixteenth gap, the place he nailed a 55-foot eagle putt, the lone vivid spot of his day. He would find yourself with a 76, 5-over par.
The reigning U.S. Open champion is trying ahead to getting again at it on Friday.
“I’m simply pleased with the way in which I persevered right this moment,” DeChambeau stated. “Shoot, man, I might have thrown within the towel after 9 and will have been like, ‘I’m going house.’ But no, I’ve obtained an opportunity tomorrow. I’m excited for the problem.”
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Bryson DeChambeau performs from the tough on the third gap throughout his opening spherical of the British Open. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
After his press convention, DeChambeau went out to the vary to try to determine his gear after a “bizarre” day.
Following McIlroy’s defeat within the U.S. Open, the place he missed each a 30-inch and four-foot putt on the sixteenth and 18th holes, he stated he was going to take a while off earlier than coming again. Last week on the Scottish Open – his first look since Pinehurst – he completed tied for fourth.
The 35-year-old Northern Irishman was trying to construct on the optimistic momentum, however that plan was foiled by the climate.
“When you get a wind you haven’t performed in, it begins to current totally different choices and also you begin to consider possibly hitting a couple of golf equipment that you simply haven’t hit in follow,” McIlroy stated. “Just a kind of days the place I simply did not adapt properly sufficient to the situations.”
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Rory McIlroy performs from the tough on the fourth gap throughout his opening spherical of the British Open. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
“I’ve to do a greater job in these situations, and I must go on the market and play higher and attempt to shoot one thing underneath par and no less than be right here for the weekend, if not attempt to put myself up the leaderboard a bit extra and really feel like I’ve half an opportunity.”
McIlroy was 12 strokes behind the chief when he went into the clubhouse.
DeChambeau will tee off at 9:48 a.m. EST Friday, whereas McIlroy will tee off at 10:10 a.m. EST.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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