The Open round one LIVE: Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood compete at Royal Birkdale

Live Reporting
Leaderboard

Summary

Fox wins Open after birdieing final hole to post -10
New Zealander edges Young who had earlier shot -9
Home favourite Fleetwood finishes three back at -7
Selected others: -8 Burns (72); -7 Scheffler (67); -6 Kim (72), Herbert (71), Jarvis (66);
-4 DeChambeau (72); -2 Lowry (72), MacIntyre (71); -1 McIlroy (71)

Send us your views

Live Reporting

Steve Sutcliffe, Matt Gault, Phil Cartwright and George Booth

Rory's trials and tribulationspublished at 20:21 BST 16 July
McIlroy +2, Schauffele -1, Fitzpatrick +2 (16)

Rory McIlroy has gotten lucky. His second draws a clean lie on the walkway between the 17th green and 18th tee.
And then he knifes his chip over the green and into the bunker.
It doesn't get any better, either. Up against the lip on the left, he must figure out how to establish a stance before hitting. Down on one knee, he gives it a thump. It's a great effort - but he has about eight feet for a par.
Postpublished at 20:17 BST 16 July
Lowry -1, Koepka -1, Rai +1 (17)

Image source, Getty Images
Shane Lowry is getting a warm reception as he strides up to the 18th green. He's got a bit of work to do though after tugging his second a little into a greenside bunker.
He splashes out to about four feet.
Brooks Koepka also about that distance in three, while Aaron Rai has a birdie putt coming up from about 40 feet.

Fore left...and right!published at 20:17 BST 16 July
McIlroy +2, Schauffele -1, Fitzpatrick +2 (16)

An absolutely wild second shot at the par-five 17th from Rory McIlroy - another baffling shot after a booming 357-yard drive - and it hooks horribly to the left, with a few startled spectators scrambling out of the way.
Xander Schauffele also had a bit of a swipe and goes way right after finding the centre of the fairway.
Matt Fitzpatrick was in trouble down the right off the tee, bailed out and plays a nice third to 20 feet. He could really do with making that birdie putt.
Eventful par for Youngpublished at 20:13 BST 16 July
Young -3, Clark +2, Aberg +1 (17)

Cameron Young eventually made his par on the par-five 17th having failed to find the fairway with either of his first two shots.

'Morikawa has played some sparkling golf'published at 20:11 BST 16 July
Morikawa -2 (68)
Andrew Murray
Former European Tour winner on 5 Live

Collin Morikawa has played some sparkling golf and he will be really annoyed [after the 18th hole]. That will make dinner taste slightly different.
Image source, Getty Images
Morikawa bogeys the lastpublished at 20:11 BST 16 July
Morikawa -2 (68), Spaun E (70), N Hojgaard +2 (72)

Ah, Collin Morikawa will be disappointed with that.
His third shot comes to rest six feet from the hole but he slides his par putt left of the cup.
Still, it's a 68 on the opening day and he's only three shots off the lead.
That's the best score of this three-ball, with JJ Spaun and Nicolai Hojgaard at level par and two over respectively after making pars at the final hole.

Postpublished at 20:10 BST 16 July
Scott +2 (72)
James Gregg
BBC Radio 5 Live commentator at Royal Birkdale

Adam Scott is in the same kind of mould as Justin Rose. He had a lovely warm applause on the 18th hole.
Image source, Getty Images
Birdies for Shane and Brookspublished at 20:02 BST 16 July
Lowry -1, Koepka -1, Rai +1 (17)

Shane Lowry's eagle putt on 17 pulls up 18 inches short of the hole. It's a tricky one that has baffled many players. Up and over the ridge, dying the ball down the slope to the hole. His ball is right on line, just a fraction short of juice.
Still, that's a birdie putt that every single one of us would hole.
Brooks Koepka gets up and down for birdie, rolling in from 10 feet.
Aaron Rai has chopped around in the rough a bit and misses an 18-footer for birdie.

Postpublished at 20:02 BST 16 July
Morikawa -3, Spaun E, N Hojgaard +2 (17)

Image source, Getty Images
Collin Morikawa's tee shot on the 18th is just off line and in the rough. That means he won't reach the green in two on the par four.
A pitch and a putt from just in front of the green would finish off a round of 67.
Three missed puttspublished at 20:01 BST 16 July
McIlroy +2, Schauffele -1, Fitzpatrick +2 (16)

Three birdie putts for this group - we haven't been able to say that an awful lot today.
Xander Schauffele isn't able to bounce back from his dropped shot on 15 before Matt Fitzpatrick shunts a poor effort out to the left.
Can Rory McIlroy deliver? Not this time. He races his putt by on the right. It runs out a good three feet but he knocks it in for par. Chance gone. Par-five up next.

'Young's lines are pure'published at 19:59 BST 16 July
Young -3, Clark +2, Aberg +1 (16)
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live

Image source, Getty Images
Sometimes you get players who do drills and they find they are going to stop at the top. Viktor Hovland did it for a while with his driver.
The thing with Cameron Young is the power he can generate from that pause position. His lines are pure and he has great hip action.
Postpublished at 19:53 BST 16 July
Lowry E (16)

And could Shane Lowry be about to post his own three on a par-five? The Irishman, buoyed by his birdie on 16, fires at the flag on 17 and he's left himself 22 feet, albeit up and over a slope that has caught out a lot of players today.

Super Suber leads on Open debutpublished at 19:53 BST 16 July
Suber -5 (65)

Clubhouse leader Jackson Suber speaking to BBC Sport after his opening five-under 65 at Royal Birkdale.
Media caption,
'Methodical' Suber talks through playing in Europe for the first time
Aberg gets shot straight backpublished at 19:52 BST 16 July
Young -3, Clark +2, Aberg +1 (16)

Ludvig Aberg's excellent approach to the 16th sets up a birdie that repairs the damage of his bogey at the previous hole.
A safe par for Cameron Young keeps him at three under, two off the lead.

A family affair...published at 19:52 BST 16 July
Coody -3 (67)

Charles Coody inspects two-time major champion Tony Jacklin's clubs at Royal Birkdale during the 1971 Open.
Image source, Getty Images
Fifty-five years later, Charles' grandson Pierceson is contending at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Image source, Getty Images
Morikawa misses birdie chancepublished at 19:51 BST 16 July
Morikawa -3, Spaun E, N Hojgaard +2 (17)

Collin Morikawa eyes up a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-five 17th - but he leaves it inches short.
A sixth straight par for the American, who has had a few looks at birdie putts during that run, but nothing that you'd say was a great chance.

Eagle timepublished at 19:51 BST 16 July
Petersen E (14)

Eagles are pretty rare at Open Championships so let's celebrate Rasmus Neergaard Petersen's at the long 14th. The Dane is on the green for two and rolls in the putt for a three, the ball toppling in the front door on its last legs.
'McIlroy has delivered for the crowd'published at 19:46 BST 16 July
McIlroy +2, Schauffele -1, Fitzpatrick +2 (15)
Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

Rory McIlroy has delivered for the crowd. You can see them hanging off the balcony of the hospitality.
Image source, Getty Images

McIlroy bags much-needed birdiepublished at 19:45 BST 16 July
McIlroy +2, Schauffele -1, Fitzpatrick +2 (15)

Rory McIlroy is grinding! He holes a 15-footer at the 15th for a badly needed two and he moves back to two over.
Xander Schauffele drops a shot to slip back to one under, while Matt Fitzpatrick's putting woes show no sign of disappearing as he settles for a par.
Best socks in Birkdalepublished at 19:45 BST 16 July
Ben Croucher
BBC Sport journalist at Royal Birkdale

Guess where Chuck is from?
The volunteers are the real heroes of the Open and walking scorer Chuck Wagner is one of them.
He's made his annual pilgrimage from north California to the UK to help at both the Open and the Women's Open. It's his 33rd tournament.
"I'm 78 and going strong," he told BBC Sport. "I love what I do."
If I'm doing 14,000 steps around a golf course in this heat at his age, I'll be a happy man.
Image source, BBC Sport

154th Open Championship

Date:: 16 - 19 July 2026
Course:: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Par:: 70
Yards:: 7,223
Prize Money:: $17,750,000

Rank	Player	Total	Total	Thru	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 4	Strokes
1	Ryan Fox	10 under par	10 under par	finished	72	68	62	68	68	270
2	Cameron Young	9 under par	9 under par	finished	67	67	73	64	64	271
3	Sam Burns	8 under par	8 under par	finished	73	62	65	72	72	272
4	Scottie Scheffler	7 under par	7 under par	finished	68	68	70	67	67	273
4	Tommy Fleetwood	7 under par	7 under par	finished	69	67	69	68	68	273
6	Si-Woo Kim	6 under par	6 under par	finished	68	67	67	72	72	274
6	Casey Jarvis	6 under par	6 under par	finished	73	67	68	66	66	274
6	Lucas Herbert	6 under par	6 under par	finished	70	62	71	71	71	274
9	Adam Scott	5 under par	5 under par	finished	72	66	71	66	66	275
9	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	5 under par	5 under par	finished	72	66	67	70	70	275
9	Russell Henley	5 under par	5 under par	finished	70	71	68	66	66	275
9	Ryan Gerard	5 under par	5 under par	finished	67	67	69	72	72	275
9	Ludvig Aaberg	5 under par	5 under par	finished	71	66	67	71	71	275
14	Hideki Matsuyama	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	67	67	70	70	276
14	Sung-Jae Im	4 under par	4 under par	finished	66	72	69	69	69	276
14	Bryson DeChambeau	4 under par	4 under par	finished	67	68	69	72	72	276
14	Corey Conners	4 under par	4 under par	finished	71	67	71	67	67	276
18	Jordan Smith	3 under par	3 under par	finished	68	70	70	69	69	277
18	Xander Schauffele	3 under par	3 under par	finished	71	69	66	71	71	277
18	Kristoffer Reitan	3 under par	3 under par	finished	69	71	68	69	69	277
18	Marco Penge	3 under par	3 under par	finished	72	68	69	68	68	277
18	Alexander Noren	3 under par	3 under par	finished	71	69	69	68	68	277
18	Collin Morikawa	3 under par	3 under par	finished	68	70	70	69	69	277
18	Chris Gotterup	3 under par	3 under par	finished	70	68	72	67	67	277
18	Rickie Fowler	3 under par	3 under par	finished	71	69	71	66	66	277
18	Bud Cauley	3 under par	3 under par	finished	68	68	73	68	68	277
18	Daniel Brown	3 under par	3 under par	finished	66	71	69	71	71	277
28	Victor Perez	2 under par	2 under par	finished	68	69	73	68	68	278
28	Jackson Suber	2 under par	2 under par	finished	65	69	70	74	74	278
28	John Parry	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	68	73	66	66	278
28	Robert MacIntyre	2 under par	2 under par	finished	67	69	71	71	71	278
28	Shane Lowry	2 under par	2 under par	finished	69	68	69	72	72	278
28	Brooks Koepka	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	71	69	68	68	278
28	Kazuma Kobori	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	69	67	72	72	278
28	Cameron John	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	67	69	72	72	278
28	Max Homa	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	69	67	71	71	278
28	Pierceson Coody	2 under par	2 under par	finished	67	70	72	69	69	278
28	Patrick Cantlay	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	68	71	68	68	278
28	Jacob Bridgeman	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	69	68	71	71	278
40	Michael Thorbjornsen	1 under par	1 under par	finished	70	68	71	70	70	279
40	Matt Wallace	1 under par	1 under par	finished	69	67	72	71	71	279
40	J. J. Spaun	1 under par	1 under par	finished	70	67	73	69	69	279
40	Rory McIlroy	1 under par	1 under par	finished	72	67	69	71	71	279
40	Kurt Kitayama	1 under par	1 under par	finished	69	71	70	69	69	279
40	Thomas Detry	1 under par	1 under par	finished	67	69	74	69	69	279
46	Matthew Southgate	level par	level par	finished	69	69	76	66	66	280
46	Patrick Reed	level par	level par	finished	72	66	71	71	71	280
46	Jon Rahm	level par	level par	finished	69	67	70	74	74	280
46	Francesco Molinari	level par	level par	finished	67	69	72	72	72	280
46	Hennie Du Plessis	level par	level par	finished	70	69	69	72	72	280
46	Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra	level par	level par	finished	70	70	71	69	69	280
46	Jose Luis Ballester	level par	level par	finished	71	70	66	73	73	280
53	Sahith Theegala	1 over par	1 over par	finished	71	69	68	73	73	281
53	Alex Smalley	1 over par	1 over par	finished	67	73	67	74	74	281
53	Shaun Norris	1 over par	1 over par	finished	69	70	70	72	72	281
53	Ryo Hisatsune	1 over par	1 over par	finished	68	73	71	69	69	281
53	Eric Cole	1 over par	1 over par	finished	76	64	66	75	75	281
53	Michael Brennan	1 over par	1 over par	finished	72	68	70	71	71	281
59	Aldrich Potgieter	2 over par	2 over par	finished	69	72	71	70	70	282
59	Johnny Keefer	2 over par	2 over par	finished	70	68	71	73	73	282
59	Nick Taylor	2 over par	2 over par	finished	68	71	72	71	71	282
59	Min-Woo Lee	2 over par	2 over par	finished	70	71	71	70	70	282
59	Naoyuki Kataoka	2 over par	2 over par	finished	73	68	70	71	71	282
59	Ben Griffin	2 over par	2 over par	finished	69	70	74	69	69	282
65	Peter Uihlein	3 over par	3 over par	finished	73	68	72	70	70	283
65	Justin Thomas	3 over par	3 over par	finished	70	69	68	76	76	283
67	Sepp Straka	4 over par	4 over par	finished	68	70	74	72	72	284
67	Nicolas Echavarria	4 over par	4 over par	finished	71	67	69	77	77	284
69	Andy Sullivan	5 over par	5 over par	finished	70	69	73	73	73	285
69	Tyrrell Hatton	5 over par	5 over par	finished	69	68	74	74	74	285
71	Alex Fitzpatrick	6 over par	6 over par	finished	69	67	73	77	77	286
71	M. J. Daffue	6 over par	6 over par	finished	67	72	72	75	75	286
71	Laurie Canter	6 over par	6 over par	finished	69	71	74	72	72	286
74	Marcus Plunkett	7 over par	7 over par	finished	70	71	71	75	75	287
74	Kazuki Higa	7 over par	7 over par	finished	73	68	72	74	74	287
74	Keegan Bradley	7 over par	7 over par	finished	69	72	74	72	72	287
77	Jack McDonald	8 over par	8 over par	finished	70	71	73	74	74	288
78	Jesper Svensson	9 over par	9 over par	finished	73	66	77	73	73	289