The first day of the 153rd British Open is in the books and Royal Portrush held its own, with only 31 of 156 players finishing under par. Five players posted 4-under 67s: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Harris English, Matt Fitzpatrick, Haotong Li and Jacob Skov Olesen.
There’s a long way to go at the season’s final major but we convened the SI Golf team to consider who might hang in best from the opening pack of leaders. Though some couldn't resist a player of some renown sitting one shot back.
