Rory McIlroy is firmly in contention to end his long Major drought after a superb six-under opening round, as America’s Cameron Young finished the first round top of the leaderboard at the 150th Open.
Young shot a bogey-free 64 to take the lead at eight-under on Open debut, two clear of McIlroy, who birdied the final hole to move into second outright, a shot ahead of Australia’s Cameron Smith. He is joined on five-under by the surprise name of Robert Dinwiddie, who made just one bogey, on the 16th, in his round.
