The 150th Open Championship saw a debutant rise to the top of the leaderboard as PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young stood two shots clear of the field after the opening round. Tying the lowest first round ever recorded by a first-timer in The Open, the Wake Forest product will look to finally enter the winner’s circle as he has finished runner-up on three different occasions this season.
Young will have his work cut out for himself as the 2014 Champion Golfer of the Year, Rory McIlroy, sits alone in second entering Round 2 on Friday. McIlroy is looking to win his first major since 2014 and break free of his still-laudable top 10 finishes that have highlighted his first three such performances this season. While McIlroy is Young’s closest pursuer, he is not the only one near the top as Cameron Smith stands at 5 under even more star players like Scottie, Scheffler, Dustin Johnson and Xander Schauffele also within five strokes of the lead. Meanwhile, others such as Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka and Matt Fitzpatrick will be fighting just to make the cut.
With a star-studded field playing, the Old Course serving as a historic backdrop and the pressure on given this is the final major of the year, the 150th Open Championship is already shaping up to be one to remember. CBS Sports will update this story with scores and highlights below. Check out the live scores at the top of this story, a more detailed leaderboard, Round 2 tee times and a complete Open TV schedule coverage guide.
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