Gallery: Open Championship Round 1

The best pictures from the opening day of the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon

Open Championship Round 1
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A selection of the best pictures from the Open Championship Round 1

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Colin Montgomerie tees off the first to open the 145th Open Championship at 6.35am.
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Open Championship Round 1

Colin Montgomerie tees off the first to open the 145th Open Championship at 6.35am.

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Monty playing his third shot to the 1st hole - he would go on to make double bogey.
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Monty playing his third shot to the 1st hole - he would go on to make double bogey.

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Bones, Jim Furyk and European Ryder Cup Captain Darren Clarke on the 4th tee.
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Bones, Jim Furyk and European Ryder Cup Captain Darren Clarke on the 4th tee.

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Masters Champion Danny Willett teeing off the 5th.
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Masters Champion Danny Willett teeing off the 5th.

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A large gallery watches Jordan Spieth tee off at the 6th.

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A large gallery watches Jordan Spieth tee off at the 6th.

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Bubba Watson on his way to a triple-bogey six at the Postage Stamp.
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Bubba Watson on his way to a triple-bogey six at the Postage Stamp.

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Fans getting up close to Rory McIlroy on the 12th.
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Fans getting up close to Rory McIlroy on the 12th.

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1995 Open Champion John Daly with his wife Anna Cladakis.
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1995 Open Champion John Daly with his wife Anna Cladakis.

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World number one Jason Day with his caddie Colin Swatton.
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World number one Jason Day with his caddie Colin Swatton.

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Justin Thomas hitting the wrong way out of a bunker on the 15th.
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Justin Thomas hitting the wrong way out of a bunker on the 15th.

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The 5th green.
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The 5th green.

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Rory McIlroy tees off the ninth.
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Rory McIlroy tees off the ninth.

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The Postage Stamp.
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The Postage Stamp.

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Beef teeing off at the 8th.
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Beef teeing off at the 8th.

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Shenzhen International champion Soo-Min Lee was had a great day, finishing with a 68 for 3-under-par.
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Open Championship Round 1

Shenzhen International champion Soo-Min Lee was had a great day, finishing with a 68 for 3-under-par.

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A plane flies over the crowd on the 8th.
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Open Championship Round 1

A plane flies over the crowd on the 8th.

Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV