{"id":14543,"date":"2025-07-18T08:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/views-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-open-championship\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T08:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:58:11","slug":"views-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-open-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/views-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-open-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Views and sounds from the first round of the Open Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/views-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-open-championship\/#McIlroy_saves_it\" >McIlroy saves it<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/views-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-open-championship\/#Rory_is_moving_up\" >Rory is moving up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/views-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-open-championship\/#Rorys_birdie_and_eagle\" >Rory&#8217;s birdie and eagle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/views-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-open-championship\/#Leonard_tips_it\" >Leonard tips it<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/views-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-open-championship\/#Fitzpatrick_brings_it_together\" >Fitzpatrick brings it together<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/views-and-sounds-from-the-first-round-of-the-open-championship\/#Scotty_makes_birdies\" >Scotty makes birdies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The 153rd Open Championship began at Royal Portrush Golf Course in Northern Ireland. Xander Schauffele appears to defend the 2024 championship, but he is undoubtedly competing with Scottie Scheffler (PGA Championship), Rory McIlroy (The Masters) and JJ Spaun (US Open). They will also all have to fight the weather as heavy rain is expected late Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the best moments in the first round of the 2025 Open Championship:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"McIlroy_saves_it\"><\/span>McIlroy saves it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rory escapes trouble with 17. He takes a birdie towards 18. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QmplsgkTl3\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/qmplsgktl3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Open (@theopen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOpen\/status\/1945933787088515404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rory_is_moving_up\"><\/span>Rory is moving up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rory is charging.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of the leads. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZKs9fOGZor\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/zks9fogzor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Open (@theopen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOpen\/status\/1945898192526045449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rorys_birdie_and_eagle\"><\/span>Rory&#8217;s birdie and eagle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The crowd liked it.<\/p>\n<p>Rory birdie of 5. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IM6M1hV7N3\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/im6m1hv7n3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Open (@theopen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOpen\/status\/1945877816404250655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Makes it look simple.<\/p>\n<p>Rory is almost drilling holes for the Eagle. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GXGqoxB6vU\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/gxgqoxb6vu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Open (@theopen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOpen\/status\/1945884322461802991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leonard_tips_it\"><\/span>Leonard tips it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Leonard pleases the crowd with a third tip-in for birdies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fkxDnM6yDO\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/fkxdnm6ydo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Open (@theopen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOpen\/status\/1945851558148690350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fitzpatrick_brings_it_together\"><\/span>Fitzpatrick brings it together<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chip in to tie the lead!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattFitz94?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mattfitz94<\/a> It&#8217;s 4 under 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@theopen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the live show live on usa USA Network.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0RxkXBEXxQ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/0rxkxbxxq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PGA Tour (@pgatour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1945840030703817060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scotty_makes_birdies\"><\/span>Scotty makes birdies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Early birdies and Scotty Scheffler <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@theopen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa Watch live now <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USANetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@susetwork<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IiWvjB67f0\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/iiwvjb67f0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PGA Tour (@pgatour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1945792709958009144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 153rd Open Championship began at Royal Portrush Golf Course in Northern Ireland. Xander Schauffele appears to defend the 2024 championship, but he is undoubtedly competing with Scottie Scheffler (PGA Championship), Rory McIlroy (The Masters) and JJ Spaun (US Open). They will also all have to fight the weather as heavy rain is expected late [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":{"0":"post-14543","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}