British Open 2016: Live Leaderboard Results for Thursday at Royal Troon

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Published: July 14, 2016

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Royal Troon’s back nine proved tough to master for the early starters on Day 1 of the 2016 British Open.

After Colin Montgomerie got the tournament underway at his home venue, the players out on course in the morning lit up the front nine with birdies. However, after the turn, the upwind holes caused problems for all, with red on the leaderboard scarce from the 10th onwards.

Impressive early on was Patrick Reed, who shot a five-under 66 to take the clubhouse lead, as was Justin Thomas, who is a shot back after a 67.

Here is how the leaderboard is shaping up on Day 1 and a closer look at how things have panned out at Troon in the nascent stages of the competition.



 

Tale of Troon’s 2 Halves

Troon is renowned for having a much easier front nine, and it was here the players sought to make their score early on.

Thomas set the template in that respect. While he struggled after the turn, including a double bogey at the 15th, he started in sensational fashion, with four birdies in the opening four holes. It was that momentum he carried throughout the majority of his round.

Reed was another American who shone in the Scottish sun early on. After a couple of pars to start the day, he chipped in superbly for eagle at the third, as we can see courtesy of the tournament’s Twitter feed:



He followed that with three more birdies on the front nine, before two more coming home were offset by a couple of bogeys, giving him the clubhouse lead at five under. Per ESPN’s Jason Sobel, it’s the best opening round in Open history at this venue.

There is potential for players to shoot even lower on the day, too. As we can see here courtesy of Golfing World, Haydn Porteous, playing in his first ever major championship, was on fire early on:



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