Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm remain well off the leaders as Greg Norman oversees underwhelming displays
and bête noir of the bastions of the game has previously found himself excluded from attending the Open. Two years ago he was snubbed of an invitational letter to St Andrews, but this weekend he has been “afforded the full privileges” that befit a former champion golfer.
The majors nominally sit apart from the skirmishes of golf’s civil war, but the lack of world ranking points for LIV competitions means getting into one of the four showpiece events is often as tricky for the players as it is for Norman. Coming into the 152nd Open however, a total of 18 breakaway golfers started the first round, a record at a major in the ‘LIV era’ .
The early rounds of the day saw some LIV legionnaires, that combination of superannuated stars and well-remunerated makeweights, progress around the course in clement conditions. Abraham Ancer is currently ranked 371 in the world, the most successful golfer in Mexico, and a member of LIV’s ‘Fireballs’ team. He was out first and registered a round of 70, one under on the day and his best score of the tournament.
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