The 138th Open, Turnberry
Date: 16-19 July
Coverage: Live TV coverage on BBC Two, Online and the Red Button, live on Radio 5 Live and text commentary online on all four days
By Mark Orlovac
BBC Sport at Turnberry
**Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez sunk a 65ft birdie putt at the last to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the 138th Open at Turnberry.**The 45-year-old carded six birdies in a superb 64 to lead five-time champion Tom Watson and 2003 winner Ben Curtis.
Lee Westwood, Paul Casey, Anthony Wall, Graeme McDowell and David Howell lead the British challenge on two under.
Padraig Harrington, chasing a hat-trick of Open titles, is one under, with world number one Tiger Woods one over.
England’s Ian Poulter, tipped by many as one of the home favourites, had a day he would rather forget as he carded a five over 75.
“The sea looked like a pond, so nice, so calm. You can’t ask for a better day”
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Paul Broadhurst got the Open under way in benign conditions at 0630 BST and that is how it stayed for the rest of the day - contrasting starkly with the dreadful weather that accompanied last year’s opening round at Royal Birkdale.
The day was set up for low scoring and it was Jimenez who took advantage, striking from the edge of the green at the last in the early evening.
“I feel very well,” said Jimenez, who missed the cut last year. "Since I woke up this morning, the sea looked like a pond, so nice, so calm. You can’t ask for a better day to play.
“I was very good from tee to green and with the putter. That’s what you need to make a score.”
Jimenez’s monster putt denied the 59-year-old Watson from becoming the oldest player to lead the Open after the opening round.
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Watson showed the kind of links knowledge that guided him to his second Open title at Turnberry back in 1977 as he moved to the top of the leaderboard, rekindling memories of his ‘Duel In The Sun’ victory 32 years ago.
“Obviously the golf course played with no wind, and it was an easy test,” said the eight-time major winner, who carded his best Open round since 1994.
“I feel inspired playing here. A lot of it has to do with being here at Turnberry, just a culmination of a lot of things that have gone on already. Again I feel that I’m playing well enough to win the golf tournament.”
More to follow.