US golfer Scottie Scheffler watches nis drive from the 10th tee on day one of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club on Thursday.
Scottie Scheffler made a strong start to his defence of the British Open to sit just one off the clubhouse lead of four under par lead after his opening front nine at Royal Birkdale.
The American was more at home under glorious sunshine and scorching temperatures in England's north-west coast than at last week's fog-disrupted Scottish Open when the world number one saw his record of 78 successive cuts made dating back four years come to an end.
Scheffler said getting some extra rest before a major is "never the worst thing, but I really hate missing cuts".
He stormed to victory at Royal Portrush last year to end any doubt of his ability to adapt to the links conditions on the other side of the Atlantic.
