The hometown hero began his final round of The Open with a spectacular birdie at the first hole.

Born and bred in Southport, the golfer used to have to sneak on the course’s hallowed turf as a kid, but now ‘Tommy Lad’ is very much in the limelight

The local lad lifted the mood from England’s defeat to Argentina on Wednesday night as he began his bid for the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale with an opening round of one under

Englishman six shots off leader Burns at Royal Birkdale