The last of the four golf majors of the calendar year began on Thursday when the 150th edition of the Open Championship teed off at St Andrews.
American Cameron Young rolled through the Old Course at St. Andrews with relative ease, hitting four birdies in his first six holes to continue the excellent form that saw him tie for third at the PGA Championship in May,
Young's stunning start set the stage for an impressive overall showing. The American kept his composure and control - two attributes that aren't always associated with a rookie playing in one of their first majors - and ended the day 8 under par.
Favourite McIlroy mostly kept pace with Young on Thursday. The Northern Irishman carded a 6-under 66, which made for a little Open history - McIlroy became the first golfer to post scores of 66 or lower in the first round of different Open Championships.
Live Open Championship 2022 leaderboard updates can be found here.
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3.20pm! Smith is co-leader! What a round this is turning out to be for the Australian. He's carded four birdies and he's only at the eighth!
Meanwhile, McIlroy stays on six under at the first with an assertive putt. That was important for the Northern Irishman! He didn't want to be giving anything away early on.
3.15pm: That's it for Woods. He missed a birdie putt on the 18th and cards a round of 75. There's no denying that's disappointing for the three-time Open champion, but nothing fell for him today and yesterday. It doesn't diminish what a champion he is!
A special walk up 18 for @TigerWoods ?? pic.twitter.com/4y572MKjz0
3.05pm: Woods down the fairway to the 18th green and everyone in the grandstands are on their feet to show their appreciation for a true great. This might well be the last time we see Woods at the Old Course. He looks quite emotional about it all!
Listen to the crowd as an emotional @TigerWoods makes his way down the 18th at St Andrews. #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/bEIAKIA8UY
2.55pm: Smith misses a birdie putt at the sixth, but he's still three under for the round and eight under for the tournament. Matt Fitzpatrick, however, has made back-to-back birdies at the 15th and 16th. The US Open champion is finishing strongly!
2.45pm: There's no getting around it - it's been a difficult tournament for Woods. Nothing has really happened for him and he's suffered from some bad luck too - he looked to have found the green with a chip at the 16th, but it rolled back into the bunker and he bogeyed.
2.35pm: Daly with the eagle! Magnificent putt from the 56-year-old at the fifth! He drained that one from distance and the crowd at the Old Course loved that! He's one under for the tournament. That might be enough to make the cut!
The crowd pleaser ??@PGA_JohnDaly moves into the red with an eagle putt#The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/lc4ClIB81r
2.30pm: Sahith Theegala is enjoying himself on the short par fours. He made an eagle putt from 50 feet at the ninth and is three under for the round, six under for the tournament.
Meanwhile, Jordan Spieth produced something special at the 14th. He settled a chip close to the hole and converted to move to five under on the leaderboard.
2.20pm: Adam Scott carded a round of 65 after birdying the last. He is seven under for the tournament and is well-placed ahead of the weekend.
What a display from this man today ??#The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/2p0fWfMV1N
2.10pm: Johnson is happy enough with his round today, and with good reason - he's the leader on nine under! "I felt like I've done a good job off the tee, getting into the right positions and putting it in the right position around the greens," he said.
"Probably be a few back by the end of the day, I would imagine. Still in a good spot going into the weekend."
1.55pm: Smith is feeling it! The Australian has bashed out three successive birdies to start his round today and that has pulled him level with Scheffler, Hatton and Young in the leaderboard. Just one behind Johnson!
Never in doubt#The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/wt6mJHBigV
1.40pm: Young tees off at the first. He has lost his place at the top of the leaderboard in the time since he was last on the course, but the rookie might actually be quite relieved that only one player (Johnson) has jumped above him! Gains happening everywhere you look!
1.30pm: Smith birdies the first! That's a real statement from Cameron Smith who is now six under and has a full second round ahead of him. The birdies are appearing all over the place, so there's a good chance that the Australian could make some real gains!
1.20pm: New leader! Johnson knocks in his birdie putt at the last and he is now the outright leader at the top of the leaderboard. A round of 67 for DJ! After producing a bogey on the first, he didn't drop another shot!
Halfway stage on the 2nd day at St Andrews! ??
Dustin Johnson leads on nine under ?? pic.twitter.com/iT9WW8QBWM
1.10pm: Johnson has the chance to claim an outright lead at the top of the leaderboard if he can produce a birdie at 18. His drive was slightly to the left, but he will still have the chance to putt from the 'Valley of Sin.'
12:50pm: Woods' chances of making the cut here are fading. A 37 round the front nine is respectable, but he really needs to be making some gains after a difficult opening round yesterday. Meanwhile, there are concerns over his fitness. He seems to be struggling, physically!
12.40pm: Johnson is co-leader! Young has company at the top of the leaderboard as Dustin Johnson sinks a birdie at 16. Assertive stroke from the American on the green. Johnson bogeyed the first hole, but has carded birdies at 3, 9, 10, 14 and 16! On a roll!
DJ at the top1?
He joins Cameron Young on -8#The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/MHN4WnJiv7
12:25pm: Poulter opens up with a birdie at the 1st! There were some boos for the Englishman as he started his round, just as there was yesterday, but he answers his critics with some very nice action on the green. Can he sustain that today?
12:20pm: Will Young still be at the top of the leaderboard by the time he tees off at 1.26pm? The course conditions are a bit more comfortable today, so it's entirely possible that one of the pack on seven under has set a new benchmark by that time. Rory McIlroy will start his second round just before 3pm (2.49pm) as well.
12.15pm: Leaderboard update: -8: Young (-), -7: Gooch (F), D Johnson (14), Scheffler (13), -6: SW Kim (F), Scott (14), Hatton (13), McIlroy (-)
12.05pm: Talor Gooch is in the clubhouse after finishing his round with a birdie - he did well to tackle the left-to-right at 18. That's enough to take the American up on to seven under with Scheffler. This came just after Scheffler missed the chance to join the lead - there just wasn't enough on his putt at the 13th!
Within an inch from Talor Gooch ??#The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/2TfAkHVjSx
11.50am: Scheffler on the charge! The world number one is making his presence felt on the leaderboard this morning! He's posted three birdies in succession to get himself to the 12th. Scheffler is now seven under, just one behind Cameron Young. Meanwhile, Talor Gooch has dropped back one after a bogey at the 16th.
11.45am: There was some rain overnight and early this morning in St Andrews and that has made the course a little softer. There's a bit more bounce. It was so hard and fast for the opening round yesterday, at least in the early and middle part of the day. It was playing like glass!
11.40am: Harrington is dropping back! He started with back-to-back birdies, but has now posted a bogey, bogey, double bogey and that has dropped him back. Harrington was up there in the five under pack, but the top of the leaderboard is starting to disappear out of sight for him.
11.30am: Now Woods is on his knees after narrowly missing out on a birdie. At six over with a projected par cut, his chances of an extended run look increasingly faint.
Neither Spieth nor Rahm look best pleased with their efforts, either. Spieth posts two under, Rahm one under.
11.15am: Talor Gooch has just sunk a birdie on the par-five 14th to move to seven under, putting him a shot behind leader Cameron Young. Not bad for his second Open appearance.
Woods is irked again, and with more reason this time: he's missed a straightforward par shot and is now six over.
Four birdies in the last five holes for Tyrrell Hatton??#The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/iKu6JwcQUy
11am: Woods hits a welcome birdie to move to five over, then shows his frustration by thudding his club into the turf after a slightly underwhelming approach shot on the fourth.
Whether that's a show of wider frustration at his fortunes so far or characteristic stratospheric standards, you sense that the three-time champion is hellbent on making the cut.
10:45am: Spieth moves to two under - a shot ahead of Rahm - after an accurate approach leaves him with a simple finish on the second.
Rahm has successive birdies, and Matt Fitzpatrick claims his first of the day. Woods makes par after an awry putt for a birdie. His hopes remain firmly in the balance.
Tiger has finally got one to drop??#The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/4PyYIo7Ovs
10:30am: After a par start, Woods is eyeing a birdie on the second. Jon Rahm makes the start he needed with a birdie to take him back on par, and Jordan Spieth and Harold Varner III hit pars.
Harrington hits successive birdies to move to four under and Sergio Garcia sinks a storming putt from distance to go one under. Terrific shot.
10:15am: Fourteen years after winning the second of his successive Open titles, Padraig Harrington proves his participation is worth more than nostalgia by moving four under after a birdie on the first.
Harrington is one shot behind Kim Si-Woo, whose second birdie of the morning takes him to five under.
10am: Woods, Matt Fitzpatrick and Max Homa are all restarting their bids to make the cut. Woods has an onerous task ahead of him, having posted 78 on Thursday. Not that it will stop fans from flocking to watch him try.
Thanks Sheri. ??
Oh wait, you're talking about the golfing ??????Tiger!!!
Good luck @TigerWoods ? pic.twitter.com/A0gpiKMbYL
9.45am: In his third Open, Englishman Marcus Armitage has posted three birdies today to put himself four under with an assured display.
Casey has a second birdie, and we're around 15 minutes away from Tiger Woods teeing off following a difficult first day for the golf icon.
Watch the feet of the world number one ?? One of a kind#The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/sJ1bwoEthL
9.30am: Dustin Johnson has hit a birdie on the third to atone for his opening bogey, taking him to four under.
Two-time champion Sergio Garcia was three over at the end of the first day, and he's reduced that to two over with four straight pars and a birdie so far today.
9.15am: Former amateur number one Joaquin Niemann has had a tricky time of it on the second, requiring a huge putt for a bogey after sending an attempt wildly far to the left. He finishes with a double and is one under with ample time to recover.
9am: Johnson follows up his bogey by shooting on par, and Gooch sends a tricky putt wide to miss out on a birdie. Weather watch: the rain has become a little heavier.
Off to a flyer, Talor Gooch ?? #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/ai6q0gDSGV
8.45am: The pin on the first is only seven yards over the Swilcan Burn waterway that is the best-known hazard on the green.
Scottie Scheffler's just hit a bogey and Englishman Paul Casey has made a bright start, claiming a birdie on his second hole.
8.30am: Talor Gooch has produced an impressive performance this morning. He's just earned his second birdie to post six under, which puts him level in second with McIlroy. The American was clearly excited about being here, and his enthusiasm has translated into success on the course.
8.15am: We've seen birdies aplenty already today, and the early starters are likely to go lower again on the fresher greens, as was the case on the first day. Dustin Johnson, who hit 68 yesterday, has just teed off.
8am: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' coverage of the second day of the Open. The first element to mention is the weather: while conditions were tropical on the first day of play, it's much cooler today, and there's even been rain on the course.
Good morning from St Andrews ?? Shall we do this again?
Conditions are a bit drizzly on the links this morning ?? Who's going low today? #The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/8mAgG0i9GO
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BBC Two will show free-to-air highlights at the end of each day's play, which can also be streamed on BBC iPlayer.
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*odds at start of tournament
McIlroy leads the betting, with Fitzpatrick, John Rahm and Jordan Spieth also firmly in contention according to SkyBet.