The Open Championship is upon us once again.
The oldest tournament in golf returns to Carnoustie, one of the most fearsome courses on the rotation, for what promises to be a true test of the golfing elite. The weather won't help either. After a hot summer the Angus course is baked to a crisp giving even the tour's shortest hitters a chance to blast their way around this week. But watch out for those fairway bunkers.
World number one Dustin Johnson, defending champion Jordan Spieth and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy all hoping to be in contention come the back nine on Sunday. Don't rule out a charge from Tiger Woods either with the course conditions playing into the favour of the 14-time major winner.
We will have all the latest news, scores, updates and more from our man on the course, Ed Malyon, plus analysis from elsewhere right here.
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18:57
A reminder, then, of the current situation as Day One draws to a close.
Kevin Kisner is the surprise leader of The 2018 Open Championship. The American putted superbly, finishing -5 with a 66.
18:53
A shot gone for Tiger Woods. He never looked particularly confident stepping up to his par putt on 13, and he slips back to -1.
18:51
The leaderboard will make pretty reading for Jim Furyk. Ten of the nineteen players currently -2 or better are American, with four Europeans, three South Africans, a Paraguayan and a South Korean. The Ryder Cup starts on the 28th of September at Le Golf National just outside of Paris.
18:42
Oh Sergio Garcia...
Five-over and looking for the rub of the green to get back on track, his birdie putt on the 13th looks destined for the heart of the cup but a late break means it hops in and out.
Twice a runner-up, another Open appears to have passed the Spaniard by.
18:37
A tough chip from the rough at the side of the 12th green for Tiger Woods. Pitch and run to within a foot for par. That'll do nicely.
18:35
A lovely evening at Carnoustie. This aerial shot really highlights how dry the fairways are.
18:33
37 players currently under par. Justin Thomas finishes -2 and Francesco Molinari -1.
18:23
A crosswind on the 12th for Woods to contend with. It isn't a wood in his hand, but his two-iron, and he holds it back slightly to steer clear of the two bunkers on the right hand side. Good shot.
18:20
Tiger Woods has a 35 footer on the 11th. Left-to-right...
Beauty! Perfectly weighted and another birdie for Woods to rebound after the bogey on the 10th.
-2.
18:16
Playing partner Zach Johnson closes strongly with a firmly struck birdie. A 69 for the experienced former Open champion, who we've barely mentioned today. Another reminder of just how open this tournament is.
18:13
A birdie putt for Brendan Steele is well-weighted despite covering a huge distance. Steele will roll in for par and an excellent 68.
18:04
Dustin Johnson has had a poor day by his standards, and he well-and-truly spoils the round with a triple-bogey seven on 18.
76, +5, and the World Number One is likely on his way out of the tournament tomorrow.
18:01
A birdie at the 17th for Brendan Steele, who has quietly found five birdies today and now sits at three-under as he prepares to drive on the last. He's never made the cut at The Open in three previous attempts, but that looks set to change.
17:59
A skewed tee shot ends up sandy for Tiger Woods, and he has to knock it out and pitch his third on to the green.
A long par attempt will greet him as he steps onto the putting surface.
17:54
Sergio Garcia has gone for a swim. He elects to play from the burn, and though he gets out, it is rather out of the frying pan and into the fire: he'll play his third shot from the bunker.
17:50
Not quite. The ball doesn't drop for McIlory, but a 69 awaits once he knocks in the resulting par putt.
On the ninth, Tiger Woods saves par and reaches the turn at -2.
17:47
Beautiful pitch in on 18 for Rory McIlroy, who hasn't played his best today but has a putt for a 68. As ever, he is there-or-thereabouts.
17:40
Leaderboard update:
-5 Kevin Kisner (66)
-4 Erik Van Rooyen (67), Tony Finau (67), Zander Lombard (67)
-3 Ryan Moore (68), Justin Thomas (15), Brandon Stone (68), Francesco Molinari (15)
17:33
A nice way to end the round for Henrik Stenson, finding the cup with a par putt from a not insignificant distance. A one-under par 70 for the 2016 Open Champion.
17:28
Plenty of troublesome times for the field on the last four holes today.
It is a tricky run-in:
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