Rory McIlroy opened up on his disastrous start to the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, admitting he "tries to forget" about his first round at the event as Graeme McDowell places his bets on

Rain lashed from above, North Atlantic winds pummeled from the side, and thousands of excited, umbrella-wielding shapes swirled amongst it all, yet the man at the eye of the storm remained entirely unflustered.

The hometown hero is back at Royal Portrush, but Rory McIlroy was poor off the tee again as the Open Championship rolls on.

Rory McIlroy fought hard against errors in his game to card a one-under-par opening round at Royal Portrush, sitting just three shots back of the lead in The Open Championship

Current Masters champion Rory McIlroy was left to rue the controversial rule at Royal Portrush's first hole that also caught out the Northern Irishman six years ago at The Open

Rory McIlroy has been warned that he may struggle to handle the "weight of a country on his back" as he bids to win The Open Championship on home soil at Royal Portrush

Rory McIlroy overcame severe driving difficulties to post a one-under 70 in his opening round at the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush, leaving him three shots behind the five-way lead. Despite hitting just two of 14 fairways in what ranked as his joint-most inaccurate driving round in major championship history,

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Bryson DeChambeau will have had high hopes heading into this week's Open Championship, but it proved to be an opening round to forget for the LIV golfer at Royal Portrush