Duval’s Open win in 2001 ensures he is invited back as a former champion despite his world ranking plummeting to 2,080 and spending the majority of his time working for television as a golf commentator. His score was originally recorded as a 13 before being amended after his round had finished. His score for the first round is now 91, 20-over-par,” tournament organisers said in a statement. A triple-bogey seven at 17 ensured the former world number one’s score was the highest in a round at the Open since Ian Baker-Finch struck 92 in the opening round at Troon in 1997. Duval shot 80 in the first round of last year’s Open at Carnoustie before withdrawing, but defended his decision to keep returning for the tournament despite his lowly ranking.

Source: The Express Tribune July 19, 2019 09:33 UTC