SOUTHPORT, United Kingdom: Dustin Johnson is aiming to show why he is ranked No.1 in the world and emerge from a field full of potential winners at the British Open, which got underway at Royal Birkdale on Thursday (Friday in Manila). I really enjoy coming over here and playing,” said Johnson, who tees off at 2:48pm (1348 GMT) in his first round. He goes out in an all-star group with 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa and world number four Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman won the Open in 2014, not far from Birkdale at Royal Liverpool. World number three Jordan Spieth, who tees off at 9:47am alongside Stenson and South Korea’s Kim Si-Woo, is in good shape.

Source: Manila Times July 20, 2017 11:15 UTC