Louis Oosthuizen led after the first round at the Open Championship for two years as a six under par 66 from the South African put him one shot clear of American duo Jordan Spieth and Brian Harman. The 149th Open Championship got underway under blue skies at Royal St George's in Kent on Thursday after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The world number 13 finished second in this year's two most recent majors, the PGA Championship and US Open, and is now in contention again. Spieth has rediscovered his form of late with a victory at the Texas Open in April his first in nearly four years. Dustin Johnson's best finish at an Open Championship came at Royal St. George's 10 years ago when the world number one finished second to Darren Clarke and he is well positioned after an opening round of 68.

Source: News 24 July 15, 2021 19:36 UTC