___1:15 p.m.Rory McIlroy’s opening tee shot hit a woman out of bounds and broke a cell phone in her pocket. After a dry start to the tournament at Royal Portrush, the rain started to fall a few minutes before No. ___7:45 a.m.Darren Clarke considered the opening tee shot on home soil to be an honor. The 50-year-old Clarke, whose game was honed at Royal Portrush as a junior, birdied the opening hole to throaty applause. With only a light breeze and a links slightly softened by rain, Royal Portrush was not at its toughest.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2019 09:22 UTC