First-Round Leaderboard
Louis Oosthuizen 64 (-6)
Jordan Spieth 65 (-5)
Brian Harman 65 (-5)
Mackenzie Hughes 66 (-4)
Dylan Frittelli 66 (-4)
Stewart Cink 66 (-4)
Benjamin Hebert 66 (-4)
Webb Simpson 66 (-4)
Leading Asian Scores
Byeong Hun An 67 (-3, T9)
Yuxin Lin (am) 69 (-1, T32)
Jazz Janewattananond 70 (E, T48)
Takumi Kanaya 70 (E, T48)
Things to Know
- 2010 Open Championship winner Louis Oosthuizen opens with 64, his career-low score in a major and the lowest score by any player in a major during the 2020-21 season
- Oosthuizen, who co-led after the first round of the 2021 U.S. Open, becomes first player to hold at least a share of the 18-hole lead in consecutive majors since Brooks Koepka in 2019 (Masters Tournament, PGA Championship)
- Oosthuizen becomes the 10th player to record a first-round score of 64 or better at The Open Championship and first since Phil Mickelson in 2016
- Jordan Spieth records his third career first-round score of 65 or better in a major championship; Spieth won both of the previous instances (2015 Masters Tournament, 2017 Open Championship)
- Byeong Hun An birdied the 17th and 18th holes for a 67 to lie in T9 as the leading Asian after the first round. He is making his eighth appearance at The Open with a best finish of T26 in 2014.
- The first round was completed 1 year, 360 days since the final round in 2019 (tournament canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
First-Round Lead Notes
26 First-round leaders/co-leaders to win The Open Championship (since 1892)
(most recent: Jordan Spieth/2017)
5 First-round leaders/co-leaders to win during the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season
(most recent: Matt Jones/The Honda Classic)
Louis Oosthuizen (1st/-6)
Winner of the 2010 Open Championship
Category
Entering the week
Age
38 (October 19, 1982)
FedExCup
13
OWGR
13
Starts at The Open Championship
13
Wins at The Open Championship
1
Top-10s at The Open Championship
2
Career PGA TOUR starts
200
Career PGA TOUR wins
1
Career PGA TOUR top-10s
40
PGA TOUR starts in 2020-21
16
PGA TOUR wins in 2020-21
0
PGA TOUR top-10s in 2020-21
6
- Opens with 64, his career-low score in a major championship (51st major start)
- Previous-low score in a major: 65, twice (R1/2010 Open Championship/Won, R2/2016 U.S. Open/T23)
- Lowest score by any player in a major during the 2020-21 season
- Last time a player shot 64 or better in a major: R4, 2020 PGA Championship (Ryan Palmer, Byeong Hun An, Collin Morikawa)
- One player recorded a score of 64 or better at The Open in 2019: Shane Lowry (63/R3; went on to win)
- 10th player to record a first-round score of 64 or better at The Open and first since Phil Mickelson in 2016; none of the previous nine players went on to win
Year
Player
Score
Finish
2021
Louis Oosthuizen
64
TBD
2016
Phil Mickelson
63
2nd
2012
Adam Scott
64
2nd
2010
Rory McIlroy
63
T3
2009
Miguel Angel Jimenez
64
T13
1992
Steve Pate
64
4th
1992
Raymond Floyd
64
T12
1987
Rodger Davis
64
T2
1985
Christy O’Connor
64
T3
1983
Craig Stadler
64
T12
- Held a share of the 18-hole lead at the U.S. Open in June before finishing solo-second to Jon Rahm
- Becomes the first player to hold the 18-hole lead/co-lead at consecutive majors since Brooks Koepka, 2019 Masters Tournament (T2) and 2019 PGA Championship (Won)
- Third career 18-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR and second of the season; 0-for-2 to date converting to victory (T30/2018 WGC-Workday Championship in Mexico, T2/2021 U.S. Open)
- Finished runner-up at each of the last two majors (T2/PGA Championship, 2nd/U.S. Open) and has six runner-up finishes in 50 majors in his career (T9 all-time)
- Winner of the 2010 Open Championship, his lone PGA TOUR title; also lost in a playoff in 2015
- Six top-10s in 16 starts during the 2020-21 season, including three runner-up results (P2/Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Charl Schwartzel, T2/PGA Championship, 2nd/U.S. Open)
Jordan Spieth (T2/-5)
Three-time major champion and 2017 Open Championship winner
- Opens with 65, his third career first-round score of 65 or better in a major championship; went on to win each of the previous two instances (64/2015 Masters Tournament, 65/2017 Open Championship)
- Last score of 65 or better in a major: 65, 2018 Open Championship (R3)
- Last 18-hole position of T2 or better in a major: solo-leader, 2018 Masters Tournament (finished 3rd)
- Won the 2017 Open Championship, his third of three career major championship titles (2015 Masters Tournament, 2015 U.S. Open, 2017 The Open)
- Earned 12th career PGA TOUR title at the 2021 Valero Texas Open; has eight total top-10s on the season and entered the week No. 5 in the FedExCup standings
Additional player notes
- In tournament debut, four-time TOUR winner and 2020 PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa stands T9 (-3); other notable players competing in The Open for the first time: Scottie Scheffler (T9/-3), Viktor Hovland (T19/-2)
- Six-time major champion and 45-time PGA TOUR winner Phil Mickelson (T155) records a 10-over 80, failing to break 80 in the first round of a PGA TOUR event for the third time in his career and first since the 2003 Valspar Championship (80); highest first-round score of his TOUR career: 83, 2000 THE PLAYERS Championship
- Defending champion Shane Lowry stands T74 after an opening 1-over 71; Lowry won The Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club in 2019 and the tournament was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Course Statistics
Toughest Hole Easiest Hole
R1: Par-4 15th (4.365) Par-5 14th (4.577)
Scoring Averages
Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative
R1: 35.686 35.269 70.955 -
Bogey-free rounds
R1 (6): Louis Oosthuizen (64), Stewart Cink (66), Benjamin Hebert (66), Jack Senior (67), Justin Rose (67), Paul Casey (68)
