What time does Rory McIlroy tee off at The Open today? Day one start times, how to watch and latest odds - Masters champion targeting second career Claret Jug on home turf in Northern Ireland

Home favourite Rory McIlroy falls short in bid for first-round Open lead - McIlroy had to settle for a one-over-par round of 70.

Those anxious souls in the grandstands, gazing on their hero below, inched forward in their seats—an almost imperceptible lean, telegraphing their anxieties. They held a collective breath as the club drew back,

Rory McIlroy puts Portrush demons to bed as push for sixth major title begins - The struggles of 2019 are but a distant memory

Rory McIlroy delights and frustrates in equal measure as Matt Fitzpatrick ends day one of the 153rd Open Championship in a five-way tie for the lead.

I t was a return six years in the making, and it was a return that perfectly encapsulated Rory McIlroy. Making the trek back to Royal Portrush for The Open Championship -- now as a career grand slam winner -- the Northern Irishman experienced a topsy-turvy day as the hard stuff came easy and the easy stuff came hard.

Rain lashed from above, North Atlantic winds pummeled from the side, and thousands of excited, umbrella-wielding shapes swirled amongst it all, yet the man at the eye of the storm remained entirely unflustered.