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He shouted fore. I did not heed the warning. #TheOpen”Other than the dodgy drive, it was a strong day for McIlroy as he finished the opening round on six-under.
He followed it up with a solid second day to reach 10-under par, three shots behind Australian Cameron Smith.The Northern Irishman’s opening score was his lowest first round at The Open since 2014, where he also put up a score of 66 - and went on to win the tournament outright.
Speaking to Sky Sports, McIlroy said: “I played well. Very solid. I think everyone knows, on this golf course, you have to make your score going out and I did that.“I started off tremendously with a bonus at the first; little bit of adrenaline with that second shot and hit it a bit far.
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