#open-championship

#open-championship

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Padraig Harrington mentioned his early alarm time of 4 a.m. to hit the first ball of the tournament at 6:35 a.m., expressing doubts about taking on the difficult opening shot.

Rahm expressed his frustration, stating, 'Really? Whistling right - great timing! Pretty good. Right on my backswing. Very smart, whoever it was.'

Defending champion Xander Schauffele faces stiff competition, including red-hot Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, returning to his home country who recently completed a career Grand Slam.

Chris Gotterup, who arrived at the Scottish Open as the 158th-ranked player in the world, saw off McIlroy for the biggest win of his career. McIlroy, meanwhile, said: "I feel like I've gotten out of this week everything that I wanted." Gotterup's final score was 15 under par, closing with a 66 in McIlroy's company.