Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Lee Westwood led the English challenge in the first round of The 148th Open with three-under 68s at Royal Portrush.
Playing The Open in front of home fans is an emotional experience for Clarke, McDowell and McIlroy this week, as Nick Dougherty explains.
Rory McIlroy admitted his hopes of a home victory at The Open are all-but over after a nightmare opening round at Royal Portrush.
David Duval paid a heavy price for playing the wrong ball as he ran up a 14 on one arduous hole during the first round of The Open.
Watch live coverage of Dustin Johnson's opening round at The Open for free via the Sky Sports live video stream.
Shane Lowry revealed a long chat with his coach helped restore his confidence and inspire him to set the early first-round pace at The 148th Open.
Sky Sports will be able to analyse every aspect of a golf swing by introducing some ground-breaking technology at The Open.
Emiliano Grillo fired the first hole-in-one of The 148th Open during an eventful opening round at Royal Portrush.
Rory McIlroy endured a horrendous start to The Open as he hacked his way to a quadruple-bogey eight on the first hole at Royal Portrush.
Darren Clarke made the ideal start to The 148th Open as he got the championship under way in front of his home fans at Royal Portrush.
Paul McGinley explains why Jon Rahm could be the man to beat at Royal Portrush and discusses Rory McIlroy's hopes of winning The Open.
Graeme McDowell admitted he forced himself to "refocus and motivate" as he faced the prospect of an early end to his career last year.
Jon Rahm is drawing inspiration from his two Irish Open wins, as he looks to make his major breakthrough at The Open.
Graeme McDowell warmed up for the final major of the year in entertaining fashion as he excelled in the '148-yard challenge' in The Open Zone at Royal Portrush.
Miguel Angel Jimenez will become just the second man in European Tour history to make his 700th European Tour appearance at The Open this week.
The R&A have ruled out moving The Open around on a global stage and dismissed the prospect of incorporating new venues into the current rota in the United Kingdom.
Rory McIlroy has played down the pressure on him to perform on home soil and insisted he is preparing for The Open in the same way as normal.
The 148th Open will be the second-highest attended in history after the R&A confirmed ticket sales for the week at Royal Portrush.
Golf Channel writer Ryan Lavner looks into how Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka and Francesco Molinari became major champions, ahead of the 148th Open Championship.
Ahead of the final men's major of the year, Ben Coley takes a look at the betting market and offers his predictions for The Open.