but rory mcintyre is the home favourite, say. but rory mcintyre is the home favourite. but _ say. favourite, but he _ say. but rory mcintyre is the home favourite, but he didn't _ say. but rory mcintyre is the home favourite, but he didn't get - say. but rory mcintyre is the home favourite, but he didn't get any - favourite, but he didn't get any favours at all. record crowds are expected here over the four days, and 20 years after he last played at troon, one of the game's all greats has returned. tiger woods has raised the claretjug three times, but raising his game to the level required to add to his 15 major titles is a tall order. he struggled as well. justin rose came through qualifying, and with a bogey free round, he finds himself in contention. justin thomas laid out in early marker — the american on 3—under with seven birdies on his round. well, let's go live to olly now. olly, it has been an ordeal for almost everyone at troon today. but perhaps not those for starting later because justin but perhaps not those for starting later becausejustin thomas has some company at

for the latest charters, rory mcelroy has double figures of par and bobby mcintyre, the home favourite won the scottish 0pen last week, he was acing the bunkers behind me on the chipping green, but at the 1st hole, he made a triple bogey, could not get out of the bunker the first time of asking, illiterate with two more bogeys and then in other triple bogey, so he is struggling to make the cut on each of our here is a leaderboard, qualifier dan brown had another good run today to sit on five under par, two behind she and ari. justin rose is within touching distance as well, three under par, the cut is likely 5—over, so who is let us sit out. bracing the shovel, rory mcelroy and tiger woods, who were definitely not playing the weekend, and spirit is thought for a jury it was psyche, he made back nines, one of those are on a par—3, 20—over par on his run today, 17—over on the back nine alone, adam, i can guarantee you, teaming royal troon stuff.- teaming royaltroon stuff. plenty more drama _ teaming royaltroon stuff. plenty more drama to _ teaming royaltroon stuff. plenty more drama to c

bob mcintyre might have a chance to get in, he is 7—over, he mightjust have a chance, but he needs totional shane lowry, right and the national shane lowry, right at the top. my colleagues here at royal troon with a high load show coming up at eight, ned, now relook and confident and again. he coming up at eight, ned, now relook and confident and again.— and confident and again. he looked the art, and confident and again. he looked the part. it — and confident and again. he looked the part. it is _ and confident and again. he looked the part. it is all— and confident and again. he looked the part, it is all for _ and confident and again. he looked the part, it is all for him about - the part, it is all for him about the part, it is all for him about the driver, _ the part, it is all for him about the driver, we talked about it yesterday. nearly sure —— four shots to the _ yesterday. nearly sure —— four shots to the fuet— yesterday. nearly sure —— four shots to the fuel gained in terms of ball striking. — to the fuel gained in terms of ball striking, and if you believe in fates. — stri

mcilroy and the inform home favourite robin mcintyre who.ortant tournament in our game, so to get my name on thejug tournament in our game, so to get my name on the jug for a second time would be phenomenal, especially after the close because i've had in the last couple of years. edi after the close because i've had in the last couple of years. of course, our mcilroy — the last couple of years. of course, our mcilroy victory _ the last couple of years. of course, our mcilroy victory would _ the last couple of years. of course, our mcilroy victory would be - our mcilroy victory would be incredible but it is this man, bob mcintyre who will have huge support here in the next few days. only last sunday he won the scottish open, something he called a childhood dream and described the celebrations that followed as wild. ihe dream and described the celebrations that followed as wild.— that followed as wild. he blabbed like a baby- _ that followed as wild. he blabbed like a baby. he _ that followed as wild. he blabbed like a baby. he will— that foll