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The first day of the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry was extremely entertaining, with hardly a breath of wind scores were low, and for a long time we had a surprise leader, 59 year old Tom Watson shot an amazing 5 under par 65 the same score as in his final two rounds here 32 years ago when he was victorious in the 1977 Open the epic “Duel in the Sun” with Jack Nicklaus. Watson chalked up 5 birdies and no bogeys.

Ben Curtis later matched Watson’s tally with a very good round which included 4 birdies on the back 9.

Miguel Angel Jimenez joined the pair at the top with a birdie at the 17th then he enjoyed an amazing finish as he rolled in a colossus 40 foot putt on the 18th to take the outright lead with a faultless 64, 6 under par.. Jimenez hit the turn in a spectacular 31 then carded 7 straight pars before his final flurry.

Looking for his15th major title and 4th Open, world number one Tiger Woods had a difficult day and finished 7 strokes adrift with a round of 71, one over par. Defending dual champion Padraig Harrington ended the day at 1 under par.

The 138th Open Championship | Turnberry Scotland
ROUND 1 Leaderboard Leading Players Thursday, 16 July 2009

1 Jimenez Spa 64 -6 18
2 Curtis US 65 -5 18
2 Watson US 65 -5 18
4 Senden Aus 66 -4 18
4 Villegas Col 66 -4 18
4 Goggin Aus 66 -4 18
4 Stricker US 66 -4 18
4 Cink US 66 -4 18

9 Kingston SA 67 -3 18
9 Goosen SA 67 -3 18
9 Singh FIJ 67 -3 18
9 Furyk US 67 -3 18
9 Grace SA 67 -3 18
9 O’Meara US 67 -3 18
9 Weekley US 67 -3 18
9 Calcavecchia US 67 -3 18
9 Marino US 67 -3 18
9 Sterne SA 67 -3 18
9 Weir Can 67 -3 18

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