J.B. Holmes takes British Open lead with Brooks Koepka lurking
by Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
Jul 18, 2019
3 minutes
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland - It's not how you start, it's how you finish.
Thumbs down for local hero Rory McIlroy either way.
McIlroy, who grew up on Royal Portrush, flopped in the first round of the British Open on Thursday with a quadruple-bogey eight on the first hole, and a triple-bogey seven on the 18th. It was a Limburger sandwich for the affable four-time major winner, who was widely expected to shine at a place where 14 years ago he shot a
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