The first round of the 2012 British Open is close to over.
There are 16 active golfers in the top 20 still on the golf course.
Sitting on top of the leaderboard is Adam Scott. He shot a 64 and went -6. The Brit had seven birdies, which propelled him to the top.
Scott hit the field early in the American morning. He was on the course at 3:42 a.m.
Tiger Woods shot -3 and finished with a 67, good enough for sixth place. He finished the first round with four birdies and a bogey in the 15th hole cost Woods sole possession of third place.
2011 defending champion Darren Clarke is all the way at the bottom as he shot a 76, finishing +6 after the first round.
Rory McIlroy is sitting on the 18th spoth with a -1, while Phil Mickelson is at the 90th spot with a +2.
Here is what the current leaderboard looks like.
Leaderboard ( Source: ESPN.com)
POS |
PLAYER |
TO PAR |
TODAY |
THRU |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
TOT |
1 |
Adam Scott |
-6 |
-6 |
F |
64 |
- |
- |
- |
64 |
T2 |
Paul Lawrie |
-5 |
-5 |
F |
65 |
- |
- |
- |
65 |
T2 |
Zach Johnson |
-5 |
-5 |
F |
65 |
- |
- |
- |
65 |
T4 |
Nicolas Colsaerts |
-4 |
-4 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T4 |
Toshinori Muto |
-4 |
-4 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T6 |
Keegan Bradley |
-3 |
-3 |
F |
67 |
- |
- |
- |
67 |
T6 |
Ernie Els |
-3 |
-3 |
F |
67 |
- |
- |
- |
67 |
T6 |
Bubba Watson |
-3 |
-3 |
F |
67 |
- |
- |
- |
67 |
T6 |
Graeme McDowell |
-3 |
-3 |
F |
67 |
- |
- |
- |
67 |
T6 |
Tiger Woods |
-3 |
-3 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T11 |
Scott Pinckney |
-2 |
-2 |
F |
68 |
- |
- |
- |
68 |
T11 |
Richard Sterne |
-2 |
-2 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T11 |
Francesco Molinari |
-2 |
-2 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T11 |
Rory McIlroy |
-2 |
-2 |
F |
68 |
- |
- |
- |
68 |
T11 |
Steve Stricker |
-2 |
-2 |
F |
68 |
- |
- |
- |
68 |
T11 |
Peter Hanson |
-2 |
-2 |
F |
68 |
- |
- |
- |
68 |
T11 |
Brandt Snedeker |
-2 |
-2 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T11 |
Anirban Lahiri |
-2 |
-2 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T11 |
Jamie Donaldson |
-2 |
-2 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T11 |
James Morrison |
-2 |
-2 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T11 |
Thomas Aiken |
-2 |
-2 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T22 |
Brendan Jones |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Bob Estes |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Steven Alker |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Lee Slattery |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Carl Patterson |
-1 |
-1 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T22 |
Bo Van Pelt |
-1 |
-1 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T22 |
Luke Donald |
-1 |
-1 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T22 |
Jhe' Kruger |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Richie Ramsay |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Matthe Baldwin |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Adilson da Silva |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Thongchai Jaidee |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Matt Kuchar |
-1 |
-1 |
F |
69 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
T22 |
Charl Schwartzel |
-1 |
-1 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T22 |
Thorbjorn Olesen |
-1 |
-1 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Oaul Casey |
E |
E |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
K.J. Choi |
E |
E |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Angel Cabrera |
E |
E |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
John Senden |
E |
E |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Padraig Harrington |
E |
E |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Anders Hansen |
E |
E |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Retief Goosen |
E |
E |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Jim Euryk |
E |
E |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Fredrik Jacobson |
E |
E |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Andres Romero |
E |
E |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Justin Hicks |
E |
E |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Jaey Milkha Singh |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Simon Khan |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Kyle Stanley |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Vijay Singh |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Thomas Bjorn |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Martin Laird |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Troy Matteson |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Aaron Townsend |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Ted Potter Jr. |
E |
E |
F |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
T37 |
Juvic Pagunsan |
E |
E |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T37 |
Greg Owen |
E |
E |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Marcus Fraser |
+1 |
+1 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Branden Grace |
+1 |
+1 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Mark Wilson |
+1 |
+1 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Harris English |
+1 |
+1 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Alvaro Quiros |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Hunter Mahan |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Louis Oosthuizen |
+1 |
+1 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Toru Taniguchi |
+1 |
+1 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
March Leishman |
+1 |
+1 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Alexander Noren |
+1 |
+1 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Ian Keenan |
+1 |
+1 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Morten Orum Madsen |
+1 |
+1 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Prayad Marksaeng |
+1 |
+1 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Garth Mulroy |
+1 |
+1 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Mark Calvayecchia |
+1 |
+1 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T60 |
Greg Chalmers |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Miguel Jimenez |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Bill Haas |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Davis Love III |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Ian Poulter |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Nick Watney |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Yoshinori Fujimoto |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Tom Watson |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Aaron Baddeley |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Warren Bennett |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Dale Whitnell |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Lucas Glover |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Charles Howell III |
+1 |
+1 |
F |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
T60 |
Gary Woodland |
+1 |
+1 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano |
+2 |
+2 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Simon Dyson |
+2 |
+2 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Ross Fisher |
+2 |
+2 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Sang-Moon Bae |
+2 |
+2 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Rickie Fowler |
+2 |
+2 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Robert Allenby |
+2 |
+2 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Todd Hamilton |
+2 |
+2 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
John Daly |
+2 |
+2 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Raphael Jacquelin |
+2 |
+2 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Stewart Cink |
+2 |
+2 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T89 |
Sergio Garcia |
+2 |
+2 |
F |
72 |
- |
- |
- |
72 |
T89 |
Steven Tiley |
+2 |
+2 |
F |
72 |
- |
- |
- |
72 |
T89 |
Phil Mickelson |
+2 |
+2 |
F |
72 |
- |
- |
- |
72 |
T89 |
Geoff Ogilvy |
+2 |
+2 |
F |
72 |
- |
- |
- |
72 |
T89 |
Nick Cullen |
+2 |
+2 |
F |
72 |
- |
- |
- |
72 |
T89 |
Tom Lehman |
+2 |
+2 |
F |
72 |
- |
- |
- |
72 |
T105 |
Pablo Larrazabal |
+3 |
+3 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T105 |
Kyung-tae Kim |
+3 |
+3 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T105 |
Jonathan Byrd |
+3 |
+3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T105 |
Manuel Trappel |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Troy Kelly |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Ashley Hall |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Barry Lane |
+3 |
+3 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T105 |
Rafael Echenique |
+3 |
+3 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T105 |
Chad Campbell |
+3 |
+3 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T105 |
Johnson Wagner |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Lee Westwood |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Dustin Johnson |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Kevin Na |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Joost Luiten |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Daniel Chopra |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Gregory Hayret |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Andrew Georgiou |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T105 |
Steven O'Hara |
+3 |
+3 |
F |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
T123 |
Michael Thompson |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
George Coetzee |
+4 |
+4 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T123 |
Chez Reavie |
+4 |
+4 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T123 |
Marcel Siem |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Trevor Immelman |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Richard Finch |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Sandy Lyle |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Alejandro Canizares |
+4 |
+4 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T123 |
David Duval |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Stephen Ames |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Y.E. Yang |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Justin Rose |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Ryo Ishikawa |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Paul Broadhurst |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T123 |
Ben Curtis |
+4 |
+4 |
F |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |
T138 |
John Huh |
+5 |
+5 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T138 |
Justin Leonard |
+5 |
+5 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
T138 |
Alan Dunbar |
+5 |
+5 |
F |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
T138 |
Brad Kennedy |
+5 |
+5 |
F |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
T138 |
James Driscoll |
+5 |
+5 |
F |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
T138 |
Tim Clark |
+5 |
+5 |
F |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
T144 |
Darren Clarke |
+6 |
+6 |
F |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
T144 |
Hiroyuki Fujita |
+6 |
+6 |
F |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
T144 |
Sam Walker |
+6 |
+6 |
F |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
T144 |
Elliot Saltman |
+6 |
+6 |
F |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
T144 |
Tadahiro Takayama |
+6 |
+6 |
F |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
T144 |
Kodai Ichihara |
+6 |
+6 |
F |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
T150 |
Martin Kaymer |
+7 |
+7 |
F |
77 |
- |
- |
- |
77 |
T150 |
Mardan Mamat |
+7 |
+7 |
F |
77 |
- |
- |
- |
77 |
T150 |
Grant Veenstra |
+7 |
+7 |
F |
77 |
- |
- |
- |
77 |
155 |
Robert Rock |
+8 |
+8 |
F |
78 |
- |
- |
- |
78 |
156 |
Michael Joey |
+9 |
+9 |
F |
79 |
- |
- |
- |
79 |