Tommy Fleetwod has been sinking par after par and waiting patiently for his moment.

And the Englishman gets it on the par-three 13th as he curls a 35ft putt down the hill and into the cup.

The crowd goes wild. He's tied for second.

Rory McIlroy now has just an 11.1% chance of making the cut this weekend, following a horror show start at The Open according to bookmakers odds.

British bookies are offering 8-1 that McIlroy plays after 36 holes are concluded this weekend, which is effectively a one-in-ten chance.

The Northern Irishman is now priced at a mind-boggling 500-1 to run out the winner, despite starting the tournament as 9-1 favourite.

Oddschecker, external spokesperson Callum Wilson: "Despite The Open being held in his own back yard, it’s looking like Rory McIlroy’s disastrous tournament will be swiftly curtailed."

What a recovery for Tommy Fleetwood on the 12th.

His second shot was so far left it landed among the fans walking beside the par five, but the Englishman still gets in for par.

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South African Erik van Rooyen is creeping up the leaderboard.

The 29-year-old birdies the 14th and is tied for second.

The first group of the day went out at 06:35 and now, almost 10 hours later, the last one is on the first tee. Day one at Royal Portrush is a long one.

This group consists of Gunn Charoenkulm, Yosuke Asaji and England’s Ashton Turner.

Tiger Woods is off the fourth green in par. Steady as he goes from the headliner.

Fellow American Patrick Reed has picked up a shot though. He is one under.

Forrrrrrrre.

Tommy Fleetwood’s second shot on the par-five 12th goes left and bounces between some fans who were just making their way between holes.

Just imagine...

Lee Westwood, without a Major win to his name in countless appearances and multiple close shaves, has picked up two shots with birdies on five and six to move to one under.

Forty-six years young by the way.

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It was all very exciting for Justin Rose when he birdied the first hole, but he’s not made any more gains since.

He has a big birdie attempt up the hill, but it falls just short and he taps in for a par.

Tony Finau’s putt curls round the hole and it’s a par for him too.

A huge tee shot for Tony Finau on the par-four fifth means he's in range after his second shot. He's just birdied the fourth, could another one be incoming?

Dustin Johnson leaks a shot on four, as his 20-footer runs out of petrol going up the hill.

Danny Willett is as hot as a pistol.

The Englishman strings together three successive birdies around the turn to move to three under.

He is part of an eight-strong group who are all one shot off leader Shane Lowry, who is safely back in the clubhouse.

Alex Bysouth
BBC Sport at Royal Portrush

Nine-year-old James isn’t old enough to remember 14 out of 15 of Tiger Woods’ major wins, but he’s a huge supporter nonetheless. He even has ‘TW’ shaved into the back of his head this week. That’s commitment.

Rose chips on with his fourth shot and thankfully it rolls and stops inches from the hole.

It's a bogey, which feels like a bit of a blessing after the way he played that one.

Justin Rose is in trouble on the fourth hole.

He's out in the rough to the left of the fairway and uses his third shot to get back on track on the par four.

A par could be tricky here.

BBC Radio 5 Live

Rory McIlroy talks to BBC Radio 5 Live after shooting an eight-over-par 79:

"I would like to punch myself. I made a couple of stupid mistakes. I was pretty nervous on the first tee and hit a bad shot. I showed some resilience in the middle of the round and was trying to fight back into the championship but then I finished off poorly as well.

"But seven over par combined on the first and last holes makes it very hard for you.

"I hit my first shot out of bounds yesterday but it went right so that might have been in my head a little bit. I turned the ball over a little too much. It was a poor tee shot but not that bad it deserved to go out of bounds.

"If I look back I undid all my good work to recover on the last three holes.

"At the end of the day I play golf to fulfill my ambitions not anyone else's but I wish I could have given the crowd something to cheer about.

"I let myself down more than anyone else and need to pick myself back up."

Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer at Royal Portrush

This was an embarrassing performance in his own backyard. Did the pressure get to him? This is a grim day in Rory McIlroy's career.

Tiger Woods' par putt drops on two.

What is that old cliche about football teams? The good ones are the ones that play badly and still win? Woods is playing averagely by his stratospheric standards. But has two pars on the board.

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Tiger Woods's birdie putt surfs up a ramp on the second green, but lacks the pace to push through the right-to-left break.

Just a two-foot tiddler to polish off for his par.

Keegan Bradley - who won the 2011 PGA Champs on his major debut - picks up a shot at two to move to one under.