Kinda.

Phil Mickelson was within inches of a hole-in-one on Royal Troon's famous 'Postage Stamp'.

Tournament organisers the R&A confirmed that black ribbons would be made available to players at the first tee on Friday.

Rory McIlroy was the pick of the bunch but Padraig Harrington was only a shot behind him

The biggest damage was being done by the par-four 11th, which played the hardest hole on the course in the 2004 Open and had yet to yield a single birdie.

Rory McIlroy is among the leaders on four under after eight holes on day one of the Open championship in Royal Troon.

As befits the time of year, it’s another GAA heavy weekend, and with three provincial titles up for grabs we aren’t complaining.

Two days after insisting he was not “buried and done”, Tiger Woods turned an embarrassing start into his worst Open score at St Andrews as a professional on Thursday.

After being mistaken for Jordan Spieth several times this week, Irish amateur Paul Dunne did a pretty good impression of the world number two on the course as well.

Former British Open Champion Nick Faldo has warned that Rory McElroy’s golfing ability may be affected by his ankle injury.