Ian Poulter responds to first-tee boos at the Open with an eagle on the ninth

Ian Poulter turned the first-tee boos into cheers (Richard Sellers/PA)

LIV Golf rebel Ian Poulter turned jeers into cheers on the first morning of the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews but there was no such joy for injured fellow Englishman Justin Rose.

Poulter, who was booed by some fans on the first tee, was playing to the galleries by the par-four ninth hole when he holed a massive 160-foot putt for the tournament’s first eagle.