Leader Young meets Old with wisdom beyond his years as McIlroy gives hot pursuit 

American returns to scene of his teenage dreams to card 64 and claim a two-shot lead ahead of McIlroy and chasing pack as St. Andrews offers opportunities and pitfalls

Listen up: USA's Cameron Young on the 3rd during day one of The Open at the Old Course, St Andrews. Picture date: Thursday July 14, 2022. Pic: Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

As a 13-year-old, Cameron Young came on a family golf trip to Scotland and played eight or nine courses in six days – Carnoustie, Kingsbarns, Gullane, Crail and the New among them.

When it came time to tee off at the Old Course, Young’s father asked the required permission of the R&A for his promising young son to play from the tips. Permission was granted, and with it came scrutiny.