Rory McIlroy paired with Jon Rahm and Justin Rose for first round of the Open Championship

The R&A released Thursday’s first round tee times with Ireland's Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power grouped together.

TEE TIMES: Rory McIlroy tees off the 8th during a practice round ahead of The Open at the Royal Liverpool. Photo credit: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.

Rory McIlroy’s bid to regain the Claret Jug this weekend will get underway in the company of fellow major winners Jon Rahm and Justin Rose after the R&A released Thursday’s first round tee times for the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.

World number two McIlroy, whose Open victory came at the same course in 2014, the year he last won a major, comes into the tournament on the crest of a wave having won the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club last Sunday.