Open Championship Day 1: Leaderboard, Conditions & Cut Line Predictions On-Site At Royal Birkdale Breaking Bad [BU6njQoZFPm]

Charlie Hulme and Smylie Kaufman break down Round 1 of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where Jackson Suber leads at 5-under and Englishman Daniel Brown sits T2 at 4-under. Smylie, who walked all day with the Cam YoungLudvig bergWyndham Clark group, dives into how the course shifted from a calm, receptive chris sale morning to tough northwest crosswinds in the afternoon, and compares the end-of-day green conditions to Poa annua.

Plus: the variety and firmness of Birkdale's turf on display through Tommy Fleetwood, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy's approach shots, a parallel between Rory and Bryson naz reid DeChambeau's rough putting days, Cam Young's near-63 that got away, why the course rewards precision but still leaves room for aggressive drivers, Scottie Scheffler's 93%-fairways 2-under start, Bryson's driver edge in the firm conditions, and the guys' cut line and 36-hole leader predictions.

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Chapters

0:00 Round 1 wrap: Jackson Suber leads, Daniel Brown T2

1:21 Smylie's flushed wedge on No. 7

2:52 Morning calm to afternoon crosswinds: how Birkdale played

5:34 Course porchfest somerville variety and firm turf

7:51 Morning vs. afternoon scoring Cam Young

9:24 Who the course favors: precision, aggression, and spinny fescue

11:47 Scottie Scheffler's 93% fairways and 2-under start

13:26 Bryson's driver advantage and conditions in his favor

14:31 Bryson's approach game: the real test comes Friday afternoon

15:21 Preview picks recap, cut line and leader predictions

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