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Right then, it's time to turn the light out on the day one of The Open. Good job because it's all but dark in St Andrews.
But... not until we've told you England's Robert Dinwiddie has birdied the last!! Incredible scenes.
Not sure how he's managed to finish, never mind see the ball well enough to play. Must have eaten a lot of carrots in his time.
Anyway... almost 16 hours after Paul Lawrie teed off the 150th Open, the last group are wrapping up.
And in another six-and-a-bit hours, our live text will be back up and running for the early birds to catch the worm.
My colleagues will be seeing you at 06:30 BST for the fun and frolics of day two. Laterz!
Will McIlroy be the R&A's saviour?
Tom English
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As Rory McIlroy was walking down the first hole of the St Andrews Old Course a little after 10:00 on Thursday, a dapper - not to mention impossibly brave - man in pink polka-dot plus-fours hollered out his support for the Northern Irishman.
"Go get it, Rory!" he shouted. And, Lord, how McIlroy went and got it.
This was his best start to an Open since 2014, when he shot 66 on Thursday at Hoylake and went on to win on Sunday.
Will McIlroy be the R&A's St Andrews saviour in 150th Championship?
Read more of Tom English's thoughts from the opening day at St Andrews.
McIlroy makes strong start at St Andrews
Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport at St Andrews
The early starters took advantage of benign conditions as the St Andrews Old Course was left largely defenceless on the opening morning of the 150th Open Championship.
Pre-tournament favourite Rory McIlroy shot a six-under-par 66 to finish two behind early American pacesetter Cameron Young, who hit a bogey-free 64.
Australian Cameron Smith, who won the Players Championship in March, is at five under, while English amateur Barclay Brown is keeping good company at four under with world number one Scottie Scheffler, Norway's Viktor Hovland and LIV Golf trio Lee Westwood, Dustin Johnson and Talor Gooch.
Two more LIV rebels in American Bryson DeChambeau and England's Ian Poulter are a shot further back, along with 2016 Masters winner Danny Willett.
Read the full report here.
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The leaderboard doesn't tell the full story, though.
Thankfully our man Pete Scrivener is there at the Old Course to give the bigger picture...
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-8 Cameron Young (US)
-6 Rory McIlroy (NI)
-5 Cameron Smith (Aus)
-4 Scottie Scheffler (US), Barclay Brown (Eng), Kurt Kitayama (US), Lee Westwood (Eng), Brad Kennedy (Aus), Viktor Hovland (Nor), Talor Gooch (US), Dustin Johnson (US), Robert Dinwiddie (Eng)
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With day one *almost* wrapped up, you can watch what you might have missed in our daily highlights show.
Head over to the iPlayer to watch the final half an hour on BBC Two and don't forget you can go back to the start to watch the full show.
Bogey for Dinwiddie
Dinwiddie -4 (16)
Not sure many will have picked out Robert Dinwiddie as a name on the leaderboard after any day at St Andrews.
And if you claim you did then we won't believe you.
The 39-year-old Englishman finished tied 38th in his last appearance on the Challenge Tour - the Blot Open de Bretagne in France.
Since qualifying for the Open a fortnight ago, he's back in the day job: labouring for a construction firm in London.
"It’s physical but quite satisfying and I enjoy it," he told The Scotsman.
Almost six hours on the course will be a cakewalk for him then, although he has just dropped down the pack after a bogey on the 16th.
'I'm going to have to shoot 66'
Woods +6 (78)
Tiger Woods has been giving his thoughts on his opening six-over-par 78, which began with him finding the burn at the first and saw him leave a lot of putts out there.
"It feels like I didn't really hit it that bad," said Woods. "Yes, I did have bad speed on the greens, yes.
"But I didn't really feel like I hit it that bad but I ended up in bad spots. Or just had some weird things happen. And just the way it goes.
"Links is like that. And this golf course is like that. And as I said, I had my chances to turn it around and get it rolling the right way and I didn't do it."
So what will it take to see him make the cut on Friday?
"Looks like I'm going to have to shoot 66 tomorrow to have a chance," he added. "So obviously it has been done. Guys did it today. And that's my responsibility tomorrow is to go ahead and do it."
'The Old Lady was the winner today'
Former world number one Luke Donald knows a thing or two about tackling St Andrews after finishing tied 11th there in 2010 and tied 12th in 2015.
The Englishman missed out on a return this year, but has been keeping a close eye on the opening day's action...
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Dinwiddie -5 (15)
One man who won't care what time he finishes is England's Robert Dinwiddie.
The 39-year-old, who is playing in his third Open, is still out there and has just birdied the 15th.
That takes him to five under par and into a share of third place with Australia's Cameron Smith.
Excellent, excellent round.
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As well as the six hour-plus rounds, it is not a great turnaround for the late finishers either.
Fitzpatrick, Woods and Homa will be back on the first tee at 09:58 BST tomorrow.
The following group of Rahm, Spieth and Varner III go out 11 minutes later.
That means the last groups out tonight have little over 12 hours between rounds.
Hope the digs are nearby because they won't want a long journey home.
After media commitments, a well-earned dinner and a good soaking of the feet in a hot bath, it could take a while for them to unwind and get to sleep.
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Jon Rahm threatens to snap his putter over his knee and then mutters something under his breath which appears to unrepeatable on a BBC live text commentary.
Perhaps he's just realised what time he is teeing off in the morning...
Birdie finish for Spieth
Spieth -1, Rahm +1
I'm not sure I'd want to interview Jon Rahm this evening. The Spaniard misses with his birdie try and jabs in for par.
But Jordan Spieth leaves the 18th green with a smile after knocking in his birdie try to finish in the red.
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Spieth E, Rahm +1
After a lot of pacing back and forth, and I mean A LOT, Rahm is finally ready to chip on. It's almost worth the wait, his ball skipping in low to around six feet.
All the while, Spieth has been surveying his putt up and out of the valley. He makes a good fist of that and leaves himself a little less than Rahm.
They then all step aside to allow the next group to hit up. At last, a sensible call on the 18th!
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Spieth E, Rahm +1 (17)
Just 345 yards left for Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm.
The American flushes his tee shot but the ball doesn't make it up the slope onto the green and he's in the Valley of Sin, short and left.
Rahm goes long and left and is almost on the concrete steps leading up the R&A clubhouse. He's got an official over and is checking to see if he can get a free drop. The answer is yes.
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Woods +6, Fitzpatrick E, Homa +1 (18)
So, after over six hours out on the course, the opening day is finally over for this group.
Here are the initial thoughts of Matt Fitzpatrick...
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Alex Bysouth
BBC Sport at St Andrews
There a calmness in the Fife evening air as Max Homa runs what is almost a superb putt towards the pin on 18 - very little breeze, the sun fading away, most of the remaining fans gathered around the putting surface and more on the balconies flanking the perimeter of the course, seagulls chiming overhead - ok, that’s more unsettling than calming.
It doesn’t faze Matt Fitzpatrick, though. The US Open champion finishing strongly. Enough to make him want to come back tomorrow…
And as Tiger Woods tidies up on the final hole a huge roar goes up, followed by warm applause as the three-time champion removes his cap and doffs it to the crowd in appreciation.
Birdies for Fitzpatrick & Homa
Woods +6, Fitzpatrick E, Homa +1 (18)
No problemo for Matt Fitzpatrick, who knocks in a birdie putt to the sound of great cheers.
That's enough to secure a level-par finish and gives him plenty to build on tomorrow.
Can Woods finish brightly? Nooo! Groans and a grimace as another putt slips by.
The three-time Open champion needs a heck of a round tomorrow to even come back at the weekend.
Spieth back to level par
Rahm +1, Spieth E (17)
Jon Rahm is putting up the slope from the front of the 17th green. He's got about 50 feet to reach the flag. Pace is good, line a little off. He's going to have six feet left for par.
He holes it.
Spieth doesn't make his though and he's back to where he started the day.
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