Spectators record Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy on the 2nd tee on day one of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 16, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

US golfer Xander Schauffele plays from the 1st tee on day one of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 16, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Paul Waring of the England hits a tee shot on the second hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Brandon Robinson Thompson of England hits an approach shot on the seventh hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Garrick Higgo of South Africa hits a chip shot on the seventh hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Brandon Robinson Thompson of England hits an approach shot on the seventh hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Aaron Wise of the United States hits an approach shot on the seventh hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Paul Waring of the England hits a tee shot on the second hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)