Thomas Detry sets clubhouse lead as British Open gets underway, Scheffler on charge

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/detry-thomas/8MjrM1D3/"]Detry[/a], out ‌in the opening group, took advantage ‌of tranquil conditions to card four ‌birdies and just one dropped shot.[/p][p]The opening tee shot was struck ‌by Royal Birkdale member [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baldwin-matthew/4fZi4e8a/"]Matthew ⁠Baldwin[/a] at ‌06:35 CET.[/p][p]World number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scheffler-scottie/bXfIuBYu/"]Scottie Scheffler[/a], bidding ​to become the first man since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harrington-padraig/S655xYS4/"]Padraig Harrington[/a] in ​2008 to retain the title, made a stunning start and was four ⁠under after ​six holes of his opening round. Scheffler was playing alongside fellow American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dechambeau-bryson/vZG7Cn7s/"]Bryson DeChambeau[/a] who also picked up ‌a couple of early birdies. [/p][embed guid="3f9ca317-669d-49e7-a514-56bdc1ac56bb" url="https://x.com/TheOpen/status/2077692415624757410" social-type="twitter" /][p]Local favourite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fleetwood-tommy/Svq63qoo/"]Tommy Fleetwood[/a] attracted large galleries and was one under early in his round. World number two [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcilroy-rory/djwanksN/"]Rory McIlroy[/a] will begin his campaign alongside 2024 champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schauffele-xander/OnIoiVkm/"]Xander Schauffele[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fitzpatrick-matthew/6whOHmtf/"]Matt Fitzpatrick[/a] at 3:15 ‌p.m. (15:15 CET). McIlroy is chasing a ​seventh major title. His sole Open ‌win came 12 years ago at Royal Liverpool.[/p][p]Heatwave conditions in the UK have baked the Royal Birkdale course, making the ⁠fairways hard ⁠and fast.[/p]