GULLANE, Scotland (AP) American golfer Luke List equaled the Gullane course record with a 7-under-par 63 to start the Scottish Open on Thursday.

List moved into the lead with his ninth birdie on the 15th hole and held it to finish the round ahead by one stroke.

He was followed by five players in a tie for second; Rickie Fowler, Lee Westwood, Robert Rock, Scott Fernandez of Spain, and Jens Dantorp of Sweden.

Masters champion Patrick Reed was part of an eight-strong group a shot further back following a 65, with Danny Willett continuing his resurgence with a 66, and Olympic champion Justin Rose returning a 67.

On a day when almost 100 players broke par, five-time major champion Phil Mickelson, who won the 2013 British Open at nearby Muirfield, could only manage a level-par 70.

Fowler raised the prospect of recording the first 59 in European Tour history after five birdies and an eagle took him to 7 under after 12 holes.

But a bogey on the 13th was followed by five straight pars as ..

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) A hole-by-hole look at Carnoustie, site of the 136th British Open to be played July 19-22. Includes name of each hole, along with the average score and how it ranked in order of difficulty during the 2007 championship:

No. 1, 396 yards, par 4 (Cup): Only the yardage suggests a gentle start at Carnoustie. The best position is on the high, left side of the fairway, which gives a clear view of the sunken green. But contours that Hale Irwin once called the ”elephants’ graveyard” tend to push tee shots toward the sand hills and bunkers on the right, leaving a blind approach. The green lies beyond a ridge, has a deep bunker on the right and is framed by wild rough on the left.

2007 scoring average: 3.94. Rank: 15.

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No. 2, 461 yards, par 4 (Gulley): Braid’s bunker is about 230 yards away in the middle of the fairway. The bigger concern are two bunkers right and one to the left. The fairway turns to the right and slightly tightens. The green is long and narrow, m..

You probably know Tania Tare from Instagram. She's Houdini with a golf ball instead of straight jacket. She's a killer all-round golfer and the reigning queen of trick shots and this week at the American Century Championship, the 18Birdies ambassador could be found on the range pulling off her typical V1 voodoo with some of the best athletes on earth. In between sessions with the likes of Robbie Gould and T.J. Oshie, we caught up with Tare to talk her trick shot process, overall game, and how professional athletes adapt to the weird, wild word of trick shots.
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On the process of creating a new trick shot:
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A capsule look at 10 top contenders for the British Open, to be played July 19-22 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland (listed in order of predicted finish):

JUSTIN ROSE

Age: 37.

Country: England.

World ranking: 3.

Worldwide victories: 20.

Majors: US Open (2013).

2018 Majors: Masters-T12, US Open-T10.

British Open memory: Holing out a wedge for par on the 18th hole at Royal Birkdale in 1998 when he tied for fourth as an 18-year-old amateur.

Backspin: Twenty years after he made his memorable Open debut, Rose will have a chance to reach No. 1 in the world. He has not missed a cut since the PGA Championship, and he has six top 10s in his 11 starts this year. Driving and iron play are his strengths, and they are critical at Carnoustie.

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JUSTIN THOMAS

Age: 25.

Country: United States.

World ranking: 2.

Worldwide victories: 9.

Majors: PGA Championship (2017)

2018 Majors: Masters-T17, US Open-T25.

British Open memory: Making a 9 on the sixth hole at Royal Birkdale last year,..

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship:

Event: 147th Open Championship.

Dates: July 19-22.

Site: Carnoustie Golf Links.

Length: 7,402 yards.

Par: 71.

The course: Carnoustie opened in 1842 with 10 holes laid out by Allan Robertson. Old Tom Morris expanded it to 18 holes in 1867. It has hosted seven British Opens. While the North Sea is not visible from the course, the links is exposed and susceptible to wind. The final four holes measure 1,679 yards and require 15 shots for par.

Field: 156 players (152 pros, 4 amateurs).

Playoff (if necessary): 4 holes, aggregate score.

Prize money: $10.5 million.

Winner’s share: $1,890,000.

Defending champion: Jordan Spieth.

Last year: Jordan Spieth picked up the third leg of the career Grand Slam in a most unlikely fashion. He lost a three-shot lead in the final round at Royal Birkdale and began his comeback with a bogey on the 13th hole, when he took an unplayable lie by dropping the ball on the..

Carnoustie is known as much for the calamity it causes as the British Open champions it crowns.

Any mention of Carnoustie immediately brings back that image of Jean Van de Velde, equal parts tragedy and comedy, standing in Barry Burn on the 18th hole with water up his shins and rising. He made triple bogey to lose a three-shot lead, and then completed as great a collapse as can be found in a major championship by losing in a three-man playoff in 1999.

Just don’t get the idea Van de Velde owns all the rights to bad endings at Carnoustie.

Jose Jurado was the first victim.

He had a three-shot lead going into the final round in 1931 and was still two shots clear late in the round until coming undone in the brutal closing stretch, topping one shot on the 17th hole into the burn. He lost out to Tommy Armour.

More recently was Padraig Harrington , only it worked out well for him in 2007. Playing the 18th with a one-shot lead, the Irishman hit his tee shot into the Barry Burn. He took a p..

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