The first round of the 146th Open is in the books, and three members of the winning U.S. Ryder Cup sit tied atop the leaderboard at Royal Birkdale: Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Matt Kuchar. The American trio is at 5-under.

 
Englishman Paul Casey is one back at 4-under 66, as is South African Charl Schwartzel.

Before we head into a wet and windy round two, let’s take a look at some of the best and worst from the opening round of the 2017 Open Championship.

Best Round

Jordan Spieth and Matt Kuchar (5-under 65): Yes, I know, Koepka was also at 5-under. But Spieth and Kuchar went bogey free while Koepka made a bogey on 16 then holed out for eagle on 17. Great round, but not consistent like his fellow co-leaders.

Worst Round

Louis Oosthuizen (8-over 78): Ceremonial players like David Duval and Mark O’Meara don’t count here. Louis was a legit favorite coming into Birkdale, and he totally bottomed out – lowlighted by a three hole stretch (12-14) where he went 6-over (double-bogey, bogey, triple-bogey).

Most Disappointing Round

Southport native Tommy Fleetwood was the sexy pick among so called experts entering Birkdale. A 6-over 76 must be hugely disappointing for the Englishman.

Best Dressed

Justin Thomas wore a tie and a cardigan sweater in the opening round and proceeded to shoot a 3-under 67. Sharp all around.

Best Comeback

Rory McIlory was 5-over after six holes and it looked like the wikipedia screen grabber was going to miss his third straight cut. But after reportedly being told by his caddy that he’s “Rory McIlroy,” the reigning FedEx Cup champ went 4-under on the back-nine to finish at 1-over, six shots back.

Worst Dressed

Jason Day’s game is in the tank, and so are his outfits. The former world No. 1 wore a super tight top, even-tighter pants, and goofy high top sneakers. He shot 1-under 69.

Best Round By a No-Name

Richard Bland and Austin Connelly are tied for 6th at 3-under, alongside Justin Thomas, Ian Poulter, Charley Hoffman, and Rafael Cabrera Bello. Does anyone know who Bland and Connelly are?

Most Popular Score

Eighteen players in the field shot an opening round even-par 70.

Least Popular Score

Only Adam Hodkinson shot a 10-over 80. And only Mark O’Meara posted a 81.

Best Shot

Charley Hoffman holed out for eagle on his approach shot on the par-4 first hole.

Stats

• Jordan Spieth is at 5-under par and co-leads after round one, despite struggling badly off the tee, hitting just five of 14 fairways (35.7%, T109). How did he do it? Spieth was lights-out going after the greens (15 of 18, 86%, T1)
• Royal Birkdale played to a length of 7,041 yards Thursday, compared to the scorecard yardage of 7,156 yards
• Stat Leaders: Fairways hit (Ross Fisher: 11/14); Greens hit (Richard Bland/Paul Casey/Russell Henley/Jordan
• Spieth/Kyle Stanley: 15/18); Putts (Brooks Koepka: 21)
• Toughest hole: The par-4 sixth hole played to a 4.500
• Easiest hole: The par-5 17th: 4.538
• Bogey-free Rounds: Jordan Spieth (65), Matt Kuchar (65), Joost Luiten (68)

Final Scores, Round One