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There was no fanfare around Henrik Stenson when he walked off 18, signed his card and quietly departed the grounds.

Jordan Spieth has won or had good chances on the back nine in three of the last five British Opens, and yet he has come into Royal Liverpool without much attention. His opening round Thursday was as strong as any, minus one bounce and one shank.

The ever-changing nature of links golf has come to Royal Liverpool for the British Open. A month ago the grass was brown during a heat wave. Now it's green because

Scottie Scheffler's first look at Royal Liverpool was courtesy of video. He watched replays of the last two British Opens on these links and saw what looked to be two courses -- Tiger Woods won when the grass was brown in 2006, Rory McIlroy when it was green in 2014.

Jordan Spieth has won or had good chances on the back nine in three of the last five British Opens, and yet he has come into Royal Liverpool without much attention. Spieth opened with a 69, a solid round marred by a double bogey on the par-5 eighth hole. This got to about 50 feet and he did well to two-putt for double bogey.