The Open 2024: McIlroy slumps as Brown takes lead – as it happened

Rory McIlroy's Open hopes were left in tatters after a 78 as Dan Brown birdied the last to take a surprise lead on 6-under

Adam Scott came so close to lifting the Claret Jug in 2012. It wasn't to be, and those closing four bogeys at Lytham will have left a scar. He had the Scottish Open snatched from under his nose last week by Bob MacIntyre, too. But there's little that vexes the genial Aussie too much, and here he his holing out from one of the deep bunkers guarding 1. An opening birdie, and while there are 71 holes still to play, we're allowed to dream. It's free.

-1: Song (2), Kinoshita (2), Scott (1)