Daily Mirror

The Open Diary

- BY JAMES NURSEY

JUSTIN THOMAS teed-off in a cardigan and tie for the oldest Major.

The world No.13 looked sharp (right) and his golf matched, as he carded a 67.

But the American insisted: “I didn’t come here to dress well, I came here to try to play some good golf.”

But Jason Day’s attempt to impress left many fans ridiculing him, as the Aussie was all in black with jogging bottoms... and basketball­style white shoes. SKY’S American commentato­r Rich Beem will surely be more conservati­ve today with his prediction­s. The 2002 PGA Championsh­ip winner, now on the mic, described Jordan Spieth’s tricky birdie putt on the 18th as “a given”. Spieth duly missed.

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