Players off to a good start at 2014 Open Championship

A host of players are off too an impressive start to the Open, with some scoring five under par in the first round today. By Danielle Preedy

Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland is currently leading the first round of the Open Championship 2014, with a score of 66 at 6 under par. He had an impressive round, scoring a total of 6 birdies, and completed the round without a single bogey. Photography: Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Matteo Manassero

Despite bogeys on the 9^th and 12^th hole, Italy has had an early success with Matteo Manassero who has scored 5 under par. He got off to a good start with 7 birdies, including on the 1^st and 18^th holes. Photography: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

A handful of players have also finished a successful first 18 holes at the 2014 Open Championships, scoring four under par at 68:

Brooks Koepka

Brooks Koepka of the United States gets off too a great start with a first round score of 68. Despite a double bogey on the second hole, he managed a total of 7 birdies. Photography: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Edoardo Molinari

Italy’s Edoardo Molinari also scored 68, scoring 5 birdies across the first round and only one bogey- on the 12^th hole. Photograpy: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari of Italy also finishes on 68, after he recovers two bogeys by scoring an eagle on the 18^th hole of the round. Photography: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Sergio Garcia

Sergio Garcia of Spain also scores 4 under par, with a host of birdies, one of which was on the first hole, and only one bogey on the 10^th. Photography: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Jim Furyk

The American Jim Furyk has had an impressive first round, scoring four under par with a single bogey and five birdies. Photography: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

A number of players have also ended the first round on a nearly-as-impressive three under par:

Robert Karlsson

The Swedish player Robert Karlsson teed off early today and scored a solid 69. With only one bogey and four birdies, he is off to a strong start. Photography: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Marc Leishman

Australia’s Marc Leishman had a similar round to Karlsson, also scoring four birdies and one bogey, on the 12^th, to finish on 69. Photography: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

Koumei Oda

Bogeys on the first and second hole did not get Japan’s Koumei Oda off to the best start, but a total of five birdies across the rest of the round meant he finished on a total of 69. Photography: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Rickie Fowler

Rickie Fowler of the United States has shot 5 birdies, including two consecutively on the 4^th and 5^th holes, and only one bogey on the 15^th. Photography: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods of the United States also finished his first round on three under par, despite scoring bogeys at the first, second and 14^th holes. He made up for that by scoring 6 birdies - three consecutively at the 11^th, 12^th and 13^th holes. Photography: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images