Rory McIlroy's first round on home soil at The Open has not gone as planned.
The 30-year-old from Northern Ireland struggled on the front nine at Royal Portrush Golf Club to put himself in a hole before making the turn Thursday morning.
On the opposite end of the leaderboard, Shane Lowry produced the lowest score of the morning session with a four-under 67.
Sergio Garcia, Alex Noren and Webb Simpson also carded strong rounds to put themselves near the top of the leaderboard in rainy conditions on the Dunluce Course at Royal Portrush.
British Open Leaderboard
Shane Lowry (-4)
Robert MacIntyre (-3)
Dylan Fritellli (-3)
Alex Noren (-3)
Webb Simpson (-3)
Sergio Garcia (-3)
Full leaderboard can be found on TheOpen.