An eagle followed by a double-bogey summed up a “weird day” at The Open for Russell Knox.
The American-based Scot holed a wedge from the best part of 90 yards at 16 but chucked both shots straight back at the par five 17th.
And the end result was a frustrating one over par 72.
“It was a weird day,” Knox reflected. “A lot of bizarre things happened and most of them were unfortunate.
“When I hit a bad shot I got punished really badly.
“I holed a wedge from 86 yards, which was nice, but I had no other luck. I hit the pin on a hole, lipped out violently a couple of times, missed a two-footer and plugged in a bunker. So it was a tough day.
“I’d got to one under after 16 and I’m disappointed with the score because I played better than that.”
The last Scot in the clubhouse was Marc Warren who posted a six over par 77.
