McIlroy posts record-tying 63; Woods four back

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07/15/2010 - St. Andrews, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rory McIlory said the thought crept into his head on 17 that he could set or match the low round in a major.

He missed his four-footer for birdie on 17, but closed with a three-foot birdie putt at the last to post a nine-under 63 Thursday at the British Open.

"I was thinking going up 17, what's the lowest score for a major," McIlory stated. "I didn't know it. I know there's been a few 63s, but wasn't sure if there were any 62s. That might have crept into my mind a little bit hitting that putt on 17."

It was the 24th time a player has posted a 63 in a major championship, but just second time it has happened on the Old Course at St. Andrews. It was also good enough for an early three-stroke lead for McIlory.

John Daly, the 1995 Open champion at St. Andrews, shares second place with Andrew Coltart at minus-six.

Three-time Open champion and world No. 1 Tiger Woods posted a five-under 67, carding six birdies and a lone bogey on the 17th. He hasn't played a bogey- free round all year.

Woods was joined in fourth place by Marcel Siem, Nick Watney, 2009 U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover and Sean O'Hair.

McIlroy didn't look like he'd be near the top of the leaderboard at the start of the round.

The 21-year-old from Northern Ireland birdied the third, but otherwise parred on seven of his first eight holes. His run started with an eagle on the par- four ninth.

Around the turn, he poured in three consecutive birdie chances from the 10th to jump to six-under. McIlroy knocked his second shot on the par-five 14th onto the forward tee of No. 15.

He chipped to 10 feet and drained that to take the lead at seven-under, then knocked in an eight-footer for birdie at the 15th to push his lead to two strokes.

McIlroy parred on 16 and 17, where his four-footer for birdie lipped out. At the last, he pitched his third to three feet and knocked that in for a closing birdie.

Woods had a steady round that started with a birdie on the second. After four pars in a row, he two-putted for birdie on the seventh and moved to three- under with a 22-foot birdie putt at the ninth.

On the back nine, Woods made his run and it started with a two-putt birdie on the 12th. He poured in a 20-footer on 13 and made it three straight with another two-putt birdie at 14.

He was two back at the time, but his deficit doubled late. After McIlroy closed with a birdie, Woods missed a four-foot par putt at 17 to slide four back.

Woods' drive at the last got close enough to the green for him to putt his second. He played a big-breaking putt within seven feet, but missed the birdie putt on the left edge.

"I played pretty good today, I just missed two short putts there at 17 and 18," said Woods, who won two of his three Open titles on the Old Course. "It could have been a pretty special round. We had good weather. It felt like we were playing in a dome. The course could be had."

In his three British Open titles, Woods either led or trailed by one stroke after the first round. That won't be the case when Thursday's opening round finishes.

Defending champion Stewart Cink posted a two-under 70 with three birdies and a bogey. The man Cink defeated in a playoff last year at Turnberry, Tom Watson, managed a one-over 73.

Watson bogeyed three straight holes from the second, but birdied the fifth and got another back at the 14th.

"The course played very easy today," Watson admitted. "The wind is starting to come up and the prediction is that we're going to see stronger winds this afternoon and it's really going to blow tomorrow. The people in the morning had a big advantage, and I didn't take very good advantage of it."

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