Live coverage of the 122nd
Open Golf Championship from the Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent.
The opening morning in the most prestigious of all golf tournaments. The first Open to be held in England was staged here 99 years ago - previously it had always taken place in Scotland - and J H Taylor suitably became the first
English professional to take the trophy. Sandy Lyle was the most recent winner on this course eight years ago. With commentary by Peter Alliss , Bruce Critchley , Alex Hay , Dave Marr , Clive Clark , Mike Hughesdon and Dougie Donnelly.
Introduced by Steve Rider. Producers Alastair Scott and Barbara Slater
Executive producer John Shrewsbury
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BBC GOLF 93 MAGAZINE: the official BBC sports magazine to accompany this year's tournaments. It features profiles oftop players plus a hole-by-hole account of Royal St George's Course at Sandwich,. price£2. 95, from newsagents.