Genesis Scottish Open - Day one digest

Everything you need to know from day one at The Renaissance Club.

Justin Thomas led the way, we had a very welcome return, Ludvig Åberg felt the cruelty of golf and Robert MacIntyre was entertaining the home fans on day one of the Genesis Scottish Open.

Here is everything you need to know from day one of the second Rolex Series event of the season.

Thomas leads the way

Justin Thomas enjoyed a mid-round birdie blitz as he carded a bogey-free 62 to take a one-shot lead after day one. The event co-sanctioned by the PGA TOUR has brought a stellar field to East Lothian and former World Number One and two-time Major champion Thomas took top billing in round one with his eight under par effort. The American birdied the first but really got going from the fifth, picking up seven shots in nine holes to lead by one from South Korea's Sungjae Im. Swede Åberg, Belgian Thomas Detry, German Maximilian Kieffer, China's Li Haotong and American Justin Lower were then two shots off the lead.

Welcome back Fino

Tommy Fleetwood revealed it felt like caddie Ian Finnis had never been away as the duo were reunited inside the ropes. The pair, who are long-time friends, have been working together since 2016, winning six DP World Tour titles, the most recent of which came at the Dubai Invitational in January. But Finnis was absent from the Masters Tournament and later in April revealed he had undergone open heart surgery and was on the "road to recovery". The next step on that road was being back on Fleetwood's bag and the 2017 Race to Dubai champion was delighted to have Finnis back by his side. "It was great to have Fino back and lovely way to start a tournament," he said after carding a 65. "It feels nice to have had a really good round in his first week, for him more than anything. It's been great. Felt so normal. We did a great job. Everything sort of flowed, really, today. He made a couple of great decisions, so it's like he's not been away."

Åberg's bad break

Golf shots tend to be measured in yards or feet but sometimes it is a game of inches. An inch in any direction and Åberg's approach would not have hit Morikawa's ball on the eighth green. But it did and they both ended up off the putting surface. "It's just one of them," said the Swede. "I felt like I hit a good shot. It was probably going to be, what, 12 feet, something like that where Collin was. You can't see the ball or the flagstick from the fairway. We saw the ball shoot off to the right and I didn't really realise what it hit. I've never seen it before. Probably not going to see it for a long time again but it's just one of them."

Trick shot from Bob Mac

The 12th and 14th greens are very close together but separated by an actual wall so if you hit the wrong green, you're in trouble. Unless you're Bob MacIntyre.

Spot the golfer

How deep are some of these bunkers? Just ask Nick Taylor.

Denied

That one has got to sting, Tom Kim.

No putters required

Love a chip-in? Of course you do.