US golfer Bud Cauley plays from the rough on the 9th hole on day one of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

South Africa's Jayden Schaper chips onto the 9th green on day one of the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Kevin Yu of Chinese Taipei hits a putt on the 18th hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Austin Cook of the United States reacts to a putt on the 18th hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Kevin Yu of Chinese Taipei looks over a putt on the 18th hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Justin Lower of the United States looks over a putt on the 18th hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Joe Highsmith of the United States reacts to a putt on the 18th hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - JULY 16: Joe Highsmith of the United States reacts to a putt on the 18th hole during round one of the Corales Puntacana Championship 2026 at Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course on July 16, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)