Genesis Scottish Open - day one digest

Four players lead the way in East Lothian, Scottie Scheffler stars and the wall at the par-three 12th came into play.

Everything you need to know from the opening round at the Renaissance Club.

Straka shines with chip-in birdie

Sepp Straka was one of the four co-leaders - alongside Colombia's Nico Echavarria, American Jake Knapp and Frenchman Victor Perez - after the first round and he got to six under thanks to this brilliant chip-in at the eighth, which was his penultimate hole.

Eagles have landed

It is not very often that you see an albatross on the DP World Tour, never mind on the Scottish coastline. Well, World Number Five Collin Morikawa, who has the popular Billy Foster on his bag, almost did exactly that on the 600-yard third...

At the same hole, Xander Schauffele set up eagle with a marvellous approach from the rough.

Scheffler sparkles in North Berwick

Scottie Scheffler showed exactly why he is the World Number One. He started his first round at the tenth and it was not long before he was in the red numbers...

He then showed his magnificent touch with this wonderful bunker shot, which deserved more than the par save, en route to his opening 67.

Siem-s easy in Marcel's world

The flamboyant German surged into contention thanks to a brilliant 65 in North Berwick. The 44-year-old rolled in six birdies and one bogey to sit one off the pace on a congested leaderboard. Siem certainly enjoyed Thursday's opening round, he said: "It was pretty good, game is still there. Holed a few nice putts. I'm very, very happy with that start. I love it, if it's warm and very windy, it's not that windy today, but I think this is what it's all about."

Ferguson holes unlikely birdie putt

Home favourite Ewen Ferguson was on fire on the front nine, carding four straight birdies and a bogey to sit at three under. His momentum did not stop there at the tenth as this innocuous birdie putt saw him climb up the leaderboard.

Over the wall!

Rasmus Neergard-Petersen got a little bit out of position at the par-three 12th and had a wall to contend. His chip over the concrete definitely looked easier than it was.

Ferguson then followed suit on the same hole. No issue though, as he calmly chipped to tap-in range for a par save.