Rory McIlroy salvages his opening round with a superb finish as Sepp Straka defies his own "very low expectations" to share the Scottish Open lead.

McIlroy, who is aiming to return to form ahead of The Open next week, carded 68, the same total managed by Collin Morikawa, world number one Scottie Scheffler and reigning champion Robert MacIntyre

Sepp Straka had eight birdies in his round of 64, also joined by Nico Echavarria and Victor Perez atop the leaderboard alongside Knapp. Four other players were one shot behind, while Scottie Scheffler had to settle for a 67 and was three back.

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Many of the best players in the world are in Scotland this week for the Scottish Open, which serves as a tune-up of sorts for players on a links course ahead of next week's Open Championship. That will be contested at Royal Portrush,

Rory McIlroy had admitted to exhaustion after completing the career Grand Slam but said he's ready for several opportunities coming up to make more history.