Five Australians under par following the first round of The 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

Andrew Dodt, Marc Leishman, Jason Day, Adam Scott and Aaron Baddeley all finished 1-under par, just four shots off the leaders Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka.

Adam Bland gets the Australasian contingent underway for round two today at 3:46pm AEST, catch the action live of Fox Sports Australia.

*Video Source : The Open (R&A Championships) – https://www.theopen.com