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SEAN BOSTON
Hutch Post
TROON, Scotland — Former Hutchinson Community College golfer Dominic Clemons carded a 6-over 77 opening round at The Open Championship on Thursday at the Royal Troon Golf Club.
Clemons and the other golfers battled heavy rain and strong winds throughout the round. The average score was 3-over par for the field.
The 22-year-old amateur is currently tied for 128th among the field. He finished his round with two birdies, one on the Par 4 seventh and another on the Par 4 13th. Clemons carded a 4-over on the front nine and a 2-over on the back.
Clemons is the first-ever former HutchCC golfer to ever qualify for a PGA major championship.
The trio of Clemons, Stewart Cink and Chris Kirk will tee off at 1:48 p.m. BST (7:48 a.m. CST) on Friday in Round 2.
To read more about Clemons' journey from HutchCC to where he is now, click here.