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SOUTHPORT, England (AP) \u2014 Matthew Baldwin had the honor of hitting the opening tee shot of the British Open at Royal Birkdale, where the Englishman has been a member for 23 years after growing up in the area.<\/p>\n

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It meant needing a 3:30 a.m. alarm.<\/p>\n

It also meant missing one of his country\u2019s biggest ever soccer matches.<\/p>\n

Baldwin said he didn\u2019t watch England\u2019s agonizing 2-1 loss to Argentina in the men\u2019s World Cup semifinals, a match that started at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. He was dozing until waking up 55 minutes into the game and discovering England was leading 1-0. He fell asleep and woke up again around midnight, to be informed by his wife that England lost.<\/p>\n

More important to Baldwin was making a good start to his fourth appearance at the Open \u2014 and first at Birkdale.<\/p>\n

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He said the opening shot \u2014 an iron that split the middle of the parched fairway and was approved by a cheering crowd in a full grandstand under early morning sunshine \u2014 was \u201cterrifying\u201d and \u201coverwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut,\u201d added Baldwin, who shot 2-over 72, \u201cit\u2019s something that will stay with me for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AP golf: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/golf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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