The year was 1878, and the head groundskeeper at the infamous Prestwick Golf Club decided to procure some land next door to build a modest 5-hole golf course and thus founded Royal Troon Golf Club ...

English golfer Daniel Brown, 29, made a stunning run to the top of the leaderboard on Thursday at Royal Troon Golf Club, leading Irishman Shane Lowry by a single stroke heading into Round 2.