Brown, shooting a bogey-free 6-under 65, took a one-shot lead over Lowry after the first round of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon.
Lowry won the 2019 British Open at Royal Portrush and is exempt into the world’s oldest major championship until he’s 60 years old. Shane Lowry , who won the 2019 British Open , is one shot off the lead after Round 1 at Royal Troon.Brown is playing in his first career major championship this week because he drained a 20-foot putt on the final hole of the 36-hole Final Qualifying event at West Lancashire on July 2.
“Amazing, isn’t it?’’ Brown said, acknowledging his unlikely story. “I was nervous on the first tee, obviously it being my first major. I was struggling to feel my legs a bit, but after that I got quite settled. I hit a few nice shots early, so I kind of got settled into the round pretty quick.Daniel Brown, hitting a tee shot on the 17th hole, has a one shot lead after the first round of the British Open.
Aside from the handful of great scores, the day was mostly characterized by the world’s best players being completely befuddled by the opposite winds at Troon, where the prevailing winds they practiced in all week reversed.Tiger Woods’ British Open implosion has him staring down harsh reality After the round, he tried to tell himself and anyone else who would listen that, as well as he played, it’s only Thursday.
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