GOLF DIGEST: BRITISH SENIOR OPEN:Bernhard Langer fired a flawless six-under-par 64 to finish a stroke clear of the field after the opening round of the British Senior Open Championship at Turnberry.
The 54-year-old German did not drop a shot and scored six birdies on the course where he tied for third place in the British Open in 1986.
He ended one ahead of Mark McNulty, who plays under an Irish passport, with a bunch of six players a further stroke back, including former British Open winner Tom Lehman.
Eight-time Major champion Tom Watson returned a solid 69 on the course where he won the Open in 1977 and came close to winning what would have been a fairytale victory in a play-off against Stewart Cink in 2009.
Langer said of his round: “I’m very pleased with the way I played today. I played smart, played well, hit some good drives, good iron shots and made a few putts, maybe even left a couple of putts out there, as well. But overall, it was very solid. No blemishes.”
LET/LPGA:Stacy Lewis of the United States stormed to a course-record equalling nine-under-par 63 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Evian Masters.
In scorching heat in Evian-les-Bains, France, the 27-year-old Texan downed seven birdies in a row from the fifth and picked up two more at the 17th and 18th to tie Helen Alfredsson’s 2008 course record.
Hee Young Park, who earned her maiden victory on the LPGA last year, is two strokes back at seven under par, while fellow South Korean Ilhee Lee is a shot further behind on 66.
