Surprise golf lead
NZPA-Reuter
Troon, Scotland
Wayne Stephens began his round before a fan club of two. By the end the roar was deafening.
The unheralded British golfer spreadeagled the first-day field in the British Open with a six-under-par 66 to seize a two-shot lead over an illustrious group of seven. Another cluster of eight were a further shot behind.
Today, he will try to hold them off.
Stephens, aged 28, from Jersey, has made several visits to the European tour qualifying school, not all of them successful. His latest appearance on the circuit has earned him just £10,400 (SNZ3O,OOO) in prizemoney and he stands at No. 121 on the earnings list. Stephens thought he would be able to sleep quite well overnight before he heads out with
players like Americans Lee Trevino, Fred Couples and Paul Azinger as well as Spain’s JoseMaria Olazabal right behind him. Three others also shot 68 — the United Statesbased Australian, Wayne Grady, winner of the Westchester Classic last month, the Europeanbased Argentinian, Eduardo Romero, and Miguel Martin, of Spain, a substitute for late withdrawal Jay Haas, of the United States.
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