After the first round of the European Open at the London Club in Kent the leading Irishman was Lawrie,no not Shane who was making his professional debut,but Peter.
Peter produced a great round of -5 67 to sit only 2 shots behind the leader Denmarks Anders Hanson after the first round.Lawrie lost a shot at the 2nd hole.Ho got it back at the 4th and went on to make 5 more birdies for a great 67.
Rory McIlroy was near his best,hitting the ball very well.He lost a shot at the par3 17th,but is still in great shape on -3 69.
The only other Irish under par are Greame McDowell and Paul McGinley on -2,70.It was a great comeback for McGinley as he was +2 after 4 holes.
Michael Hoey is on +1,73, while Darren Clarke,Gareth Maybin and Damien McGrane will have a lot of work to do tomorrow after firing +2 74 each.
Gary Murphy lost his way on the back nine with 3 bogies in a row for a 75,and Shane Lowry will want to forget his debut after a +6,78 to sit in Joint 148th place.
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