Lawrie three clear after Agadir opener

IRELAND’S Peter Lawrie holds a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Trophee Hassan II in Agadir, Morocco after a superb eight-under-par 64 at the Golf Du Palais Royal.

With the field split between that course and the Golf De L’Ocean for the first two rounds, Lawrie leads from defending champion Rhys Davies of Wales, England’s John Bickerton and India’s Shiv Kapur, who are tied for second.

Lawrie, whose only previous European Tour win came in Spain three years ago, said: “I got off to a great start with an eagle at the 10th hole.