Thomas is born again

ON Wednesday, Thomas Bjorn talked about getting back on the horse as quickly as possible after his fall at the 16th in the final round of the British Open.

He claimed it didn’t matter what he scored in the Nissan Irish Open at Portmarnock, the important thing was to get back into action as soon as possible.

Yesterday, he did so in a manner better than either he or anybody else had good reason to expect. The Dane romped in with an almost effortless eight under par 64, a new mark for the altered course and proof, if such were needed, that his game remains in great condition. Ironically, Bjorn completely dominated the Portmarnock bunkers, getting up and down for par from three of the four he visited and holing out from twenty yards at the other!