McDowell scorches to lead as Monty's former caddie has last laugh

NORTHERN IRELAND'S Graeme McDowell set a new course record to lead in the first round of the Volvo Scandinavian Masters here in Stockholm but it was Colin Montgomerie's former caddie Alastair McLean who had the last laugh.

McLean is now working for Montgomerie’s playing partner Adam Scott after the end of his 10-year partnership with the former European number one, and Montgomerie was determined to hand out some good-natured ridicule if he picked a wrong club.

But McLean and Scott were wearing the broadest smiles after carding an opening 65 at Kungsangen, five better than defending champion Montgomerie and just one behind surprise leader Graeme McDowell.