Woosnam puts faith in garage find

A search in his garage paid huge dividends for Ian Woosnam as he rediscovered form in the French Open at Le Golf National near Paris.

Thinking ahead to next Monday's British Open qualifying at Sunningdale, Woosnam unearthed a one-iron he reckoned was 21 years-old and decided it might have its uses this week. How right he was.

On a course where the rough is thicker and higher than at last week's US Open - Mark Roe reckons that the 5ft 4½ in Woosnam could himself be lost in it - the 46-year-old stayed out of trouble to shoot a four under par 67.