Golf: Steady starts for Smyth and Harrington

British Open Leaderboard at Royal Lytham & St Anne’s:

1 under - Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn) (after 2 holes)

Steve Stricker (USA) (2)

David Howell (6)

Carlos Franco (Par) (4)

Level - Jean Hugo (Rsa) (5)

Mark Roe (5)

Roger Chapman (5)

Neil Cheetham (4)

Dennis Paulson (USA) (1)

Justin Rose (2)

Des Smyth (6)

Mark Calcavecchia (USA) (1)

Phillip Price (1)

Padraig Harrington (2)

John Huston (USA) (1)

Brad Faxon (USA) (3)

1 over - Joe Durant (USA) (3)

Shingo Katayama (Jpn) (1)

Thomas Bjorn (Den) (3)

Ernie Els (Rsa) (1)

2 over - Hidemichi Tanaka (Jpn) (6)

3 over - Simon Dyson (5)