Golf: Goosen misses out on birdie record

Retief Goosen was one putt away from a European Tour record as he established a first-round lead at the Lancome Trophy in Paris.

Golf: Goosen misses out on birdie record

Retief Goosen was one putt away from a European Tour record as he established a first-round lead at the Lancome Trophy in Paris.

Despite problems first with traffic and then with spectators he suspected had never been on a golf course before, the South African began his defence of the trophy with a seven-under-par 64 that included seven successive birdies.

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