Karlsson makes fine start to Irish Open

Robert Karlsson, arguably one of the biggest under-achievers on the European Tour, certainly could not be accused of that at the start of the Nissan Irish Open today.

The 34-year-old Swede began birdie-eagle-birdie at County Louth to race to four under par and into a share of the lead with South African James Kingston, Australian Peter Fowler and Holland’s Robert-Jan Derksen.