Ragged start from favourites in Spain

The star group did not quite live up to their billing when the Jazztel Spanish Open began at windy San Roque today.

Ragged start from favourites in Spain
Thu, 14 Apr, 2005 - 11:23

The star group did not quite live up to their billing when the Jazztel Spanish Open began at windy San Roque today.

Irish Ryder Cup hero Paul McGinley began with a double-bogey seven, then a bogey five. Former Open champion Paul Lawrie bogeyed the par-five 10th, then double-bogeyed the 405-yard 12th.

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