Little takes surprise first-round lead

Stuart Little pushed some of the sport’s biggest names into the shade today.

Thu, 07 Jul, 2005 - 19:57

Stuart Little pushed some of the sport’s biggest names into the shade today.

The 37-year-old English left-hander, ranked 369th in the world and with nothing better than a sixth-place finish on the European tour, took a share of the first-round lead in the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

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CourtsGolfScottish OpenPlace: Loch LomondPlace: EuropePlace: EssexPlace: GloucestershirePlace: St AndrewsPlace: Home of GolfPlace: FifePlace: WentworthPlace: SunningdalePerson: LittlePerson: Stuart LittlePerson: Angel CabreraPerson: Ernie ElsPerson: Adam ScottPerson: Retief GoosenPerson: Phil MickelsonPerson: Lee WestwoodPerson: Paul LawriePerson: Richard SternePerson: Darren ClarkePerson: Colin MontgomeriePerson: Luke DonaldPerson: WestwoodPerson: CabreraPerson: John DalyPerson: Eduardo RomeroPerson: DonaldPerson: ScottPerson: Damien McGranePerson: Gary MurphyPerson: Rory McIlroyPerson: Peter LawriePerson: Brian McElhinneyEvent: Barclays Scottish OpenEvent: 1999 British OpenEvent: OpenEvent: ’s OpenEvent: 2003 dunhill links championshipEvent: BMW Championship
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