Archer has mixed feelings after missing record

Phillip Archer today admitted: “I thought I had it,” after coming agonisingly close to the first 59 in the history of the European Tour.

Thu, 01 Jun, 2006 - 19:41

Phillip Archer today admitted: “I thought I had it,” after coming agonisingly close to the first 59 in the history of the European Tour.

Archer carded a nine-under-par 60 in the first round of the Celtic Manor Wales Open after his birdie putt on the 18th lipped out.

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