Lehman learns another lesson from Europeans

Tom Lehman was given further proof today of the current strength in depth of the European Tour.

Last year’s American Ryder Cup captain, invited to take part in the Telecom Italian Open in Milan, sank a 165-yard seven-iron for an eagle two and returned a two-under-par 70, but it did not even put him in the top 40 and it left him eight strokes off the pace - and that in an event featuring only three Europeans ranked in the world’s top 100.