Ireland's Maybin breaks course record in Turin

Irish golfer Gareth Maybin, so close to winning just the seventh European Tour event of his career in December, was in a class of his own when the BMW Italian Open began in Turin today.

Ireland's Maybin breaks course record in Turin

Irish golfer Gareth Maybin, so close to winning just the seventh European Tour event of his career in December, was in a class of his own when the BMW Italian Open began in Turin today.

A course record 64, seven-under-par, gave the 28-year-old from Belfast a three-stroke lead over Scot Richie Ramsay, French pair Raphael Jacquelin and Christian Cevaer and England's Marcus Higley, while American John Daly would have been joint second as well but for two closing bogeys.

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