Lawrie begins Open campaign in fine conditions

Former champion Paul Lawrie today got the 139th Open Championship under way in near-perfect conditions at St Andrews.

Lawrie begins Open campaign in fine conditions
Thu, 15 Jul, 2010 - 08:19

Former champion Paul Lawrie today got the 139th Open Championship underway in near-perfect conditions at St Andrews.

Lawrie, winner at Carnoustie in 1999, struck the opening shot at 6:30am and unsurprisingly had no trouble finding the widest fairway in golf.

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