Irish amateur among debutants off to a flyer at Open

Irish amateur Paul Dunne, playing in his second Open and first at St Andrews, went to the turn at four under after birdie putts of 12 feet and five feet kick-started his round.

Sweden’s David Lingmerth enjoyed a dream start to his Open debut as benign conditions at St Andrews saw the Old Course taken apart early on.

The 27-year-old Swede, who won his first PGA Tour title last month by beating England’s Justin Rose in a play-off at the Memorial Tournament, raced to five under after just six holes having begun his round with four successive birdies.