Colsaerts inspired at St Andrew's by Ryder Cup heroics

Ryder Cup vice captain Nicolas Colsaerts outshone three of his victorious players

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 05: Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium tees off on the second hole during Day One of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the Old Course St. Andrews on October 05, 2023 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

Ryder Cup vice captain Nicolas Colsaerts showed no signs of a hangover from Europe's triumph in Rome as he outshone three of his victorious players to sit just a shot off the lead after day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Home hero Robert MacIntyre and England's Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood were the big draws in Scotland after starring in last week's win over the United States but it was Belgian Colsaerts who carded a 65 at St Andrews to sit at seven under, one behind Spaniard Adri Arnaus, Swede Sebastian Soderberg and American Peter Uihlein.