Crowd favourite Fleetwood shares British Open lead, McIlroy among survivors
The British Open showed again Thursday that even after 163 years, golf's oldest championship can still deliver a few surprises.
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McIlroy and Power best of Irish as amateur Lamprecht leads Open
Rory McIlroy and Seamus Power were the Irish pace setters on day one of the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool where amateur champion Christo Lamprecht is in a share of the lead at Royal Liverpool.
Christo Lamprecht shares lead at Open Championship after 66 - ESPN
HOYLAKE, England — Amateur Christo Lamprecht might be the only one at Royal Liverpool Golf Club who isn't surprised his name is at the top of the leaderboard with England's Tommy Fleetwood and Argentina's Emiliano Grillo after Thursday's opening round of the 151st Open Championship.
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Fleetwood driven on by home support as he takes share of British Open lead
Tommy Fleetwood rode a wave of home support to the top of the leaderboard in pursuit of a first major title in the 151st British Open Championship.
Tommy Fleetwood and amateur Christo Lamprecht set early pace at The Open
Tommy Fleetwood and debutant Christo Lamprecht are the early pace-setters after on Day 1 of The Open at Royal Liverpool on Friday.
Fleetwood sets pace at Open alongside amateur Lamprecht
HOYLAKE, United Kingdom: Home favorite Tommy Fleetwood joined South African amateur Christo Lamprecht at the top of the leaderboard after hitting a five-under-par 66 on the opening day of the Open Championship at Hoylake. Lamprecht shone on his debut at the majors after earning his place by winning the Amateur Championship last month. The powerful 22-year-old, who stands 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 meters) tall, used his long levers to great effect around the Royal Liverpool course on Thursday. “I earned my spot to be here. I think the way I played today I earned to be on the top of the leaderboard, as of now,” said Lamprecht. Fleetwood, who hails from Southport, just 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the course, gave his chances of a first major title win a huge boost with a run of three consecutive birdies between the 14th and 16th. “Such a special opportunity to play so close to home,” said the world number 21. “To have that support and play an Open, (I’m) glad I gave them some good golf to watch.” Despite the glorious blue skies on the Wirral coastline, many of the stellar names in the field struggled at the 151st Open.
Fleetwood thrives at home sweet home
HOYLAKE, England: Tommy Fleetwood was inspired by the passionate support of the home crowd as he shot a first-round 66 to start his bid to become the first Englishman to win the British Open since Nick Faldo in 1992.