Thomas Bjorn took sweet revenge on Royal St George's as the British Open got under way yesterday, eight years after he blew his best chance of winning golf's most glittering prize here
Thomas Bjorn took sweet revenge on Royal St George's as the British Open got under way yesterday, eight years after he blew his best chance of winning golf's most glittering prize here.
The 40-year-old Dane stormed to a five-under-par 65, with seven birdies against two bogeys, to take the early clubhouse lead, as favourite Rory McIlroy struggled to get going before steadying for a one over 71.
Denmark's Thomas Bjorn during the British Open in Sandwich yesterday.
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Others off to a good start were Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez who signed for a 66, one behind Bjorn, while England's Simon Dyson came in with a 68 on an overcast, rainy day along the Kent coastline.
Bjorn is best known for blowing a three-stroke lead with four to play the last time the Open was held at Sandwich in 2003.u00a0
"I wasn't really over expecting to play in this championship but there were a lot of pull outs in the last week leading into this," he said.
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