Shane Lowry looked unbeatable at Royal Troon on Thursday at the Open Championship.
The 2019 Open Champion carded a bogey-free, 5-under 66 in brutal conditions. He trails Daniel Brown, who fired off a bogey-free 6-under 65, by one shot as he sits in solo second.
Only 17 players fired under-par scores during the first round, a testament to the 25-mile-per-hour winds that blew across Royal Troon. Very few players kept a clean scorecard, too.
But Lowry’s preparation for this tournament is why he is towards the top of the leaderboard after day one. He played many practice rounds early and took advantage of his later tee time.
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