Peter Lawrie from Ireland not Paul Lawrie from Scotland who won last week, fired a superb round of 64 to establish a three shot lead after the opening round of the Trophée Hassan II.
The Irishman’s eight under par effort on the Golf Du Palais Royal - the field are split across that and the Golf De L’Océan course in Agadir for the first two rounds – left him with a healthy lead over England’s John Bickerton, defending champion Rhys Davies and India’s Shiv Kapur.
“I got off to a great start with an eagle at the tenth hole – my first - I holed out from about 25 feet,” said Lawrie, whose only previous European Tour win came in Spain three years ago.
Bickerton was the only player in the top four to tackle the De L’Océan layout, firing a bogey-free 65 to sit alongside Welshman Davies and Kapur.In stifling heat, Bickerton dropped a shot at the tenth – his first - but fought back with six birdies.
“I just hit it and walked after it, hit it and walked after it, and just kept thinking about drinking water. said Lawrie
The 2005 US Open Champion, Michael Campbell, showed signs of a return to form after a difficult couple of years with a three under par 69, one ahead of Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke.
Clarke’s fellow Ryder Cup Vice Captain Paul McGinley carded a level par 71 on the L’Océan layout.
1 LAWRIE, Peter* -8 18 -8 64 - - - 64
T2 DAVIES, Rhys -5 18 -5 67 - - - 67
T2 KAPUR, Shiv* -5 18 -5 67 - - - 67
T5 BICKERTON, John* -5 18 -5 66 - - - 66
T5 VAN ZYL, Jaco* -4 18 -4 68 - - - 68
T5 HORSEY, David* -4 18 -4 67 - - - 67
T5 TULLO, Mark* -4 18 -4 68 - - - 68
T5 SALTMAN, Lloyd* -4 18 -4 67 - - - 67
T5 LUITEN, Joost* -4 18 -4 68 - - - 68
T5 COETZEE, George -4 18 -4 67 - - - 67
T5 FLOREN, Oscar* -4 18 -4 67 - - - 67
T12 CAMPBELL, Michael* -3 18 -3 69 - - - 69
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