British Open Round Up
Published:Thursday | July 16, 2009 | 5:42 PM
Miguel Angel Jimenez rolled in a 66-foot birdie putt at the final hole for a 6-under 64 to claim the opening-round lead at the British Open today.
The Spaniard birdied the final two holes in a bogey-free round that knocked Tom Watson and Ben Curtis out of the top spot on the leaderboard on a calm day at Turnberry.
The 59 year old Watson held the lead for most of the day after his 65.
His score was matched by Ben Curtis, the surprise winner of the 2003 Open, and Japanese Tour regular Kenichi Kuboya, who surged into contention after most of the fans had headed for the pubs with a birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie finish.
World Number One Tiger Woods struggled to a 71.
On a day for going low, Wood struggled, hitting one wayward shot after another, including a dunk, which led to the last of his four bogeys at Number 16.