Thomas Bjorn makes a wonderful start with seven birdies in 10 holes and is the early clubhouse leader on eight under par
England's Paul Casey sinks three birdies on his outward nine and three more on the back nine to put him in contention
South Africa's Andrew McLardy is also out on the course early and, like Casey, shoots a six under par 67
Bradley Dredge birdies his last hole to move up to four under par at the course that will stage the 2014 Ryder Cup
Colin Montgomerie opens with birdies on the first two holes as he looks to bounce back from his US Open misery
The Scotsman is playing with Kenneth Ferrie who was also in contention at Winged Foot - both finish on five under par
Miguel Angel Martin moves within one shot of Bjorn, but bogeys on the 12th and 15th drop him back to five under
Defending champion Emanuele Canonica cards six birdies and three bogeys to end the day five shots adrift
Low scoring is the order of the day though - Paul McGinley cards a 70 while Sam Torrance rolls back the years with a 69
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