Lawrie back in the swing of things

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Lawrie, 97th on the money list and needing to be in the top 115 in November to save his card, scored a five-under-par 67 as he began his latest bid for a first victory since the 2002 Wales Open.

The 40-year-old, still Britain's last winner of a major title, goes into the second round one ahead of a group which includes his fellow Scot Steven O'Hara and defending champion Gregory Havret.

It was a bad day, though, for both Colin Montgomerie and Thomas Bjorn.

Ryder Cup captain Montgomerie lost two balls as he slumped to a 76 - he could now miss a fourth successive cut for the first time in his European Tour career - while Bjorn crashed to an 82.

This is the Dane's first event since the start of last month. He has been suffering from dizziness and extreme fatigue and even underwent a brain scan during his lay-off.

Lawrie did not drop a stroke all day and the highlight was a 40-foot putt for an eagle on the long ninth.

Havret, the leader from start to finish last year, and O'Hara, who became a father three weeks ago, share second place with Swede Ake Nilsson and Australian Wade Ormsby, who reached seven under before double-bogeying the short 17th and dropping another on the last.

Oliver Wilson and Soren Hansen, back on the course where they clinched Ryder Cup debuts a year ago and the two highest-ranked players in the field at 44th and 49th in the world, shot 73 and 69 respectively.