The Perfect 嵐/襲撃する! Briton leads way in French Open after 開始 一連の会議、交渉/完成する

By Sportsmail Reporter

England's Graeme 嵐/襲撃する is in the 追跡(する) for a second Alstom French Open victory after starting with a six-under-par 65 at Le ゴルフ 国家の 近づく Paris on Thursday.

支援する on the course where the 2018 Ryder Cup will be played, the 33-year-old from Hartlepool is tied for the lead with Australian left-hander Richard Green.

Tied for the lead: Storm shares the top of the leaderboard with Green

Tied for the lead: 嵐/襲撃する 株 the 最高の,を越す of the leaderboard with Green

嵐/襲撃する's 勝利,勝つ in 2007 - from five behind with a 一連の会議、交渉/完成する to go - is his only one in more than 250 European 小旅行する starts.

In the swing of things: Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez

In the swing of things: Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez

'There's always 追加するd 圧力 when you come 支援する,' said the former British amateur 支持する/優勝者, who was a Walker Cup team-mate of world No 1 Luke Donald and Paul Casey in 1999.

'People say you've won and you like the course. Don't get me wrong - it is fantastic to know you've done it - but you still h ave to put the work in.'

武装した with a new driver and putter, 嵐/襲撃する, 現在/一般に 階級d 258 places below Donald, did not 減少(する) a 一打/打撃 and drew level when he birdied the 484-yard 17th while Green bogeyed it.

Both will be at The Open in a fortnight's time. Green earned an 控除 from his 21st place on last year's European 小旅行する money 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる), while 嵐/襲撃する won the qualifier at Sunningdale three weeks ago after a brilliant 62.

South African George Coetzee, like Green, reached seven under after 14, but went into the lake on the 15th and bogeyed the 17th 同様に. That dropped the 24-year-old from Pretoria, 共同の third in Germany on Sunday, と一緒に Dane Thorbjorn Olesen.

Level par: Monty must finish in the top five to qualify for next week's Open Championship

Level par: Monty must finish in the 最高の,を越す five to qualify for next week's Open 選手権

Colin Montgomerie, 捜し出すing a 最高の,を越す-five finish to earn a late 位置/汚点/見つけ出す into The Open at 挟む after finishing last at the qualifying event, was two under with three to go, but bogeyed the seventh and three-putted the long ninth for a level-par 71.

America's world No 12 Bubba Watson, in the first 正規の/正選手 European 小旅行する start of his career, (機の)カム e to the last one over, but drove into a (船に)燃料を積み込む/(軍)地下えんぺい壕 and after laying up short of the lake three-putted for a 二塁打-bogey six and a 74.

Yanks for the memories: Watson was competing in his first European Tour event

Yanks for the memories: Watson was competing in his first European 小旅行する event

Former 勝利者 ツバメ Kaymer, the highest-階級d player in the field at fourth, and defending 支持する/優勝者 Miguel Angel Jimenez matched Montgomerie's 71 and so did Thomas Bjorn after 18 連続する pars.

No より小数の than four players - Irishman Damien McGrane, England's James Ruebotham, Swede Rikard Karlberg and South African Jaco 先頭 Zyl - were disqualified for taking wrong 減少(する)s. England's James Morrison joined Coetzee and Olesen in third place late in the day.

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