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Broadhurst ties course record to lead in Portugal:Posted By: Jim Thatcher By Norman Dabell PENINA, Portugal (Reuters) - Champion Paul Broadhurst of Britain equaled the Penina course record on Thursday, an eight-under-par 64 carrying him one shot clear after the first round of the Portuguese Open.Swedish rookie Christian Nilsson bogeyed the last to drop back to second place on seven-under. Christian Cevaer, bidding to become the second successive French winner on the European Tour after Jean Van de Velde's triumph at the Madeira Island Open last week, was a further stroke back on 66. Jarmo Sandelin of Sweden, leader in the first two rounds in Madeira, shared fourth position on 67 with Spain's Carl Suneson and Briton Richard Finch. Last year's victory was Broadhurst's first for 10 years and Thursday's opening round was fashioned on a spectacular putting display. The former Ryder Cup player single-putted a succession of greens and took only 24 putts in a round containing one eagle, seven birdies and one bogey. GOOD PUTTER "I'm normally quite a good putter but I holed a lot of good putts today," the 40-year-old Broadhurst told reporters. "It's the first time I've been under 65 for quite a few years and I thought I could shoot 62, which is my career-lowest score. "I'd played awful up to today. It's a funny game, golf. It was just the same when I won last year." Broadhurst missed last week's event to work on his game with coach Bob Torrance. Nilsson, a tour school qualifier, collected five birdies in his first six holes and 10 in all. Tournament favorite Nick Dougherty of Britain carded a 69, one stroke better than Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam, while Van de Velde posted a 72. Portuguese amateur Joao Pedro Sousa had a hole-in-one at the 192-yard par-three sixth on the way to a seven-over 79. Courtesy Of: Yahoo! News The information reported above is property of Yahoo! inc. and reprinted or modified with legitimate permission. We thank Yahoo! inc. for the kind cooperation with us and other shareholders. |
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