Irish amateur Paul Dunne got off to the perfect start as the 144th Open Championship at St Andrews began in ideal scoring conditions.
Dunne, who came through final qualifying at Woburn, was part of the second group out on the course, Teeing off at 6.43am with Americans Todd Hamilton and James Hahn.
He made a superb start in the good conditions, and was in a share of the lead after two holes.
Amateur, Paul Dunne shares top spot on the early leaderboard. Keep up to date here: http://t.co/GXoKkgApkd pic.twitter.com/wwstjKiViG
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 16, 2015
After 10 holes, he is joint second on the leaderboard at four under – David Lingmerth currently leads at seven under.
Wow! Former Blackrock College boy Paul Dunne is -4 through 9 holes at #TheOpen Great start for the amateur @dunners11
— Andrew Smyth (@ANJSmyth) July 16, 2015
Coverage of the 144th Open is underway on Setanta Ireland. David Lingmerth is the early leader but Irish amateur Paul Dunne is four under.
— Setanta Sports (@SetantaSports) July 16, 2015