ATZENBRUGG, Austria (AP) — England’s Tom Lewis shot a 9-under 63 Thursday for a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Lyoness Open.
Joost Luiten of the Netherlands shot a 65. Englishmen Graeme Storm, Richard McEvoy and Simon Dyson and Frenchman Alexander Levy each shot a 66.
Lewis had nine birdies, including three straight on his front nine, and earned two more strokes on his final two holes. Luiten started with five birdies on his first six holes, but bogeyed the par-5 13th.
Storm and Levy both made three straight birdies on the front nine and seven total, but bogeyed the par-4 last hole.
Defending champion Bernd Wiesberger had a 68. The 61st-ranked Austrian is aiming for a top-10 finish to qualify for the U.S. Open next week.
