TURIN, Italy (AP) — Paul Lawrie overcame the worst of the rainy weather to shoot a 5-under 67 and take a share of the lead in the first round of the Italian Open.
The start of the tournament was delayed two hours Thursday to repair damage to the waterlogged course. Lawrie was among the late finishers before play was halted with 30 golfers still to complete their rounds.
The Scottish player was tied atop the leaderboard with Marcus Fraser or Australia and English duo Graeme Storm and Robert Rock — who all played in calmer conditions.
Lawrie began his round late in the afternoon just as heavy rain set.
Lawrie said “it did get fairly messy out there while I was playing, compared to the conditions in the morning.”
