Solid start for Donald at St Andrews

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Luke Donald was the stand out performer for Mizuno on day 1 of The Open Championship at St Andrews with a (-4) 68, putting him in the leading group.  Not always a fast starter at The Open, Donald scored well on the front 9 and stayed focused on the way home.  Donald’s driving was also of note – 75% fairways found, put him close to the top of accuracy stats.  Donald has been playing a new Mizuno EZ Prototype driver since the BMW Championship.

Shinji Tomimura practices alongside Luke Donald before completing a +1 first day score.

Open rookie Shinji Tomimura can also be pleased with his first taste of Open Championship golf, carding a +1 first day score.  Things didn’t go so well for Mizuno Open winner Taichi Teshima who fell away to +4.  Chris Wood’s day was even worse – the 1st reserve practiced his way through the day (check out his regripping skills below), but never made the tee.

1st reserve Chris Wood practiced all day in hope, but never made the 1st tee.