Three players are tied at the top after day one at the Open Blue Green C\u00f4tes d’Armor Bretagne as Alan Dunbar, Moritz Lampert and Jamie McLeary all fired four under par rounds of 66 to lead in France.<\/p>\n
After a four hour fog delay at Golf Blue Green de Pl\u00e9neuf Val Andr\u00e9, the leading trio came out firing to lead by one after 18 holes, with half of the field still to finish their first round.<\/p>\n
It is a fine start for the former British Amateur Champion who has only been a professional for four months, and has had mixed fortunes so far, splitting his time between both the Challenge and European Tours in 2013.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure why I\u2019ve played better on The European Tour this year,\u201d explained Dunbar. \u201cI\u2019ve played well on this Tour too, but the cuts I have missed have only been by a shot. I\u2019ve been playing well all year, just not getting the breaks, and I had a nice run there in July on the main Tour, but it is just about getting those breaks, and hopefully I can finish the season on a high.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe standard at the top is very similar, and I\u2019ve only been a pro for four months, so I hope this is just the start of a long career. I was a bit more aggressive today off a few tees, and I think that is what I have struggled with when only missing the cut by a shot, being a bit too negative, and being more aggressive today seemed to work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another man who has tasted amateur success is Lampert, winning national championships in France, Germany and Portugal during an illustrious career that also saw him feature in The Junior Ryder Cup in 2010.<\/p>\n
The German, like Dunbar, has played on both Tours this season having earned his European Tour card at last year\u2019s Qualifying School Final Stage, and he is alongside Scotland\u2019s McLeary, himself once a top ranked amateur, on four under par.<\/p>\n
Just a shot adrift in France is former US Amateur Champion Byeong-hun An alongside this season\u2019s Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge winner Brinson Paolini, who was himself a decorated college golfer at home in America.<\/p>\n
On the same score is one of two leading Frenchman, Victor Riu, who won for the first time earlier in the year at the Karnten Golf Open presented by Mazda. He is alongside compatriot, and three time Challenge Tour winner, Benjamin Hebert in a tie for fourth so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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