Padraig Harrington was rueing a poor finish to his round despite carding a five-under-par 67 at Carnoustie to open his Dunhill Links Championship.
The 53-year-old was seven-under-par through 14 holes at Carnoustie principally thanks to four birdies in five holes from the first.
But bogeys on the seventh and eighth holes, his third and second-last holes of the day, saw him have to settle for a 67.
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And on a day of exceptionally low scoring on the links, five-under-par is currently only good enough for a tie for 27th place.
Harrington is six shots behind South African Darren Fichardt whose 11-under-par 61 at Kingsbarns included two eagles, nine birdies and two bogeys.
Shane Lowry made birdies in bunches on their way to an up-and-down round of 68 at Carnoustie.
The Offaly man came flying out of the blocks with four birdies in succession before dropping on the 17th and 18th holes.
He responded well on his back nine by birdieing the first, second and third holes before dropping another shot on the sixth.
Rory McIlroy, playing with his father Gerry, struggled to catch fire in a low-key round for his standards.
Four birdies and one bogey saw the world number three sign for a 69 at Carnoustie.
"A bit slow to get out of the blocks," McIlroy said after his round. "I actually played very nice on our front nine, which is the back nine.
"Missed a lot of opportunities, and then maybe a little scrappier on the back. But yeah, overall, it was a perfect day to play Carnoustie.
"I probably didn't quite take advantage of the conditions the way that I wanted to or should have but yeah, a solid round and something to try to build upon tomorrow at Kingsbarns."
Harrington, Lowry and McIlroy will also be in action at Kingsbarns tomorrow.
They will then play St Andrews on Saturday before the 54-hole cut is made.
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