Lucas Bjerregaard Stands Tall In 100th French Open As Bernd Wiesberger Looms.

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Lucas Bjerregaard is one of the tallest players contesting this week’s 100th anniversary French Open and at the end of the opening day the 6 foot 3 inch Dane was atop of the board.

Bjerregaard had made the cut in just three of his last ten cuts but he found his form on the biggest stage with an elite field gathered at the course where the Ryder Cup will be held in 2018.

And the Dane capped his round when he aced his second hole to record the 26th hole-in-one of the Race to Dubai season on route to a five under par 66 and would not be caught on a day of sun and occasional showers in Paris.

Luca Bjerregaard leads day one of the 100th French Open. (Photo - www.europeantouc.com)

Luca Bjerregaard leads day one of the 100th French Open. (Photo – www.europeantouc.com)

But while he goes in search of a first European Tour title, defending champ Bernd Wiesberger along with Thongchai Jaidee, Belgium’s Thomas Pieters and Spain’s Adrian Otaegui.

Bjerregaard was playing with totally new clubs after his were lost in transit but he showed no ill-effects as he holed from 202 yards with a seven iron on the second.

He followed that with three birdies and a bogey in the next four holes and came home in 34.

“It’s a great start and I think that’s what I’ve been needing these last few past weeks,” he said. “I’ve been playing decent and seeing a lot of improvements. I just haven’t really put any good rounds together.

Wiesberger opened with three birdies in his first four holes and the Austrian added further gains on the 15th and 16th with a single bogey on the eighth.

“You never know how it’s going to turn out the following year, but every time I come back here, I enjoy playing this place,” he said. “I was doing the right things today, hitting good tee shots and got myself into position, and that’s the key around here.

“All aspects of the game were quite good today and therefore I’m pretty pleased with the round. It wasn’t easy, we had a bit of rain and the wind was up. But I felt comfortable.

I stepped over the ball and I felt like I knew what it’s going to do on any club and therefore I’m pretty pleased with my first round – Bernd Wiesberger

Belgian Pieters had set the clubhouse target early as he recorded five birdies and a bogey and Jaidee joined him at four under late in the day as he recorded an eagle, four birdies and two bogeys.

Spaniard Adrian Otaegui was also at four under after recording the only bogey-free round of the day with birdies on the 12th, second, third and ninth.



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