Alstom Open De France 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Thursday

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Published: July 2, 2015

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Maximilian Kieffer holds a single-shot lead through 14 holes after the opening round of the rain-hit Alstom Open in France. The German recovered from an early setback to move to four-under heading toward the 15th, but play was suspended again for the day before he could finish.

Bernd Wiesberger, Victor Dubuisson, Jaco van Zyl, Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Andrew Dodt are all one shot back on three-under par. Graeme McDowell, who is looking to win this tournament for a third successive year, is one-over par after 17 holes.

Here’s a recap of the action and a look at the scoreboard after a fascinating Day 1 at Le Golf National.



For the full tournament leaderboard check out the European Tour’s official website.


Kieffer Shines Amid Poor Conditions

With the British Open just around the corner, this tournament was an excellent opportunity for some of the less illustrious players in this field to book their place at the upcoming major championship, with three spots up for grabs.

But as we can we can see courtesy of the European Tour Twitter feed, the golfers had to wait before getting out to play, as poor conditions engulfed the course:



When play did resume, the star of the show initially looked likely to be Anirban Lahiri. He began the day with a real swagger, playing magnificently from tee to green and holing a string of big putts.



As we can see here, the Indian was on the charge as he rounded the turn:



Just as he seemed set to build a buffer at the top of the standings, he slumped to a disappointing double bogey at 15 to fall back into the chasing group. It was a lapse that seemed set to allow Gregory Bourdy a chance to take over at the top of the leaderboard, and he strode to the 18th on four-under par.

But he also fluffed his lines heading down the last to hit six at the par-four, dropp...
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