"Amateur Tommy Fleetwood Surges to Early Lead at British Open"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo Sports
Tommy Fleetwood, Emiliano Grillo, and amateur Christo Lamprect took an early share of the lead at 5-under after the first round of the British Open at Royal Liverpool. Lamprect, a 6-foot-8 amateur from Georgia Tech, earned his spot in the field by winning the Amateur Championship. Antoine Rozner, Adrian Otaegui, and Brian Harman are tied at 4-under, while Brooks Koepka finished 1-under and Rory McIlroy 1-over. The British Open is offering a record $16.5 million purse this week, with $3 million going to the winner on Sunday.