Jun 26, 2008
Story Timeline: 108 days
Boy from Barcelona chasing maiden Tour title French Open First round leaders GB&Ire unless stated -6 P Larrazabal (Spn) -5 R Fisher -5 Peter Lawrie -4 A Cabrera (Arg) Spain's Pablo Larrazabal shot a six-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the French Open. The 25-year-old from Barcelona was out in 30 and had seven birdies, dropping his only shot at the par-five last with a six. Larrazabal - who won the 10th card at last season's Qualifying School - leads by one from England's Ross Fisher and Northern Ireland's Peter Lawrie. Fisher - second four times already this season - had a bogey-free 65, while Lawrie looked set to join Larrazabal at the top of the leaderboard before also making bogey at the last. World number 481 Larrazabal - 128th on the Order of Merit - is chasing his first European Tour title...
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