An aggressive approach has paid off for golfer Ryan Fox at the European Tour's Irish Open.
The New Zealand number one leads by a shot after opening with a five-under 67.
The top three players not already qualified for the British Open, who finish in the top 10, will earna place at Carnoustie later this month.
"I'd love to be in the Open and Carnoustie is one of the best golf courses in the world I think and I'd love the chance to play there in an Open," Fox said after his first round.
"As good a start as I can have, really, and hopefully three more rounds and if I can sneak in that top five like last year and get an Open spot, that would be great."
"I drove it nice. I think I probably only hit five or six fairways but missed them in the right places and hit a lot of good drives that just ran through fairways and gave myself a lot of chances," he said.
