Fraser has whirl-wind love affair with Links
MARCUS FRASER is in love with the Dunhill Links after storming to top spot in strong winds.
The Aussie hit a superb four-under 68 at Carnoustie – the toughest of the three host courses – to match Matt Wallace’s leading score at St Andrews.
Fraser said: “The wind is brutal. That’s as strong as I’ve played the course. But the more you play this tournament the more you fall in love with it.” LEADERBOARD (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72)
KINGSBARNS 69 – P McGinley, P Harrington, JH
Choi (Kor) 70 – B Koepka (USA), P Hanson (Swe), M Kinhult (Swe), T Hatton, G Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 71 – J Scrivener (Aus), S Gallacher, T Fleetwood, T Lewis, B Stone (Rsa) 72 – M Siem (Ger), A Sullivan, L Jensen (Den), E Els (Rsa), M Angel Jimenez (Spa), S Lowry, B Hebert (Fra) 73 – R Ramsay, B Grace (Rsa), M Kuchar (USA), S Locke, T Finau (USA), O Strydom (Rsa), J Smith, Z Blair (USA), T Pieters (Bel) 74 – T Aiken (Rsa), A Bjork (Swe), L Oosthuizen (Rsa), A Dodt (Aus), A Quiros (Spa), S Hend (Aus), J McLeod (Aus), A Canizares (Spa), L Ger Jager (Rsa), S Brazel (Aus) 75 – H Li (Chn), R Fisher, M Kaymer (Ger), L Donald, E Pepperell, P Angles (Spa) 76 – O Gillberg (Swe), M Fitzpatrick 77 – M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra), G McDowell, D Howell, J Wang (Kor), J Kruyswijk (Rsa) 78 – P Dunne, JP Strydom (Rsa) 79 – C Koepka (USA) 81 – U Van Den Berg (Rsa)
ST ANDREWS 68 – M Wallace 69 – P Khongwatmai (Tha) 70– L Bjerregaard (Den), L Herbert (Aus) 71 – O Bekker (Rsa), P Karmis (Rsa), R
Fox (Nzl), L Slattery, A Levy (Fra) 72 – A Pavan (Ita), N Colsaerts (Bel), C Syme, T Detry (Bel), C Paisley, R Paratore (Ita), T Jaidee (Tha) 73 – D Drysdale, D Lipsky (USA), A Chesters, J Walters (Rsa), O Fisher, M Southgate, N Bertasio (Ita) 74 – R Karlsson (Swe), R Dawson, J Lagergren (Swe), D Ghim (USA), R Sterne (Rsa), M Hoey 75 – S Brown, M Warren, T Immelman (Rsa), D Im (USA), J Thomson, W Ormsby (Aus), B Neil, P Larrazabal (Spa) 76 – C Wood, JC Ritchie (Rsa), G Coetzee (Rsa), B Rumford (Aus), T Pulkkanen (Fin), L Canter, F Jacobson (Swe), J Donaldson 77 – H Porteous (Rsa), D Horsey, S Fernandez (Spa), Z Lombard (Rsa), A Otaegui (Spa) 78 – M Manassero (Ita), C Pigem (Spa) 79 – C Hanson 80 – D Burmester (Rsa) 81 – E van Rooyen (Rsa) 83 – R Jacquelin (Fra)
CARNOUSTIE 68 – M Fraser (Aus) 69 – M Schwab (Aut) 72 – R Bland, S Kjeldsen (Den), O Farr 73 – J Zunic (Aus), S Gros (Fra), K Duke (USA), G Bourdy (Fra), E Molinari (Ita), J Morrison, H Tanihara (Jpn) 74 – M Ilonen (Fin), M Pavon (Fra), C Sordet (Fra), J Campillo (Spa), J Guerrier (Fra), K Koivu (Fin), S Horsfield, C Bezuidenhout (Rsa), G Havret (Fra) 75 – A Saddier (Fra), J Marchesani (USA), A Bland (Aus), M Kieffer (Ger), N Elvira (Spa) 76 – N Xiong (USA), R McEvoy, S Dyson, P Peterson (USA), S Jamieson, H Ellis, J Norris (Aus), R Rock, D Lawson (Aus), K McClatchie (Rsa), P Oriol (Spa) 77 – L Johnston, M Jordan, J Ahlers (Rsa), R T Lee (Can), G Green (Mal), D Fichardt (Rsa), S Lee (Kor) 78 – R Wattel (Fra), R Evans, C
Shinkwin, J Dantorp (Swe), A Rai 79 – R Gouveia (Por), D Brooks,
B Dredge 80 – A Connelly (Can) 81 – J Van Zyl (Rsa) 82 – A Sandhu (Ind) 84 – P Edberg (Swe)