Brown, wind stun in opening round | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

England’s Daniel Brown (back) looks over his caddie’s shoulder Thursday as they line up a putt on the 12th hole during the opening round of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Brown shot a 6-under 66 and leads the tournament by one shot over Shane Lowry of Ireland.
(AP/Jon Super) — England’s Daniel Brown (back) looks over his caddie’s shoulder Thursday as they line up a putt on the 12th hole during the opening round of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Brown shot a 6-under 66 and leads the tournament by one shot over Shane Lowry of Ireland. (AP/Jon Super)

TROON, Scotland -- The wind caught just about everyone off guard Thursday in the British Open. It came from the opposite direction off the Irish Sea, accompanied by occasional rain, and made Royal Troon a tougher test than anyone was expecting.

Turns out that wasn't even the biggest surprise.

Daniel Brown made his major championship debut a memorable one. He birdied two of the last three holes for a 6-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead over Shane Lowry with just enough spectators left in the Scottish twilight to celebrate his amazing day.

It was getting too dark to take a photo of his name atop the leaderboard, and that doesn't interest the 29-year-old from England, anyway.

"I'm going to try and keep my feet on the ground a bit and take on the job again tomorrow," Brown said.

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