Kevin Kisner leads the Open after day one

US golfer capitalises on calm conditions at Carnoustie at the start of the first round

Kevin Kisner
The Open leader Kevin Kisner has had one top ten finish in a major
(Image credit: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Kevin Kisner leads the field after the first day of the Open at Carnoustie with the 34-year-old American posting a five-under-par round of 66.

A shot behind Kisner are the South African duo of Erik van Rooyen and Zander Lombard, and American Tony Finau. The quartet all benefited from the benign weather conditions of the morning, unlike their rivals who teed off later in the day and had to contend with a stiff breeze.

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