THE OPEN 2010: Paul Lawrie Admits 'I'm Not Cock-a-hoop' After Sharpened A 69

Former Open hold up Paul Lawrie was confident but not wholly happy with his three-under-par 69 in the initial turn of the 139th Open Championship at St Andrews.

Contented but not happy: Paul Lawrie after his three-under-par 69

The Scot, leader at Carnoustie in 1999, was initial man off at 6.30am and his organisation - with Thomas Levet and Steve Marino - played the 18 holes in 4 hours 25 mins but, with no breeze and usually few light rain, scoring was far improved than had been expected.

So nonetheless the 41-year-old could not be unhappy with his measure after such an early start, carrying arrived at the march at 4.45am, he knew it could have been better.

'It was prosaic ease the initial 7 or 8 holes and you are not starting to get it any simpler around here,' he said.

'When there is no breeze this is not the hardest march in the universe to get it round.

'You know scoring is starting to be great but you can't put additional vigour on yourself.

'Three underneath is a decent begin but it's not cock-a-hoop time.

'It would be great to flog on from which and if which is your misfortune measure of the week afterwards you're in with a possibility of winning.'

Lawrie pronounced he had no issues with being asked to tee off so early notwithstanding being a former leader of the Claret Jug.

'The R&A gave you your pull and you fool around the time they give you - which is up to them,' he added.

'I do not have a complaint with it, you only get on the tee and hit it. There was a few people on the initial tee, some-more than I was expecting, but this is the greatest eventuality in the universe so either there are people there or not it doesn't matter.'

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