Yahoo! Sports · Oct 6, 2016
Noren equals Carnoustie course record, leads Dunhill Links (The Associated Press)
MoreCAPTION CORRECTS THE NAME FROM DAVID TO ALEX Sweden's Alex Noren gestures, on the 18th green during day one of the Dunhill Links Championship, at Carnoustie Golf Links, in Scotland, Thursday Oct. 6, 2016. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) -- Alex Noren of Sweden was leading the Dunhill Links Championship after carding 64 at Carnoustie to equal the course record on Thursday.
The 34-year-old Noren, who won the Scottish Open in July and the European Masters last month, fired eight birdies to finish at eight-under-par.
The tournament is split between three courses, with players alternating between St. Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie.