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David Higgins delighted at the Lindt Open d'Italia with a first-round 67.
"I'm delighted, I played lovely, it's a course that really suits me," he enthused. "You've got to drive it straight and a good iron player will do well here. From the moment we got here, the course just fitted my eye," added Higgins, who lies 163rd in the money list and is battling to save the card he won at Q-School last year.
The round on Thursday he equalled his low round of 2013 and showed that Higgins (40) still has the class to play on the Tour.
The Waterville man shared fourth, just two off the lead shared by Belgian boomer Nicolas Colsaerts, powerful Argentinian Ricardo Gonzalez and German rookie Max Keiffer, who posted sparkling 65s.
Higgins landed six birdies, created a few other chances and dropped just one shot at 16, where he failed to get up and down after a wayward tee shot.
Damien McGrane opened with a one-under 71, Peter Lawrie signed for a 73, Gareth Maybin finished with a 74 and Michael Hoey on 77.
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