Daniel Brown came out of nowhere on Thursday afternoon at Royal Troon.
The 29-year-old Englishman, who had never made a start at a major championship before, is the early solo leader at the British Open.
Brown posted a bogey-free 65 on Thursday at Royal Troon in Scotland, which was just enough to overtake Shane Lowry and give him a one-shot lead to kick off the final major championship of the season. Brown, who entered the week ranked No. 273 in the world, is now the highest-ranked golfer to lead a major championship after the first round since 2016, when Andrew Landry took the early lead at the U.