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British Open first round leaderboard, live updates: Daniel Brown overtakes Shane Lowry for solo lead after Thursday

The British Open is off and running at Royal Troon, and Daniel Brown is out in front early.

Brown, who is playing in his first ever major championship, posted a bogey-free 65 to kick off the British Open on Thursday afternoon in Scotland. He made two birdies in his last three holes, including a clutch birdie at the 18th after barely missing a fairway bunker, to overtake Shane Lowry and grab a one-shot lead over the rest of the field.

Lowry looked like he was going to hold the overnight lead for much of the round.