Lee Westwood leads Scottish Open after making TWO EAGLES

Westwood nearly makes albatross from 300 yards out at the par-5 3rd - WATCH THIS...

01 Oct 2020

Lee Westwood leads Scottish Open after making TWO EAGLES

Lee Westwood made two eagles on day one of the Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club en route to a stunning first-round 62.

Westwood, 47, nearly made an albatross from 300 yards at the par-5 3rd as his ball skirted past the hole, but it left a simple three-footer for eagle that he duly converted.

This close to an albatross from 300 yards @WestwoodLee #ASISO #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/40YcDG7boe
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 1, 2020

The Englshman then added a birdie at the par-4 5th before rolling in another eagle at the par-5 7th en route to going out in 31 strokes.

-8 thru 14 holes
We have a new leader @WestwoodLee #ASISO #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/IkShRx421h
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 1, 2020

Westwood then made three consecutive birdies from the 12th and then added another at the par-5 16th to move to 9-under par for the round.

Westwood currently ranks eighth in the all-time European Tour standings for most wins on 25.

Sweden's Alex Bjork lies in second place just one stroke behind Westwood on 8-under par.

Approach
Camera work #ASISO #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/UsUvBh2dlP
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 1, 2020

England's Ian Poulter took a brief rest from Instagram and got off to a solid start to the tournament on 4-under par.

More than 50 players broke par on a low first day of scoring due to the calm afternoon conditions, but the weather is expected to get much trickier as the week progresses.