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Early Open leaders come from all parts

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Thursday, July 20, 2006

HOYLAKE, England -- One of the charms of the British Open is the international stew often produced on the early leaderboard. Thursday was a veritable United Nations gathering. By early afternoon at rain-softened Royal Liverpool, the top nine players in the clubhouse were an Englishman (Greg Owen), two Aussies (Marcus Fraser and Mark Hensby), a South Korean (S.K. Ho), a Finn (Mikko Ilonen), a Spaniard (Sergio Garcia), a Canadian (Mike Weir), a South African (Ernie Els) and an American (Jim Fury ...

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