Michael Campbell of New Zealand reacts after his second shot on the seventh hole during the opening round of the British Open Golf championship. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
The event at the Ailsa course in Scotland's Turnberry had only been under way for minutes when Campbell, with an early 6.30am start time, plummeted to four-under par as a result of a bogey and triple-bogey on the second and third holes.
His round briefly improved following a birdie on the fifth, but then went further down hill.
Campbell hit bogeys on the eighth and 11th holes, a double-bogey on the 16th and bogey on the 17th to leave him eight-over par on 78 and in last place as he went to the club house with about two-thirds of the field yet to begin their rounds.
