Thursday, July 27

NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland -- Leading scores Thursday after the first round of the Senior British Open on the 6,621-yard, par-71 Royal County Down course (a-denotes amateur):

Noel Ratcliffe, Australia  	67  4-under


Hubert Green, U.S.         	68  3-under
John Bland, S.Africa       	68
Craig Defoy, Wales         	68


Christy O'Connor, Ireland  	69  2-under


John McTear, Scotland      	70  1-under
Tommy Price, U.S.          	70
Kenny Stevenson, N.Ireland 	70
Ian Stanley, Australia     	70
Denis O'Sullivan, Ireland  	70
Geoff Parslow, Australia   	70


a-Roy Smethurst, England   	71  Even
John Morgan, England       	71
Renato Campagnoli, Italy   	71
Seiji Ebihara, Japan       	71
Roger Klatt, Canada        	71