Matthew Fitzpatrick trails by four in Austria as Richard Finch battles
He immediately repaired the damage caused by his only bogey of the day, at the 14th hole - and with interest - by birdieing the next two.
He trailed leader Gregory Bourdy, of France, by four on day one.
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Hide AdHull’s Richard Finch showed superb strength of mind to record four consecutive birdies from the 13th hole to card an opening 73.
Finch may well have been reeling after compounding a poor outward nine, which concluded with a double bogey at the ninth, with dropped shots at holes 10 and 12.
But the quartet of retrieved shots gives him a chance to go low today in a bid to make the weekend’s action.