High-flying Goosen shows he's not so at home on the range

Tiger Woods of the U.S. walks onto the 16th green during the first round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, July 16, 2015. REUTERS/Lee Smith

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Twice major winner Retief Goosen shrugged off a torrid session on the practice range to shoot a six-under 66 in the British Open first round on Thursday.

The 46-year-old South African is without a victory since 2009 but showed few nerves as he mixed seven birdies with a solitary bogey on a day when the calm conditions and the soft and receptive greens led to a string of low scores.