Waring finds form to lead in Paris

Paul Waring posted a stellar seven-under-par 64 on the opening day of the Open de France at le Golf National to take a two-shot lead.
The Englishman has been on the sidelines for much of the past two seasons due to a serious shoulder injury, but has been posting some impressive results since making his return.
He achieved top ten finishes at the UBS Hong Kong Open, Joburg Open and Trophée Hassan II, and is now making the most of a medical exemption in Paris.
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— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) June 29, 2017
"I'm obviously made up," he said. "I only hit five fairways which is obscene around here. But I had ten putts on the back nine. Obviously rolled the putter great and gave myself some real chances out there and took them.
"You're always trying to push yourself forward. You're always trying to move up any sort of rankings, be that Race to Dubai, be that World Rankings. We've got a good, strong field again this year, so there's plenty of World Ranking points available. So I've just got to keep pushing myself forward.
"If we drive it better, we can go really silly but really happy with how it's gone. If we can just score similar to that, I'll be more than happy."
Starting from the 10th, Waring picked up four birdies prior to the turn – including three in a row from the 13th – and then picked up three more after to lie two shots clear of Belgian Thomas Pieters, Sweden's Alexander Bjork and English rookie Nathan Kimsey, a recent Qualifying School graduate.
In-form Tommy Fleetwood followed at four under alongside Florian Fritsch and Peter Uihlein.
Pieters, a three-time European winner, was on fire on the greens – holing out from more than 20 feet on four separate occasions on the way to his 66.
Recapping @Thomas_Pieters' opening 66 in three minutes#HNAOpenDeFrance pic.twitter.com/ahHLpPHCN0
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) June 29, 2017
Kristoffer Broberg, George Coetzee, Rikard Karlberg, Pablo Larrazábal, Adrian Otaegui, Adrien Saddier and Andy Sullivan were all at three under, a shot clear of a large group containing Graeme McDowell, Martin Kaymer and Marcel Siem – all former Open de France champions.
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