Record-breaker Fisher reveals golf tournament pull-out debate

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008

LONDON (AFP) — England's Ross Fisher stormed into first round lead in the European Open here Thursday with a dramatic nine-under-par course record of 63 at the London Club - and then admitted he'd almost withdrawn from the event before it had started.

Fisher, three days after coming joint third in the British Open qualifier at Sunningdale, south-west of London, finished his round in spectacular style with six straight birdies.

In the process he broke the course record set by Seve Ballesteros when the Spain great played in the official opening in 1984.

But asked if he'd considered pulling out, Fisher replied: "I sort of had a thought about it. I was feeling pretty tired, but how do you pull out of an event when you live only 40 minutes away?

"It's...