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“Definitely at the beginning I was probably a bit more anxious about maybe making the cut because this is a very big tournament, especially for me with the money that can be won and the position that I’m in”, Fritsch said.

The 21-year-old from Devon carried on from where he left off with eight birdies, an eagle and two bogeys in an opening 64 at Kingsbarns, which was matched by Irish team-mate Paul Dunne, whose memorable day also included a hole-in-one on the 15th.

The money will take care of itself.

The cut is made after the third round, when the top 60 pros and ties and the top 20 teams progress to the final round at St Andrews on Sunday.

“I played against Paul the week before The Open in the European Team Championship and managed to beat him on the 20th hole”, said Mullen.