Only Tom Weiskopf,Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have led from start to finish in the past 50 Opens – but many more, like the fashion-conscious unknown Bobby Clampett and Rod Pampling, and have shone brightly only to be snuffed outFor every Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy who took the first-day lead at the Open and held on to it through four rounds to win,there has been more than a handful of players who became overnight sensations only to slip absent quietly from public consciousness.
Peter Tupling had the honour at Lee Trevino’s 1972 Open and Wayne Stephens led the way after day one of impress Calcavecchia’s 1989 triumph at Troon but the man who created the biggest fanfare was the unknown young American Bobby Clampett, who turned up to play Troon in 1982 wearing a pair of white plus-twos which he referred to as “knickers”.
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Source: theguardian.com