CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- Woody Austin made four birdies in a six-hole stretch on the back nine and finished with a 4-under 68 to take the first-round lead in the Senior British Open. Cheap Air Max Shoes China .Austin, 52, rebounded from bogeys on Nos. 9 and 10 with birdies on 11, 12, 14 and 16. He has struggled after winning three times in four events this year on the PGA Tour Champions.It seems I forgot how to play after that, Austin said. Its been really bad since. Its been unfortunately a long stretch of really ugliness.Mark OMeara was a stroke back along with Carlos Franco, Esteban Toledo, Joe Durant, Tom Byrum, Scott McCarron and Peter Fowler. Franco, from Paraguay, qualified Monday.The wind was 10-15 mph at Carnoustie Golf Links with a mix of sun and clouds and a high in the 60s.I think the rain yesterday softened the course a little bit, OMeara said. We were pretty fortunate. The wind laid down just a little bit in the middle of our round out there, so it was a little bit more playable. But Carnoustie is a very demanding golf course. You have to drive the ball well. You have to be accurate with your iron shots, and then youve got to putt well.Austin won the last of his four PGA Tour titles in the 2013 Sanderson Farms Championship.Im not into grinding, Austin said. Im not into beating a bunch of balls anymore. I did that for my 40 years. Im done.So I go home, I play with my kids, I play with my family. I own a golf course. I help run the golf course. I try to do the things I need to do there. Youll find me sometimes weeding, jumping on a mower and mowing. I hit balls usually maybe Saturday and Sunday the week before I go back out. Thats it. Thats my preparation. The only time I work on is when I get to the golf course.Bernhard Langer, the winner in 2010 at Carnoustie, had a 71.Defending champion Marco Dawson opened with as 72. He won last year at Sunningdale.Michael Bradley had a 74 in his senior debut. He won four times on the PGA Tour. Air Max Cheap China . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. Cheap Air Max China Free Shipping . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. http://www.cheapairmaxchina.com/ . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers say they have been unable to confirm reports that one of the teams prospects is missing and has possibly drowned in eastern Europe. The NHL club put out a statement late Thursday afternoon saying it was aware of reports Kristians Pelss was unaccounted for in his home country, Latvia, but was unable to confirm conflicting information in that countrys media. "There has been contradictory information reported, at times, and we are trying to confirm the facts," the Oilers said. "Once we are able to do that, we will be able to offer further comment. At this time, our thoughts and prayers are with the Pelss family." Latvian news outlet Apollo reported that Pelss, 20, had died. It cited a rescue service spokesman as saying witnesses saw a man jump from a bridge into the Daugava River in the city of Riga. However, a spokesman for the Latvian Hockey Federation was quoted in the same article as saying he could neither confirm nor deny that it was Pelss. A Russian sports news agency, R-Sport, tweeted that the Latvian Hockey Federation believes Pelss is missing, but not dead. Pelsss agent told The Canadian Press he was looking for more information from Europe. Despite thee conflicting reports, fans flocked to Twitter to pay their respects to the youngster under the hashtag #prayforpelss. Cheap Nike Air Max Outlet. Pelss was drafted in the seventh round by the Oilers and last played for the Oklahoma City Barons and affiliate Stockton Thunder, both teams in the Oilers farm system. A left-winger, he played junior hockey for two years with the Edmonton Oil Kings amassing 42 goals and 41 assists in 126 games. He also played for the Latvian junior team. The Oilers statement comes on the same day the death of another young NHL prospect was confirmed. The Dallas Stars released a statement Thursday on the death of Scott Winkler, who passed away at the age of 23. "The Dallas Stars are heartbroken to hear about Scotts passing," said Stars General Manager Jim Nill. "Scott was a wonderful young man with great character and a bright future; we extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends." Winkler was Dallas third-round selection (89th overall) in the 2008 NHL draft. The cause of Winklers death is not yet known. A statement form Colorado College, where Winkler played the last four seasons, said he was found unresponsive at his parents house in Asker, Norway. ' ' '