Open bigger than Masters, says Swede Hanson (Reuters)

LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) - Winning the British Open would give Peter Hanson more pleasure than victory at the Masters, the Swede said after a first-round 67 at Lytham on Thursday left him three shots off the pace. Hanson, who held a one-shot lead after 54 holes in this year's Masters but ended up tied-third, has become one of Europe's most consistent performers in recent years. "To win the Open would be the biggest one for me. Augusta is very special because you always play the same place so you feel you know the course much better than the US Open and here," Hanson told Reuters. ...