Nice Tributes On Show At The Open

The French tricolour flies at half-mast beside the 18th green

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Nice resident Clement Sordet led the Nice tributes at The Open, where the French flag is currently flying at half-mast on the 18th green grandstand

Nice resident Clement Sordet led the Nice tributes at The Open, wearing a black ribbon and writing "Pray For Nice" on the peak of hit hat.

The Frenchman was honouring over 80 victims who were killed when a truck smashed into a crowd in the French resort as they watched a Bastille Day fireworks display on Thursday night.

Sordet said at the end of his round: "My thoughts are with the families and the victims. I woke up at 4am and tried to find out what had been going on, mainly on the radio. The attack happened less than 500m from where I live. My girlfriend's family come from there."

Nice resident Clement Sordet led the Nice tributes at The Open

Ernie Els was another player to pay tribute at The Open, with a black ribbon pinned to the back of his hat, while the R&A have set the French tricolour to fly at half-mast on the grandstand beside the 18th green, and made black armbands available for the players.

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On social media there were further tributes from the players as they awoke to the news this morning, including this tweet from Ross Fisher.

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