lookout for levet

Thomas Levet (France) and Paul Casey (England) sit atop the leaderboard at -5 after the first round of the British at Royal Troon.  If you've forgotten, Levet is the same guy who lost in a playoff to Ernie Els in 2002 at Muirfield.  He's been having an unspectacular year, until he won recently to qualify for the British.  Could this be the year for France?  Might finally put to rest the Jean Claude Van deVelde debacle at Carnoustie.