Bjerregaard, who was runner-up to Justin Rose in the Hong Kong Open three weeks ago, and Jaidee traded birdies on the next two holes before Bjerregaard’s first bogey of the day on the 16th gave Jaidee a two-shot lead.
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World number 11 Garcia carded nine birdies and a single bogey on his debut at Lake Malaren to lead by one stroke from South Korea’s An Byeong-Hun and France’s Victor Dubuisson, who is in fine form after winning the Turkish Airlines Open a fortnight ago.
Ross Fisher of England and Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark were another stroke back in equal-fourth.
Spain’s Sergio Garcia shot a sparkling eight-under-par 64 to grab the first round lead at the European Tour’s BMW Masters in Shanghai on Thursday.
Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy is skipping this week’s tournament, giving the players immediately behind him in the standings, including Danny Willett, Shane Lowry, and Louis Oosthuizen, a chance to make up ground.
The 21-year-old did not drop a shot and birdied three of his last nine holes to take claim a nine way tie for ninth.
“You realize there’s so much things more important than golf, for sure”, Hebert said Sunday after carding a 70 to finish the tournament at 6-under 282. So I’m happy with that and we’ll see what we can do tomorrow. “It was the kind of round that you’re looking for”.
“At the weekend, I think it will be very important for me”, Thongchai told AFP. But he faltered on his next hole, missing a 4-foot par putt that caught the edge of the hole and curled away.
The 24-year-old Danish player has been closing in on a maiden victory on the European Tour over the past few months.
Fisher, who lost out to Marcel Siem in a play-off at this tournament past year, chipped in from heavy greenside rough at the par-three 17th for one of his six birdies in a five-under 67.
Still, it was a far better finish than the last time Bjerregaard played in the final group on a Sunday at the Alfred Dunhill Championship last December – he collapsed with a 17-over 89 in the final round.
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Garcia, who was fortunate to get a good lie in heavy rough after a wild tee shot on the 14th, added: ” I knew that I was falling behind and I was hoping for something good to happen.
