O'Malley out in front
Former Scottish Open winner Peter O'Malley carded a five-under-par 67 to lead by one stroke after the opening round of the BMW Asian Open.
England's Oliver Wilson, Henrik Stenson, Jeev Milkha Singh and Mikko Ilonen held the clubhouse lead earlier in the day at four under, but European Tour stalwart O'Malley carded six birdies and one bogey to take a slender advantage into the second round.
"I played very well," said Australian O'Malley. "I drove the ball beautifully. My iron play was great and I couldn't find any fault with that."
Wilson, 27, teed off in the morning session and continued his good form from last week's second-place finish at the Volvo China Open to card a 68.
"I got a lot of confidence from last week," said Wilson.
"I played lovely and was really solid. Apart from the last, I only had one par save so I gave myself a lot of chances."
Defending champion Raphael Jacquelin made a bad start with a double-bogey on the first and returned to the clubhouse one over, while 2006 Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke finished one under par alongside former world number one Greg Norman.
